Video: How to cycle safely in the dark
You’ve probably noticed over the past week or so that the nights have started to draw in and we’re losing light on those commutes home. Boo! On an overcast evening it’s pitch black by 8:30 pm, and it’s not long now until the clocks change and we’re plunged into darkness for another winter. This got [...]
Images: Cannondale Bad Boy 8 close-up and dirty
It’s been over a week now since I’ve had the pleasure of owning a Cannondale Bad Boy 8 in which time I’ve managed four in/out commutes to work, so 120 miles so far. I’d like to offer this brief short term review of the bike and follow it up with a longer term review, maybe [...]
Hail the commute. Stay toastie in the cold
I was a reluctant commuter this evening, tired and cold ridden, my energy levels down, all I wanted to do was get home ASAP. Saved in the end by …
1,000 miles of tarmac, potholes and adrenalin. That’s commuting
It must have been no more than a full week or two after starting my commute into work that I became curious about the specific stats of my riding. You know, speed, average speed, fastest speed, distance, all that stuff, so I got myself a computer. It has revolutionised my ride into work.
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 [...]
Loving it, loving it, loving it
OK, so I've ridden into work another two times since my first reintroduction to the cycle commute. Got to say that I'm really enjoying it and already starting to feel the benefits with parts of the body tightening up a little more and the tummy is already feeling firmer. One thing that surprised me was [...]
Riding to work. What a buzz!
Following my fastidious preparations I did make it out on the bike for my first cycle commute into work for 5 years. I've got to say that I was a little nervous as I'd only ever completed this particular ride once before during a weekend on my road bike …
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 [...]
