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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A new way to decide what to blog about
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 [...]
READ MORE »Help to put Denbigh and Ruthin on the (cycling) 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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A simple cure for sinusitis
A few years ago I used to suffer dreadfully with sinusitis. Since I started cycling regularly, it’s gone. Coincidence?
READ MORE »Conwy Kids Matter
Through my day job, I’m involved with lots of amazing people, but one group in particular stand out. They provide brilliant guidance and support for parents, often playing a vital role in turning situations around before things deteriorate to the point where children can end up being taken into care.
READ MORE »Frank Sinatra stole my KOM!
I could almost hear my inbox groaning, see it wincing as it served up another “Uh oh…” email from Strava. But… it caused less irritation than usual when I noticed the name of the particular KOM thief – Frank Sinatra! Good old Frankie. It was a steep hill, and he did it his way. Retweet, [...]
READ MORE »GPS shootout in Dec 2012 Cycling Plus mag
A lovely surprise after cycling home 19 miles from work in the rain today. The new Cycling Plus magazine has arrived!
READ MORE »ScarletFire has a facebook page
If you’re on Facebook, you can get notifications in your timeline every time there’s a new post here on www.scarletfire.co.uk - handy!
READ MORE »Cyclist goes for a run – ouch!
I’m not exactly sure what made me do it. I might have been pushed for time, I might have been recalling something about the benefits of cross training, I might just have momentarily taken leave of all sanity. But I did it, I went for a run.
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