If I had to pick one word to describe my 2013 it would be “colds”. This year I’d guess I’ve had more days feeling at…
First DIY by GPS audax with added darkness challenge
So, following my lessons from last time, I recently tried my first DIY by GPS audax. A DIY by GPS is an audax that you plan…
Lessons Learnt from The Poor Student 200k Permanent
My last audax was some four weeks ago. Since then I’ve done very little cycling, only the 2.5km to the station and back every day.…
First 200k Audax
Last Saturday I completed my first 200k Audax – the Border Castles Randoneé from Chepstow. I can’t say I found it easy, but then I…
Cycling a bit further
Tomorrow I’m planning to ride 177.5km (109mi). Further than I’ve ever cycled before. But only by a bit. It’s a local route that I’ve planned…
Fixing a broken monitor
I love fixing things! Well, I do when it works. A couple of years ago I tried in vain to mend our electric shower which…
Minor upgrades and tweaks
Having ridden the “new” bike for about 1000 kilometres now, I’ve made a few changes, mostly for comfort and convenience, whilst adding weight. I think…
Your passwords aren’t good enough
In 2009 a list of 32 million plain text passwords was exposed for the online games service RockYou.com. So what? You probably weren’t signed up to…
The dandy-horse has arrived
My long awaited sportive/audax road bike arrived on Friday. After a late night putting it all together (and hunting for a T25 Torx driver), here…
Making space in the stable
With the anticipated arrival now imminent, I need to make some space in the Bradbury bicycle stable. The n+1 rule assumes a sufficiently-large space in…