My last ride was covered in my post “The World’s longest second”. It was a frantic and successful attempt to ride a segment in less than 22 minutes and 20 seconds. I beat the time by one second. I thought today that I should do something completely different where time wasn’t important. I decided toContinue reading “Riding back 5,500 years.”
The World’s longest second.
There are 60 seconds in a minute but I’ll explain later why one second of today’s ride became massively significant. I’ve done 3 days gardening this week so I might not have been in the best condition to set any records but I felt driven. Last year I rode up Great Hill and my timeContinue reading “The World’s longest second.”
Horses for courses.
Just as you need the right horse to perform best on a particular race course you need the right mountain bike. Today I wanted to push myself on 2 different pieces of trail. The first is a climb which takes over 2 minutes, so is equivalent to an 800m running race on a track. TheContinue reading “Horses for courses.”
A short ride in the sunshine.
The weather has been lovely today, but not especially warm. I would have waited until tomorrow to ride but I’ve been asked to do a days work. I can take the dog along, so that’s alright. He’s never been out with me for a day of gardening and is not the kind of dog who couldContinue reading “A short ride in the sunshine.”
Failed again.
Yesterday I did a days work. It happens occasionally. I was helping a friend who is a professional gardener so it was mainly grass cutting and weeding. It’s fairly physical but I wasn’t tired this morning so I did a not too hard ride. We’ve had no rain for a few days but some windContinue reading “Failed again.”
Bicycle detective.
I recently acquired the bike pictured above. I hoped it could have some value since I was told it was probably from the 1940s. I didn’t pay anything for it. It was just among some blacksmiths tools and equipment that my son was given. He is an apprentice farrier (he shoes horses) and he wasContinue reading “Bicycle detective.”
A ride for fitness.
After 5 days without a ride I was motivated to get out just to maintain my fitness. A bucket in my garden, which was empty last weekend, now has over 6 inches (15cm) of rain water in it. That’s an awful lot of rain in just a week so I thought that riding off road wouldContinue reading “A ride for fitness.”
Sun and wind.
It was sunny when I set off for my ride on Wednesday but rather windy. Storm Gareth (they give storms a name these days) had been blowing strongly but had calmed down. Although solar power is of little use in Britain we are currently generating a sixth of our electricity from the wind and thisContinue reading “Sun and wind.”
Not quite too wet to ride.
The picture above was taken above Birkacre on the ride home. We seem to have had more rain than at any time in the winter. After 3 days without a ride, though, I was desperate to get out today. It hasn’t rained today and the sun has shone but that was never going to beContinue reading “Not quite too wet to ride.”
Priorities of a mountain biker.
It would be simple if my only priority was to ride my bike though life might be little one dimensional. Today I wanted to fit in a bike ride especially since the weather forecast didn’t look good. Rain this afternoon and a wet weekend with the chance of snow. What happened to the spring likeContinue reading “Priorities of a mountain biker.”
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