Night Rider: Commuting in the dark
Since the clocks changed for daylight saving a couple of weeks ago (a time that I dread each and every year), this has meant riding home from work in the dark. I don’t mind riding home once the sun has set, but things change out there on the streets and it can get seriously dangerous [...]
Commuting on the bike in the cold
The merino wool base layer arrived this morning and the Gore Windstopper leg warmers are next on the list. It really is getting cold out there, bit is it really worth it? For the first time this year I was happy to be wearing my fully loaded thermal/waterproof sealskinz socks, which meant my feet were [...]
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Riding a bike is easy, but what of the swim
I remember only too well the horrendous thoughts running through my head as I was only 40 metres into the swim leg of last year’s London Triathlon. I was ready to give up and head for dry land, but that wasn’t something I was prepared to do. Once the melee receded and I eventually managed [...]
Time to ride…
At home on Thursday evening and I'm gearing up for the ride into work. At the moment I'm ensuring I have everything I need, trying to make sure that I don't arrive at work only to find that I've left my jeans at home and have to spend the entire working day in my biking [...]
Fettle, fettle, fettle
There’s nothing quite like a good fettle to impede you from getting out there and taking on those muddy rain swept hills. We’ve all been there. A typical ride tends to start off something like this. Get out of bed, glance out the of window, notice the rain, have a shower, get the wet weather [...]
Heavy bikes or heavy butts?
Mountain biking is a great hobby, but there is far more to this sport than just riding bikes. The riding, of course, plays a fundamental part in the whole getting on your bike and peddling around the countryside experience, but the fun really comes into it when you start obsessing about the components, gadgets, technical [...]
