We are moving from our house in Lancashire, a house we’ve lived in for nearly 28 years. Soon our home will be a former fisherman’s cottage on the north coast of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The view from the front window is pictured above. A major motivation for the move is that our only son has settledContinue reading “Our new house and the mountain biking possibilities.”
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My longest E bike ride so far.
I’ve been using my E bike for several months but I’ve never come anywhere close to running out of battery power. 2 days ago I rode for 13 miles and have since added around 3 more miles to the total distance, since charging the battery. Of course if I pedaled hard enough I wouldn’t useContinue reading “My longest E bike ride so far.”
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!”
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.”
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.”
A road ride after the rain.
We’ve had an awful lot of rain over the past couple of weeks. It’s rather deterred me from proper mountain bike rides, though I have used the bike for utilitarian purposes. Today the skies have cleared but the ground would still be very wet and muddy. I’m not massively confident about the waterproofing of myContinue reading “A road ride after the rain.”
My Life May Never be the Same Again.
A dramatic title to attract attention? I only wish it was so simple. I’ve become ill for the first time, of any significance, since my youth and have no idea where this is going. On Wednesday, 21st June I noticed some blood in my urine in the early evening and onward towards bedtime. In theContinue reading “My Life May Never be the Same Again.”
A Complete Change of Plan.
I’ve been forced to completely change my plans and targets for this year’s mountain biking. I had a cold in May which persisted for a while. Then in late June I had another cold, which only seemed to last for a few days. What I didn’t know was that this cold would settle on myContinue reading “A Complete Change of Plan.”
Back but not 100%.
I’ve had a bad cold which settled on my chest. According to a neighbour, if a cold is above the throat, you can carry on as normal. If it’s below the throat you need to rest. Yesterday I hadn’t done any exercise since my last pedal boat trip 6 days ago, which had completely exhaustedContinue reading “Back but not 100%.”
Slower but still progress.
I took my boat out again yesterday and lost about 10 % of my speed compared to my last trip. So how can this be progress? I’d hoped that by raising the paddlewheel, which propels the boat forwards, I could reduce inefficiency caused by drag of the paddles in the water, whilst still retaining sufficientContinue reading “Slower but still progress.”
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