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Posts about cycling and mountain biking from the perspective of an older cyclist. And with some posts about running and parkrun.

Mapping some cycling routes in Horsham

April 10, 2012 by Clive 2 Comments

In recent months, as part of the Horsham Cycling Forum Group meetings, I’ve met with some other local cyclists and discussed how we can improve cycling in Horsham. One of the initiatives is to map out routes into Horsham town centre, highlighting the best and safest roads, and any potential problems on the route.

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National Cycle Network app for your phone

March 7, 2012 by Clive 2 Comments

I’ve been searching for cycling routes for a summer cycling trip so I visited the Sustrans website to check out the National Cycle Network. Whilst there, I was pleasantly surprised (!) to find that there is a National Cycle Network app for Android phones and iPhones

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Cycling Challenge, 1200 Miles. Done!

December 13, 2011 by Clive Leave a Comment

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. I can now report that last weekend the target 1200 miles was completed.

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Cycling shorts in November

November 13, 2011 by Clive Leave a Comment

Normally by this time of year I wear several layers, and winter gloves are sometimes making an appearance on cycling trips. But not today! It’s been a gloriously sunny, and unseasonally warm, November day in Sussex

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Essential modern technology for cycle rides

October 6, 2011 by Clive Leave a Comment

Getting ready for a day’s cycle trip and I’ve find that quite a bit of my preparation these days is concerned with modern technology.

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I have to confess that I didn’t know anything about Chrissie Wellington, the four-times Ironman World Champion, before reading this book. But, what a story!

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Great British Bike Rides

This is a great book for discovering rides and planning cycle trips in the UK. It describes 40 fantastic road routes from Southern England to Scotland. It’s one of my favourite books.

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South West Mountain Biking – Quantocks, Exmoor, Dartmoor

South West Mountain Biking is a brilliant little book that describes 26 mountain bike rides, between 10 km and 30 km, in Dartmoor, Exmoor and the Quantock Hills

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Cycling Days Out: South East England

This is an attractively designed and well thought-out book with a wealth of information about leisure cycling routes in the south east of England, including Kent, Sussex, Surrey and Hampshire.

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South East Mountain Biking: North & South Downs

A compact and nicely designed guide to some of the best off-road mountain biking routes in the South East of England.

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