12,000 miles and counting
Tuesday, May 20th, 2008Another thousand miles goes by
What's in the fixed gear category?
Another thousand miles on fixed gear – 11,000 miles
Sunday, February 10th, 2008That’s right folks another thousand miles. And you know what that means; taking myself out for a meal to celebrate. Did my first ride down into Kent this year and when I came home the clock said 11,001. I was dead chuffed I was.
ABC of bicycle maintenance
Tuesday, July 10th, 2007If you follow these basic and simple steps you too can keep your bike in tip top shape without having to resort to taking it to the bike shop and paying lots of money. But without any tools and technical skills how is that possible? How little can you really get away with? Well, I’ll tell you.
A is for Air
The tyres are the part of the bicycle that make contact with the road. But the pressure of air in that tyre determines the type of contact. Most people I see have their tyre pressure too low. Why is that a problem? Basically, you have to work harder. You have to push the pedals to make the wheels roll on the road. And if the tyre is below the recommended tyre pressure then you expend a lot of your effort in overcoming rolling resistance.
