Singlespeeding Sunny Swaledale Again
Same route as last time, but an hour faster and with added chicken and lentil dahl, an extra litre of apple juice. And swapping the scone for caramel shortcake at Dales Bike Centre.Plus even hotter and...
View ArticleChasing old-me
Chasing down me from years gone by. At the end of April, I'd ridden the shortest distance for that point in the year since records began*.It's the end of May and I've caught and passed me from 2007 (by...
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Newsham Moor bivvy ride
"But what if a fox eats your face?"Our friend Ann didn't understand why I was going to sleep in a bag in a field on my own. I don't think Sarah did either, but she's used to me doing odd things by...
View ArticleDarlington - Hamsterley - Darlington
A rare sunny day and a much-needed bike ride.Up to Hamsterley by the usual route, but feeling really good on the climbs. Hit the 'old new' trails at Hamsterley (Section 13, Special K, Brain Freeze),...
View ArticleDarlington – Hamsterley – Darlington again
As last Friday, up to Hamsterley by the usual route. Hit the ‘old new’ trails at Hamsterley (Section 13, Special K, Brain Freeze), then along the Grove Link and climbed direct to the top of the ‘new...
View ArticleBack to Hamsterley
Back up to Hamsterley again on Tuesday. Legs were feeling tired after Monday's ride so I just did three laps of Section 13 and then headed home. Pretty pleased with knocking 12 seconds of my previous...
View ArticleHamsterley again again again
Another trip up to Hamsterley on Thursday; the fourth in eight days, which is unheard of riding frequency for me. Dropped down (Section 13 then up the Transmission climb and down Transmission,...
View ArticleDarlington to Swaledale to Hamsterley to Darlington
Sometimes I ride up to Swaledale for a ride. Sometime to Hamsterley. I've been thinking "why not both?" for a while now. Last Wednesday, I finally got around to doing it. It turns out, it's quite far...
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Monstercross Fixietwat local autumn ride
I went for a quick monstercross fixietwat nichecore local autumn ride:There were leaves:I got dirty in the Buff:It's been far too long since my last ride. I need to do this more.Distance: 27km (map on...
View Article2012 riding summary
1707 miles300 more than last year, about the same as 2007 and 1010, about 200 less than 2008 and 2009. Only 11 rides that weren't for commuting or just getting around.Jan - 113Feb - 90Mar - 110Apr -...
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First Ride of Spring - local Darlington loop
I have a pile of marking to be doing, but couldn't let today's weather pass so went out for a local spin. Mix of cheeky singletrack, kid-built jumps, council-built 4x and pump tracks, gravel farm...
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Whinlatter in the snow
We were in the Lakes for a short family holiday, but the bike came along. On the final morning, my brother-in-law and I got a lift up to Whinlatter for a lap of each of the red routes; bizarrely, we've...
View ArticleQuick ride out - new bike!
Quick local ride out on my shiny, new bike-a Cotic X. On the first (even shorter) ride, the bike felt a bit big for me but it felt a lot better this time. Think I might need to try a slightly shorter...
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30 in 30
(Belated catch-up post.)Tried doing 30 rides in 30 days, with an hour of riding being needed in a day to 'count'. Enjoyed it, did just over 500km in the month over 27 hours, so almost managed it. And...
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Cross at Hamsterley
Rode up to Hamsterley to ride some of the red trails on my Cotic X.
View ArticleA new home for mactually
A new home. A fresh start (with all the old stuff too).More frequent posting? Perhaps.
View ArticleNot blogging
Apparently, moving to Blogger hasn't magically made me blog more but at least I'm not paying for not blogging.Exercise summary... Still riding to work, still not riding much otherwise. Started running...
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Route recce - Darlington to Thorpe Thewles
My sister recently moved to near Aviemore, so I'm going to ride up there in the summer. My plan is to follow the Sustrans Coast and Castles route up to Edinburgh over two days, then take two days to...
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'New' commuter
Having commuted on my X since I got it, my Yuba Mundo want being ridden, so it's been sold to a worthy local cause. But the committing was taking its toll on the X and I was getting bored of needing to...
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Insufficient preparation
In July, I'm planning on riding my bike around a hundred miles a day for four days. I've done virtually no riding, other than my short commute, this year so this is possibly a Bad Idea. But, I quite...
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You are what you eat?
Two related articles that I wanted to share:The Guardian - Inside the food industry: the surprising truth about what you eatWhole Larder Love - That's a reality I'd like to see changeI'm not...
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A blogging return?
Inspired by reading Medium articles and email newsletters, I want to start blogging again.I probably won't.
View ArticleRecent media consumption
Some 'TV' shows I've been watching:Mr RobotThe Man In The High CastleSneaky PeteStranger ThingsSome podcasts I've been listening to:Reply All99% InvisibleThe Infinite Monkey CageBook...
View ArticleAlmost a decade-and-a-half
This April will mark the fifteenth anniversary of my first ever blog post, on my old Fredsears.co.uk domain.How many other people were blogging back then?Dial up modems, jumpers for goalposts, etc.
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