Fellow CycleChat rider Calum was disappointed with last weekend’s Emley Moor ride fiasco and suggested that we do another ride today to make up for it. I’d had enough of Emley Moor for now and fancied a trip up to the Yorkshire Dales and back so I devised a suitable route which took in a [...]
I met up with fellow CycleChat member Calum today for a tough hilly ride in glorious sunshine. We had intended to do the same route as the Yorkshire Sculpture Park ride of 3 weeks ago, except for a 10 mile shortcut to miss out some busy A-roads and the park itself (especially its expensive cafe!). [...]
I’ve just updated the review of my Crud Roadracers that I wrote last October. I’ve had 7 months riding with them on my bike now and still recommend them – they passed my winter-riding test. For details, see my Crud Roadracer bicycle mudguards (bicycle fenders) review.
No, I hadn’t given up on the blog – I’ve been away visiting my family in Coventry! Here’s a summary of what exercise I’ve had while I was away. All rides were on my singlespeed bike so were a bit harder than they normally would have been on a multi-geared bike.
I’m just reporting a little stroll up to Heptonstall with Lisa… I dropped her off at work and walked back into town via the top of Heptonstall Quarry. With the climb of the hill, it made a worthwhile break from my ongoing attempts to earn a living online. Speaking of which, today I signed up [...]
I went for a very easy stroll with Lisa this afternoon, We only went about 1.5 miles along the Rochdale canal towpath towards Todmorden and then turned for home. The object of the exercise was for Lisa to try out the Olympus camera that I gave her for Christmas (my old one). To be honest, [...]
I’d organised a ride from Hebden Bridge to the Yorkshire Sculpture Park at West Bretton between Wakefield and Barnsley on a very hilly 85 mile (137 km) route. Only two other CycleChat riders could make it – Paul (‘Kestevan‘) and Andy (‘aJohnson‘).