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Charmin has been living with my parents for five (5) years today. It is impossible to think of a more purrfect cat for them. His day starts around 4am when …
Charmin has been living with my parents for five (5) years today. It is impossible to think of a more purrfect cat for them. His day starts around 4am when …
As a cyclist I have no issue at all with the article in The Times saying that cyclists should wear identification similar to car number plates to help curb misbehaviour, …
The Warm Showers Community is a free worldwide hospitality exchange for touring cyclists. People who are willing to host touring cyclists sign up and provide their contact information, and may …
OK this is SERIOUSLY tempting! The LifeBeam Helmet comes with a better sensor that cribs tech from the company’s military aerospace systems that are used to monitor fighter pilots and …
This is a timelapse video of what I call my ‘core’ ride: a 28km cycle through Almerimar, past the golf course and rowing lake, up towards Guardias Viejas, along the …
Excellent article (news) in The Guardian today as a study by a team at Loughborough has concluded that to increase safety for cyclists lorries should have longer cabs, rounded noses …
I haven’t been exactly prolific with the Go Pro Hero 3 or indeed the Corratec X-Vert Motion 2013 off road bike, but I have settled on a circuit through the …
Longest ride yet: 53.75km, 1,068 calories, average temperature 31.6 degrees! Check out the details below. ShareTweetShare0 Shares
Never had one as a child, was a scrambler (off road) biker, and of course an iconic three geared Raleigh Racer for ‘best’. Apparently they sold 1.5million between 1969 and …
I recently agreed to do a sponsored bike ride to raise awareness of the plight of the Galgo Español. I had always planned to do some sponsored biked rises once …
On the 1st August 1933 Marion Littler began a four-week bicycle tour of Europe with her father. The Telegraph have some excellent excerpts from her touching and fascinating travel diary. …
Google Maps now has new features for cyclists which include routes based on elevation so you can avoid any strenuous climbs and there’s a tool to compare different itineraries based …
Did a new PB on my Cube Peloton Pro Compact Road Bike 2013 yesterday. My first recorded ride on the bike was on the 15th February: 18.02km in 55min 23secs. …
In theory the fact that we live by a nature reserve should make for some good off road cycling but at the moment I am struggling because it is so …
Bought Sands a new bike recently, a Vitus Bikes Mach 3 City Bike 2013 from, you guessed, www.chainreactioncycles.com So far so good. She is getting used to the thinner tyres, …
Bought another bike recently from www.chainreactioncycles.com/es/es, a Corratec X-Vert Motion 2013 Specification Featuring RST Gila disc fork, refined over the years, now a benchmark entry to the world of MTB …
Have been back to a current favourite Web site to purchase the Brooks MT21 Multitool. Apparently over 700 members of the Brooks Community collaborated on the MT21, the multi-tool for …
I have a new favourite website, www.brooksengland.com having come across them when I recently bought their Pickwick Backpack. They are (so it seems) famous for custom made, classic style, leather …
So now the First Cycling Goal of 100km in a week has been successfully concluded I need to look at what future goals I need to set (and achieve) in …
This week it was time for my First Cycling Goal, to cycle 100km in a week. Given my ‘big idea’ that I am keeping to myself at the moment the …
Read an excellent article in Cycling Plus which looked at 5 different types of training, what they would help you achieve, and why you should introduce all 5 into your …
I bought a Cube Peloton Pro Compact Road Bike 2013 (Black Anodised – Blue, 62cm (24.5″) 700c) from the highly recommended www.chainreactioncycles.com back in January, and have been really impressed. …
The Garmin or TomTom debate is on again. Last time the Garmin 510 won and I have been really pleased with it, and with the Garmon Connect application and web …
Have had the bike a couple of months now, but have still only managed to get out on it 8 times! 6 of those since I had the Garmin 510 …
Picked up a GoPro Hero 3 at Christmas. No specific reason. I am not exactly into active sports, but I liked the idea of having one and figured it would …
A while back I shared my decision on whether to get a Garmin or TomTom for use on the road bike. Today I used the Garmin 510 for the first …
I have a bit of a dilemma deciding on whether I should go with TomTom or Garmin for a ‘mobile’ GPS system for use primarily on my bike. I am …
Anyone that follows me on Twitter (MyAppleStuff) or is a Facebook Friend (almerimarlife) you may have noticed that in the last week I have started to do some (very) light …