I’m still riding!

I ride my mountain bike regularly but haven’t been recording my rides with the app. Strava. This has been because I use the bike for utilitarian purposes such as collecting fire wood. This actually counts as a hobby. I don’t have to collect wood and could instead rely on gas fired central heating or onlyContinue reading “I’m still riding!”

Flower of the Week, 6th February 2024.

The winter has been generally mild, though we’re expecting snow tonight. The snowdrops seem to be quite early and even they were preceeded by the helibores.

Waiting.

I’m waiting for my heart valve to be repaired so that I can ride my bike hard again. In the meantime I need to maintain the best level of fitness I can without straining the heart. I keep my heart rate to around 100 bpm which restricts me to fairly gentle efforts. Fortunately, having convertedContinue reading “Waiting.”

So, where have I been?

I haven’t written in a while, not because I’ve not ridden my mountain bike, but rather because it hasn’t given me the kind of excitement which riding has traditionally done. I’ve used the electrically assisted bike for utilitarian purposes, such has foraging for fire wood (hence solving the energy crisis), in addition to the oddContinue reading “So, where have I been?”

Healey Nab by E bike.

My first attempt to ride our local hill, Healey Nab, using my E bike didn’t go well. I must have had some water ingress near the controller and it made the motor resist being turned. I had to be rescued. I’ve been reluctant, with the continued wet weather, to try again but after a weekContinue reading “Healey Nab by E bike.”

What a beautiful day!

Yesterday, as today, the sky was crystal clear. Of course at this time of year a clear sky means that it’s rather cold, but that’s certainly better than the wet weather which we’ve recently endured. After an off road ride on my Trek mountain bike, which I’ve converted to electrical assistance, I’d suffered from someContinue reading “What a beautiful day!”