The original article can be found here – Gulf News So you are hitting all of your training goals, smashing personal bests and destroying your local Strava segments. You are as at home in the water as an otter and have been issued speeding tickets whilst on your morning run. But one thing could be holding you back. It is …
Playlist – Music to ride 100km to.
Playlist – Music to ride 100km to. Sometimes slow, sometimes fast, keep the cadence matched to the beat for a good workout, great on shuffle as you never know what you might get.
(Pannier) Bags to riches – expat bloke
Being a bicycle mechanic has allowed me to experience the joy that riding a bicycle can bring to a wide range of people. The bicycle has been my entire adult life and a large portion of my childhood as well. It has allowed me to travel to distant shores, meet interesting people and change lives for the better. I have …
The Bonk – Cyclist middle east – issue 7
Cyclists call it bonking, runners call it the wall, In the 1960s in England it was the hunger knock, to South Africans it’s the hunger bonk and western African tribes believe it is the curse of a witch draining your will to fight. The cyclist’s worst nightmare. It is the dreaded lack of energy that won’t let you hold on …
Planes, trains, and automo-bikes.
The pleasure of traveling by bike is one of the great joys in life. The wind in your hair, the strain in the muscles and the pure satisfaction of self-propulsion as you traverse distances that are impossibly far on foot. No queues, no smelly random person in the seat next to you, no virus-filled air as you cram into a …
The Justification games.
The ratio of bike ownership is, as we all know by now N+1, Where N= the number of bikes already owned and the +1 is whatever you can dream up. The best bike justification I have ever heard was “Do I already own one? if not, then I should get one.” Thanks to Bruce for that. This eagerness to find …
Review – Bike Computer app – Safety conscious app that may save your life
Bike Computer App Available on IOS and Android. A dank British drizzle falling through the night sky was wetting me to my core. It was this that first tempted my mind to sway toward dark thoughts as I cycled the 30 miles home from Cirencester. Visibility was dropping fast and I had begun to imagine the worst possibilities and outcomes …
To boldly go.
Tech is all around us, it is so embedded in our lives that imaginary future civilizations such as the Borg (from Star trek) seem more of a “nail on the head” premonition than fictional creation. These semi-robotic characters are sharing data as a hive mind where every individual has access to the others experience and knowledge. (Trainingpeaks anyone?) Now consider …