Italian skinny
“Are you in shape?” he asks, looking me up and down. A loaded question. He hasn’t even said hello yet.Continue Reading
Tag: Bike Ride
Do the happy maths
Between expectation and reality sits happiness. Lower one, raise the other, and bingo, you’re in paradise. This is where IContinue Reading
The world, my oyster
It’s a plod, at best. Cadence is low. Mind flitting from thought to thought, a-wandering, a depressed butterfly for whomContinue Reading
Water! Acqua! Agua! Eau!
In Italy, I learned, they do it differently. They have a civilised, communal solution. Cycling through a town or village,Continue Reading
The sliding scale of think
The mind, as you may be aware, is as influential as the legs when it comes to riding a bikeContinue Reading
Feel the form and do it anyway
So here we are. I’ve reached a crux, balanced precariously atop a watershed, near a fork in the road. ItContinue Reading
A Pantani pilgrimage in Emilia Romagna
Not all bike rides are equal. Some promise much but fail to deliver. Others are mere junk miles, to prepareContinue Reading
