Archive for June, 2009

MTB ride – Parts of the Mary Towneley Loop

Pals are up in Hebden Bridge for the weekend. I know PaulP and Martin from my late teens in Coventry. I was introduced to Nick by them a few years back. PaulS came along this time too. He is Martin’s brother and he was in the year above me at school, but neither of us [...]

MTB Ride – Testing Bike Along Cycleway/Towpath

Today was a big day – I finally got round to repairing my mountain bike (hereafter referred to as my MTB)! It’s an 853 steel frame hardtail, with a pair of hefty, but comfy Marzocchi suspension forks, Hope disk brakes, and a USE shokpost to take the sting out of any bad knocks the back [...]

Weight Loss Progress – Week 21

I started this year weighing 220.0 pounds (15 stone 10.0 pounds, 99.8 kg). Last week, I weighed 205.1 pounds (14 stone 9.1 pounds, 93.0 kg). This week again – no change! Total weight loss so far is 14.9 pounds or 6.8 kg (17.6 pounds, 1 stone 3.6 pounds, or 8.0 kg since Christmas). My original [...]