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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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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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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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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These days your first experience of using any sort of cycling computer, particularly with a navigation or mapping aspect, is likely to be a smartphone app. There are loads of iPhone and Android apps aimed at cyclists, runners and walkers. Some of them are much better than others, but in terms of their suitability for [...]
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Sunday club runs have rapidly become the highlight of the week for me. There’s an almost meditative, psychologically therapeutic quality about spending a good few hours on the bike. It’s certainly not just a physical thing. Anyway, before I get all heavy (man), here’s the route we did today.
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Whilst out cycling with a friend, we ventured off on an unknown road in the general direction of home. As we came over the brow of a hill, the view of the Vale of Clwyd smacked us in the face. It was quite a cold, crisp day and the sky was mostly clear. We paused [...]
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I got to the meeting place with five minutes to spare. Two other riders were already there, all geared up and ready to go. As we chatted, a stream of people arrived, most by bike and some by car; all greeted warmly. It felt like a family. Not the regular sort of mildy dysfunctional family [...]
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2011 was the year I became a roadie. The year had barely started and I turned 40 with a serious compulsion to get in shape. I’d seen it coming though, and had a good headstart the previous year, with the help of a trusty 15 year old mountain bike. A colleague twenty years my senior and [...]
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After entering the Cheshire Cat 2012, thus committing myself to a Winter training regime, I thought I’d better get myself a decent front light and become a night rider. No, not that sort of knight rider! Riding through the dark has been something new to me and for those of you who haven’t tried it [...]
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