I did my longest ride since my heart surgery, today. I wanted to go to Montcoffer Woods again but this time to use my Boardman FS Pro, without electrical assistance. The woodland caps a hill, rising to around 300 feet. The lowest point on the ride is along the coast from Whitehills, where I live,Continue reading “More exploration of Montcoffer Woods.”
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A real mountain bike ride.
Today was my first real ride since I had my heart surgery. I rode to an old favourite, the country park at Birkacre. I’m building my activity level and fitness gradually so I left home with a plan. I took the route to Eaves Green with the least possible climbing and this was followed byContinue reading “A real mountain bike ride.”
Riding in two countries.
I’ve mentioned before that we are moving from England to Scotland. Today I rode 8.13 miles in England whilst last week I did 2 rides in Scotland, the second being a 6.61 mile ride to Boyne Castle. The Scottish ride, in glorious sunshine which we.ve been enjoying for around 5 weeks without interuption, was fromContinue reading “Riding in two countries.”
Back to biking after a heart operation.
I have had my mitral valve, one of the main heart valves, repaired just 18 days ago. I wasn’t given much detail about how I should treat my recovery but one thing that I have learned is that I need time. I’m told to listen to my body but my body is struggling to acceptContinue reading “Back to biking after a heart operation.”
Getting used to the E bike.
I took my newly converted E bike out again yesterday. I’ve renamed the Trek Fuel EX8 as the Trek Fuel EV8. It still needs some repairs after use last winter. After the pawl spring in the freehub broke I dumped it, unwashed, in my bike shed and had rather forgotten how many other components wereContinue reading “Getting used to the E bike.”
Seven Swans a Swimming.
Christmas is still too far away to be giving much thought to seasonal songs but today I saw 7 swans during my mountain bike ride. I set off with no firm plan but decided to access the canal bank where I’d ride south to the White Bear Marina. Here I would turn northward to rideContinue reading “Seven Swans a Swimming.”
Fitting a ride in whilst busy.
My wife and I have retired early from full time work. We think it’s better to be less well off but have time to live the lives we want. I’ve often heard retired people saying that they have no time to do things and frankly it’s annoying. Surely with no work to do each dayContinue reading “Fitting a ride in whilst busy.”
A return to trail riding.
I’ve had a cold which settled on my chest and has prevented me from maintaining my usual activity level. Yesterday was the first time in more than 2 weeks when I felt I got a good ride in, with some real training value. I rode towards Rivington Pike but didn’t climb the last steep partContinue reading “A return to trail riding.”
Perfect conditions for a mountain bike ride.
After almost a month without even a drop of rain we’ve finally had some thunderstorms. Yesterday morning the sun was blazing and drying the surface but the dust had been compacted by the previous night’s rain. It’s difficult to imagine better conditions for mountain biking. I’ve been testing my nearly finished pedal powered boat soContinue reading “Perfect conditions for a mountain bike ride.”
A pilgrimage.
On my last mountain bike ride I tried to do something which has become an annual pilgrimage. Riding to a curiously shaped hump known as the Egg Hillock. I tried to cut across a section of trackless moorland and decided that I didn’t have time to reach my objective. Yesterday I wanted to repeat theContinue reading “A pilgrimage.”
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