Oh bugger
Rides: Old Roads 300km
Training: First 10 mile TT of the season
It was good, it was bad, it was ugly
Rides: There and Back Again, Again
Another ride to Dad's and back, testing food & drink strategies.
Equipment: Gyes GS-O6H Leather Saddle
Choosing a new saddle for LEL 2025
Equipment: Not A Camelbak
A lazy way to drink more on the bike
Training: Progress Report
The process of turning a fat knacker into a sleek audaxer. How it's going so far.
Ride Food: All Hail the Mighty Guava
Possibly the nicest on-bike snack I've ever tried
Rides: Miles Go Faster With Friends
Le Gibbon Express 400km and Dustman Dave's Diddy Doddle
Training: Gently Does It
A steady recovery ride after the heavier exercise of Friday and Saturday. Pleasingly I maintained an average of 103bpm, but still held a reasonable pace (average 24.4kmh). Despite mostly being on the river path, the route wasn't pan flat. 224m of climbing over 27km is a little below the 1/10 ratio which is the baseline …
There and Back Again
A two day ride, from Dad's back to Devon and then back to Dad's to collect my car. Roughly 145km and 1600m of climbing each way, so a total of 290km and 3200m. The climbing is concentrated in the half of the ride closest to home, where the route crosses several river valleys, and the …
