Category Archives: XC & Road Riding

Completing the 500km Festive Week Challenge

Continuing on from the last post, today I complete the Rapha 500km Festive Week Challenge. Sixth ride I got guilt tripped by my wife into spending time with her.  This is all part of the challenge that I talked about … Continue reading

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500km Festive Week Challenge

A week ago I clicked a button on Strava to accept a challenge – to ride 500km anywhere and everywhere around Adelaide, Australia, between the 23rd and 31st December 2011.  As if riding 500km within 8 days isn’t enough of … Continue reading

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Back in form

After a not particularly good race performance on Sunday, and a not so consistent training regime since our Queensland holiday broke my momentum, I’m pumped to get back into it and break my plateau of the last few weeks. Tonight … Continue reading

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Road bike service

I’ve recently got my mountain bike and road bikes both serviced by Bio-Mechanic Cycles and Repairs (BMCR). The mountain bike I knew had problems, although having got a professional assessment I’ve come to realise that it is indeed at the … Continue reading

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Epic MTB ride

Today was my first ride back on the MTB in five weeks, due to mechanical problems and going on holidays. With all my long road rides, I feel that I have increased endurance although with decreased power. I was hoping … Continue reading

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