Category Archives: cycling

Leap day and Birthday rides.

February 29th and a fantastic day for a ride.  Chilly, sunny an a lovely aquamarine blue sky.  Really peaceful ride and really enjoyed it, an almost therapeutic time where I was able to just let my mind wander for a while.  … Continue reading

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Plan B.

Todays plans have turned out quite differently to what I had in mind.  Today I was hoping for a nice long ride in the glorious sunshine set in a deep blue sky.  Unfortunately, Anne, my wife, has picked up a horrible … Continue reading

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Readin’ ’bout Ridin’

Sabbatical! While is was laid up for about a month with a nerve damaged elbow I decided that if I couldn’t get out and ride then I would get some books from the library and read others experiences on two … Continue reading

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Starting Over.

Time to get going. Just over a month since I damaged the nerves in my elbow I have finally got out on my bike again, and it was joyous.  Apart from a couple of short commutes I have not been … Continue reading

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Grimace! What a pain!

From bad to worse! As I mentioned in my last blog I had been suffering with a niggling pain in my right shoulder blade and just as I was getting to grips with that I did a silly thing on … Continue reading

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More of a smile and less of a grimace!

Strangle title! Yes, an odd choice of title for my last post of the year!  A brief explanation, Christmas Eve a twinge in my shoulder developed into serious pain by Christmas Day which I have been nursing ever since.  It’s … Continue reading

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2015 in review

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2015 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 2,700 times in 2015. If it were a cable car, it … Continue reading

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My Year On Two Wheels.

  Lets go. In some ways it feels like this year has flown by, but in other ways it feels like only yesterday when I started this cycling challenge! This was taken on January 1st 2015, my first ride. It … Continue reading

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Coffeeneuring Collection

This is my first year taking part in the Coffeeneuring Challenge and I have thoroughly enjoyed it.  One of the things that has really been a highlight for me is being part of a community of cyclists who enjoy cycling … Continue reading

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Visiting a Giant.

Today was a good day to ride out to the brand new cycle store at Doddington Hall.  Most of the bike shops in Lincoln are either small independent stores which are generally staffed by friendly, helpful staff  or part of larger chains … Continue reading

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