Back in January, I set myself a cycling challenge for 2011 as a bit of a motivational tool to get me out on my mountain bike more than usual. The challenge was to cycle 1200 miles in 2011. Not a huge … [Read more...]

Normally by this time of year I wear my long-legged Polartec cycling tights, several layers, and winter gloves are sometimes making an appearance on my cycling trips. But not today! Cycling shorts … [Read more...]

I'm away on a day's cycle ride shortly (reported here, More Cycling in Kent: From Canterbury to the Coast) and I've been getting organised over the last day or so. I have made sure that my mountain … [Read more...]

I saw Revolights on Kickstarter and just thought it was a great idea that deserves funding. This new concept for bicycle lights fits two LED rings to your wheel rims and is powered by a rechargeable … [Read more...]

My cycling challenge for 2011 is going well and I've now completed 750 miles. That means I'm ahead of my target! With almost six months to go, I have 450 miles remaining to achieve 1200 miles cycled … [Read more...]

In two weeks, I am away for a few days on a cycling/mountain biking trip in Dorset. A group of us are staying in Blandford Forum for three days so we've planned some cycling trips from the town into … [Read more...]

My cycle challenge for 2011 is to cycle 1200 miles and, after the last few weekends, I've now caught up with the target of 100 miles/month. As of today, I've done 502 miles. Hurrah! In recent … [Read more...]

My cycling challenge for 2011 includes a few weekend cycling trips with friends and one of these is coming up in early May. That's only a few weeks away. Gulp! The May cycle ride route is one that I … [Read more...]

Cycling Challenge Update The last few weeks have been pretty horrible weather round here but I have managed to ride my mountain bike on a few occasions and cover a few miles for my Cycle Challenge … [Read more...]

In my last post about motivation for cycling, I talked about a cycling diary or spreadsheet where I would track how many miles I cycled.  Since then, I've had a think on this and decided to set … [Read more...]