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    Fail to prepare.  Prepare to fail
    • Oct 23, 2018
    • 3 min

    Fail to prepare. Prepare to fail

    The bike is a mechanical wonder but like anything with moving parts things can go wrong. You need to be prepared.
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    Commuting - Safely Does It
    • Oct 21, 2018
    • 4 min

    Commuting - Safely Does It

    Unfortunately we in Britain are not as forward thinking as some of our northern European cousins. We lack the proper infrastructure here...
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    Commuting - The Weather Myth
    • Oct 21, 2018
    • 3 min

    Commuting - The Weather Myth

    Over the years I have become something of an evangelist when it comes to cycling and take any opportunity to extol the virtues of cycling...
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    A Polyamorous Relationship with Bikes
    • Oct 18, 2018
    • 4 min

    A Polyamorous Relationship with Bikes

    Cannondale Synapse Anyone familiar with the legendary British Sitcom “Only Fools and Horses” will remember the scene when Trigger was bei...
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    Cycling in Vojnic - Part Two
    • Sep 24, 2018
    • 4 min

    Cycling in Vojnic - Part Two

    Traumatised by the gravel, the weather and the dogs I took a day off the bike before clipping back in and exploring. From my previous rid...
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    Cycling in Vojnic - Part One
    • Sep 24, 2018
    • 2 min

    Cycling in Vojnic - Part One

    To the unsuspecting eye it was just a box in the corner of a spare room but it was much more than that. Within the box was my old commut...
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    Cycling back in time – Petrova Gora
    • Sep 21, 2018
    • 5 min

    Cycling back in time – Petrova Gora

    With my trusty old bike now settled in to life in Croatia I wanted to explore the area around the farm in a bit more detail so lying in b...
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    Tasty Times in Croatia
    • Aug 16, 2018
    • 4 min

    Tasty Times in Croatia

    One of my favourite pastimes in Croatia is to eat food. The beaches are good. The waterfalls are spectacular. The wine sates the thirs...
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    Cycling at Turbo Speed
    • Aug 14, 2018
    • 2 min

    Cycling at Turbo Speed

    When the weather turns grim and ice becomes a very real danger, sometimes there is no alternative but to put your bike on an indoor train...
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    • Aug 10, 2018
    • 3 min

    Post Cycling Routine

    The couch. This is where I want to be, preferably horizontally, as soon as I unclip from my pedals after a cycle. Unfortunately my post-c...
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    Running back to Cycling
    • Aug 10, 2018
    • 3 min

    Running back to Cycling

    With the birth of my second son and an increase in work load at my job I have been struggling to find time to fit in any cycling and over...
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    Running Commentary
    • Aug 8, 2018
    • 4 min

    Running Commentary

    My running history
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    Conquering the Cairn
    • Aug 6, 2018
    • 3 min

    Conquering the Cairn

    The Cairn O’ Mount is a bit of a legendary climb if you are a cyclist in Aberdeen. Ascending from the north means 3.78 miles at an avera...
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    Epic Routes – Cycling the Scottish Hebrides:   Ullapool to Inverness – my worst day on the bike.
    • Aug 6, 2018
    • 2 min

    Epic Routes – Cycling the Scottish Hebrides:   Ullapool to Inverness – my worst day on the bike.

    Once off the ferry we stocked up on some supplies that were to fuel us to Inverness, sixty miles to the east. It was to prove a long and...
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    Epic Routes – Cycling the Scottish Hebrides:  The Skye’s the Limit (for my body)
    • Aug 5, 2018
    • 3 min

    Epic Routes – Cycling the Scottish Hebrides: The Skye’s the Limit (for my body)

    The principle of not pre-booking accommodation at the height of the Scottish tourist season was once again proving to be folly as we dise...
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    Epic Routes – Cycling the Scottish Hebrides:  Leaving Glasgow, leaving the mainland
    • Aug 5, 2018
    • 3 min

    Epic Routes – Cycling the Scottish Hebrides: Leaving Glasgow, leaving the mainland

    The first day saw us cycle from Glasgow to Tyndrum, skirting the shores of Loch Lomond. It was a real baptism of fire for me; cycling in...
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    Epic Routes – Cycling the Scottish Hebrides:  Prologue
    • Aug 5, 2018
    • 2 min

    Epic Routes – Cycling the Scottish Hebrides: Prologue

    The reason I cycle today is because of this route. I was six days into a three week trip offshore on the West Phoenix drilling rig when I...
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    Cautionary Tales - Cycling with Kids
    • Aug 2, 2018
    • 3 min

    Cautionary Tales - Cycling with Kids

    Obviously, like any pushy parent, I want to instil a love of cycling in my two sons and fulfil my dream of following the Tour de France b...
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    Cycling in Berlin
    • Aug 2, 2018
    • 2 min

    Cycling in Berlin

    Just returned from a weekend in Berlin. It was a stag weekend and it was extremely drunken mostly because it was the first time in years...
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    Beginner Cyclist Questions
    • Aug 2, 2018
    • 3 min

    Beginner Cyclist Questions

    Do I wear underwear under my bib shorts? Let me answer that question with another question; did Superman wear his underwear under his out...
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