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Posts by Alan

Out of the comfort zone

May05
2013
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rcc

According to Wikipedia, the comfort zone is a “behavioural state within which a person operates in an anxiety-neutral condition, using a limited set of behaviours to deliver a steady level of performance, usually without a sense of risk”. We all have comfort zones in relation to most areas of our lives. Self applied limits as to how far we’ll [...]

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Posted in Cycling, Video - Tagged cycling, gopro, Rhyl CC, Rhyl Cycling Club, Sunday Club Run, video

Feels like Summer

May04
2013
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wpid-SunnyRide.jpg

After what seemed like an interminably cold and miserable winter and spring, things have finally warmed up. My office is a time machine. Even though I enjoy much of my job, humans didn’t evolve to sit at a desk and a few hours spent in that cave-like space can stretch time and induce the desire [...]

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Posted in Cycling - Tagged cycling, Summer, Weather

Audioboo – Attempting to get a Strava KOM

Apr30
2013
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bont newydd

I’m always keen on trying new stuff. Audioboo is something I’ve been hearing more about, and I thought I’d have a go. It’s basically like twitter for audio recordings. Or an audio-only version of YouTube. YouRadio, perhaps.

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Posted in Cycling, Media, Strava - Tagged audioboo, commute, KOM, Strava

7 reasons why some Strava segments suck (do yours?)

Apr24
2013
17 Comments Written by Alan
segments

Segments are what make Strava so amazing. Except some aren’t. Here’s why.

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Posted in Cycling, Strava - Tagged cycling, garmin, king of the mountain, KOM, QOM, Queen of the Mountain, Sport, Strava

The bikeradar bicycle bloggers

Apr19
2013
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A great way to engage with your audience as a blogger, is to participate in the discussions going on at various established message boards. Some of the guys over at the BikeRadar forum started a thread about blogging, and people started to share their links and ask for advice etc. I’m currently experimenting with Scoop.It [...]

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Posted in Blog, Cycling, Social media

A new way to decide what to blog about

Mar28
2013
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helpmewrite

It can be tricky to come up with ideas for new blog posts. There’s a balancing act to achieve between making sure that you’re fairly consistent in your output in terms of number of posts per week/month, and the desire to maintain a certain quality – not just in the writing but in the relevance [...]

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Posted in Blog, Web - Tagged Blog, blogging, creativity, feedback, Online Communities, social media, Social Networking, Twitter, wordpress, writer's block, writing

Schrödinger’s sportive. The Cat that wasn’t.

Mar24
2013
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Icy bike

In a parallel universe, I am at this moment creeping up Mow Cop, surrounded by hundreds of cyclists keen to assert their early season fitness on the Cheshire Cat.

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Posted in Cycling, Sportives - Tagged Cheshire, ice, Kilo To Go, mow cop, Schrödinger, snow, sportive

Help to put Denbigh and Ruthin on the (cycling) map.

Mar20
2013
1 Comment Written by Alan
sustrans map

To me, it’s a no-brainer: as a society we need to get more people cycling. Please contribute to this survey which will help to make the case for developing a cycle path to join Ruthin and Denbigh up to the main National Cycle Route.

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Posted in Blog, Cycling - Tagged Bikeway, cycling, denbigh, National Cycle Network, NCR 5, North Wales, Recreation and Sports, Ruthin, sustrans, Transport

Strava +Youtube = Suffervision!

Mar08
2013
1 Comment Written by Alan
suffervision

There are so many great tools out there for interacting with your Strava data. Here’s one that works with your video footage too!

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Posted in Cycling, Strava, Video - Tagged Strava, suffervision, video

Strava: Will you record faster segment times with the Android app?

Mar05
2013
4 Comments Written by Alan
Strava: Will you record faster segment times with the Android app?

An experiment to determine if the Strava android app really does record faster segment times than a Garmin bike GPS.

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Posted in Cycling, Strava - Tagged android, apps, edge 800, garmin, gps, KOM, Strava
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