Category: Cycling
Something to do with bikes. Could be road cycling, bike mechanics, bike commuting…
Around the Downs
Feeling the need to get some branches in my hair, I devised a mash up route of the Downs Overnighter and the King Alfred’s Way, to spend a long weekend bikepacking up and around the North and So... Read More
How to build a bike (in 25 misleadingly easy steps)
1. Plan an adventure. 2. Realise this is the perfect opportunity to convince yourself that you need a new bike that will suit the demands of the adventure better than your current bike(s). 3. Spend an... Read More
Moonrakers & Sunseekers
Over 100 people thought that riding 300km in November, starting at 10pm, sounded like a fun way to spend a night (and a day). The brainchild of Will Pomeroy from Audax Club Bristol, the 2019 event was... Read More
Cycling across France on La Vélodyssée
This is my trip report on cycling two weeks north-south along the west coast of France on La Vélodyssée, approximately 1,200km. It’s rather long (hey, so is France!) so grab a drink and snacks... Read More
Le plan for La Vélodyssée
In 2018 I went on a long walk across New Zealand. In 2019 I decided I wanted to do a long cycle. I’ve done a few audaxes and rode across Wales, which confirmed that I really like riding my bike ... Read More
Cycling across Wales on the Lon Las Cymru
Jo and I had talked about going on a little cycle trip for a while, and settled on cycling across Wales on the Lon Las Cymru over the long Easter weekend. Initially we thought of camping, but figured ... Read More
The 3 Down audax
As part of preparation for London Wales London (LWL) in May (400km audax) I had signed up to the Dean in March, a 300km audax. However, I bailed after just 100km of the Dean, when I was unable to sati... Read More
The Poor Student 200km audax
In some end of 2016 festivities with the wonderful Broken Spoke Team Beryl folk, someone mentioned their intention to go on a ride in early January. This ride would be 200km long, in a triangle starti... Read More
How to cycle to a wedding
A friend was getting married in Marlborough and I’d started looking at how to get there (remember, no car). Public transport would involve a laborious amount of buses and trains, and I thought I... Read More
How to survive your first crit race
Preferably, don’t start in February Looking forward to my racing plans for 2017, I decided to look back at my first race in February 2016. I joined the road cycling world in the summer of 2015 ... Read More
Cyclocross: mud, trees and beer
Somehow, I manage to stay upright. “I’m not going to be able to make the race anymore, do you want to take my place and borrow my bike?” Gee, well, there went my plans for staying w... Read More
How I got into road cycling
Navigating MAMILs and QOMs *This post also appears on Broken Spoke’s blog* My first memory of riding a bike is around and around a bush in a campsite somewhere in France. Our family holidays wer... Read More
Bristol Grand Prix Crit
Where I screech around Bristol’s narrow streets and get introspective on racing Getting back from a Copenhagen work trip late the night before probably wasn’t the best preparation for my... Read More