Frequent visitors to Scarletfire may have noticed that the site has had a little makeover and is sporting a new theme. I’ve also created some new banners to reflect my cycling obsession interest, which seems to influence a lot of my posts these days. The theme is based on one called Evolve, which is available [...]
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I’ve become quite interested in the Strava debate since learning about recent events in San Francisco. Are people really so influenced by apps, to the point where they’ll engage in risky behaviour? The latest tweets using the #strava hashtag might offer some insight into how people are engaging with Strava. What do YOU think? Is [...]
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Within hours of posting my Strava article, a section of it had been copied into a post on a San Francisco community blog, in this article. The post concerns a tragic incident in which a pedestrian was killed by a cyclist, and highlights an ongoing debate as to whether sites like Strava are a contributing [...]
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I recently helped organise a conference which was attended by 120 professionals from across Health, Social Services, Education, the Police, and various vol orgs. Compare this group to the average Joe Public, and you’d probably see a higher level of education, higher earnings than the local average, and better access to things like smartphones. OK, [...]
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If I asked you to think of the connection between gaming and keeping in shape, you’d probably mention various fitness and dance games on xbox, playstation and wii. The popularity of these games has made exercising accessible to many who perhaps wouldn’t engage with more traditional forms. Aspects of gaming culture are being incorporated into [...]
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As consumers, we’ve almost come to expect crappy customer service. When it comes to global multi national companies, it often feels like we, the consumers, are just disposable pawns in the game. So just recently, when my heart rate monitor failed, I wasn’t surprised when Wiggle’s first response was to say that I needed to [...]
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My bike stands upright at the start line, held in the vice-like grip of a marshal, cold and inanimate; a dead machine. Ten seconds… the flesh and blood perched on top listens intently, and prepares mentally for the effort about to be exerted. Three, two, one… an explosive start to get up to speed quickly [...]
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What lasts 6 minutes and leaves you in a sweaty heap, gasping for breath and with your heart trying to leap out of your chest? Of course, it’s the Rhuallt Hill Climb. Essentially, it’s a very long hill which you must attempt to get yourself up as fast as you possibly can. On your bike, [...]
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Who would have thought that we’d have a mini heatwave at the end of March? Nobody’s complaining, least of all those of us who rode the Cheshire Cat with a perfect blue sky. See the Movie here! Using a Garmin to track all my rides makes this stuff so easy – here are my stats [...]
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It was worth looking like a complete twonk with a camera strapped to my helmet to get this footage. I’ve had many kind comments already about the Mow Cop footage (edited down in this version of the film) from people who rode the event, saying how nice it is to be able to relive moments from the [...]
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