I've been listening to a maddening creak on the Fuego for some time now. It got to a point this week where it was driving me crazy - it sounded like somebody jumping up and down on a creaky spring bed whenever you put power through the pedals. It was difficult to tell where it … Continue reading Fuego Maintenance Tip
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Recumbents for Sale
Posting these on behalf of Will in NW England (not 'down south' as I previously said): HPV Streetmachine - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/333174590957 Metabike - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/333174592572 Any questions - ask Will via Ebay or on the email address in Will's comment below, I know nothing about the bikes!
Darwin Awards Season
When I was growing up in the Borders, I had an idea, even back then as a teenager with no concept of mortality, that the Borders had a higher than average distribution of car-related insanity. Two of my school peers died in completely pointless high speed crashes, and it felt like it was built into … Continue reading Darwin Awards Season
Double Dutch
It's been a good weekend's cycling the past couple of days. On Saturday I got in a three hour endurance ramp ride down via Selkirk into the Yarrow valley and then back up to Innerleithen and round over the Granites to Stow. I survived the two miles of unbelievably rough chipseal in the Yarrow valley … Continue reading Double Dutch
Back to Reality
Yesterday I took a day off work to do a recon of the Tour de Lauder route on the M5. It was below freezing when I woke up so I waited until around 11 a.m. before setting off. Even at that time it was still pretty cold! It was one of those days where all … Continue reading Back to Reality
Monkey Business
This post has a very tenuous link to cycling 🙂 At the weekend it was my daughter's 11th birthday, and we spent the day at Go Ape in Glentress forest near Peebles. Mountain bikers will know that area as some of the most glorious single track in Scotland. That's the tenous cycling bit of the … Continue reading Monkey Business
Braketastic
A few days ago I removed the destroyed hydraulic brake on the Fuego, and replaced it with a new one. I managed to get it installed, bled the old fluid and topped up with new fluid without any hitches - a job I had no idea how to do and was somewhat apprehensive of, until … Continue reading Braketastic
Crashed Again :(
I commuted in to work by bike today - early start at 4.40 am to get to work for 6.30. All was going just lovely until I came round the roundabout outside Newtongrange just before you go under the viaduct - the bike fishtailed out from under me and I hit the deck at speed … Continue reading Crashed Again 😦
Ride Video: Sunday Morning Ride on the M5 CHR
Got the M5 out this morning for a quick blast round the Heriot loop. It was quite gusty and it rained a bit in the second half, but overall it was great to get out on the speed machine again after a winter on the trike. I had the new lowered seat position and the … Continue reading Ride Video: Sunday Morning Ride on the M5 CHR
All set for another year
We had our tandem in at Laid Back Bikes over the weekend to get the Rohloff gear hub serviced. It's been almost 2 years since we got the bike and although it's only done a little more than 1000 miles in that time, I did feel a little guilty at having left it so long. … Continue reading All set for another year
