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Spin it! Spin it!
As Dick3 once said, “Now is the winter of our discontent”. We are truly in the depths of winter, and I am not content. Several inches of snow has fallen and covers the streets in a lovely glass-like layer of ice and or slush. But old Tricky III wasn’t talking about riding a push bike [...]
Trying out new bike stuff
Saturday morning saw a brief gap of several hours where the sun was almost visible and the rain let up, so I thought it best to take advantage and go for a quick ride on the bike. I haven’t been out since I bought a few new items including my new saddle, so a test [...]
Miniature Bike Ride
This evening I did this little route, as shown in the mapmyride details below. I struggled slightly on the steepest section up towards cemetery road. I think this is because on the climb leading up to this climb I passed a group of lads of the non-threatening variety. One of them said “A Felt…Oooooo”. So [...]
Team Mate’s Bike Stolen
My 100k team mate Joby got his bike stolen from his back garden on his birthday (see his post about the bike robbery/loss here). This means that he might not be able to take part in the 100k bike ride. This bike ride is in aid of the Manchester Christies charity. Riding a bike brings [...]