Eight days after my Covid 19 infection I was able to ride again today. I hadn’t been ill with the virus, tiredness being the only significant symptom. Today the weather was cold with gentle sunshine. With no rain for a few days the trails have started to dry but still have plenty of muddy puddles.Continue reading “Post Covid capers.”
My mountain biking targets for 2022.
Having been infected with Covid 19 I haven’t been able to ride for 7 days. Today is my last day of self isolation so I should be out tomorrow though yesterday I was still testing positive. My wife is still testing positive after around 11 days but apparently you cease to be able to passContinue reading “My mountain biking targets for 2022.”
Oh no, I’m Covid 19 positive!
After my mountain bike ride today I felt fine but since we’d acquired some new lateral flow tests for Covid 19 I decided to test myself, having tested twice and been negative twice over the last few days. Guess what? My wife and son had both tested positive on Saturday and now it’s Wednesday. IContinue reading “Oh no, I’m Covid 19 positive!”
First ride of 2022.
I’ve waited a few days before completing my first ride this year. The reason for this is that since New Year my son and wife have both tested positive for Covid 19. I started to develop cold symptoms and thought that I must also be infected but I keep testing negative and after a dayContinue reading “First ride of 2022.”
Last ride and review of 2021.
Today was bright, sunny and unseasonably warm at 13 celcius. A perfect opportunity on New Years Eve for a last ride of the year. After a considerable amount of rain since my last ride I chose Healey Nab for its well drained purpose built trails. But first, what has my mountain biking year been like?Continue reading “Last ride and review of 2021.”
First ride since Christmas.
I haven’t ridden since before Christmas and my last exercise wasn’t even a mountain bike ride. 5 days ago I went for a run for the first time in over 5 years, if memory serves, and I could still feel the effects whilst walking the dog this morning. Even during the run I could feelContinue reading “First ride since Christmas.”
Running.
When I was a teenager I had a bike for road and an off road bike which we used to call scramblers. I always thought that in the future I’d build myself a better scrambler using new parts rather than the battered, salvaged parts we used back then. It turned out that I needn’t haveContinue reading “Running.”
A bit of training before Christmas.
I hope that I’ll get another ride in before Christmas but today was a good opportunity for some training before the big day. I rode to my local hill, Healey Nab, to ride 3 energetic laps. Since I’ve been writing my blog I’ve often been reminded of how often I ride the same places andContinue reading “A bit of training before Christmas.”
Tyre installation and testing.
My winter bike, the Trek Fuel EX8, has 29″ wheels. It was fitted with a very grippy Maxxis Minion DHF tyre at the front and a rather worn Maxxis High roller II at the rear. The effect of this was that I found the rear wheel starting to slide before the front most of theContinue reading “Tyre installation and testing.”
Back on it.
I returned to cycling after 6 days, today. We spent a few days away in north Wales during last week and my Covid 19 booster hit me hard on Saturday. I felt very tired and somewhat feverish so couldn’t ride at the weekend. I firmly believe that vaccinations and boosters are a good thing. IfContinue reading “Back on it.”
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