The times they are a changin’
There’s one ride each year when everything has changed. It’s a smell in the air and just a hint, that’sContinue Reading
Tag: Winter
The top 3 tips to keep warm on the bike
The image of five or six frozen cyclists at the side of the road, bikes propped against a wall and furiously cuddling each other to keep warm, does have a certain poignancy to it.
Biking Behaviour (part 30): The (un)fair-weather cyclist
Teeth were gritted, loins were girded, questioning raised eyebrow emoji texts from my riding buddy were ignored, and I pedalled out into the breach. We met up, made gallows humour, and resolved to do the local loop and the “see how it is.”
50% riding, 30% thinking about riding, 20% unsound financial decision-making
The winter bike is a staple steed in any cyclist’s stable. Once it dawned on me that my destiny wasContinue Reading
Biking Behaviour (part 29): The Stealth Trainer
It’s winter, and mind games are being played. You’ve got the full-on-winter-miles brigade. Base training and proud of it. Revelling inContinue Reading
The comeback is on
Arse kicked. Bum smacked. Stem-licking. Gasping. Grovelling. Call it what you want; it’s a standard winter Wednesday evening and I’mContinue Reading
