Happy Birthday Tigra
The whirlwind of madness that is Tigra is two (2) years old today, so in theory she should be much calmer and more sensible from today onwards! I don’t advise …
Bicycle number plates demanded to stop rogue riders
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, …
Happy Anniversary Orla
Six (6) years ago today little Orla entered our lives. Sadly it was a very short lived stay, but it was extremely enjoyable while it lasted and her legacy lives …
Warm Showers
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 …
LifeBeam’s heart-rate monitoring cycling helmet is ready for your commute
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 …
Teo & Tigra Nature Reserve (Video)
One of the justifications that I used when I was getting the GoPro Hero 3 was that I wanted to take some ‘action’ shots of Teo and Tigra. I have …
Road Bike (Video)
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 …
Revamped lorry designs could avoid hundreds of cycling deaths
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 …