Yet more bad weather today so no pics again. I slept quite well last night and woke this morning pretty stiff and groggy. I had to spend some time on my hamstrings, quads and my left hip flexor to get them in some sort of shape. Breakfast was some coffee, toast and cereal with a … Continue reading Babbacombe Day 3
Right. First up, not many photos today because the weather was so bad. It was an eventful day. All bad but I’m warm and tucked up in bed now so I can call it an epic. The forecast hadn’t promised much and to be honest, when I woke I expected rain but a look out … Continue reading Babbacombe Day 2
The day finally arrived but I couldn’t leave until after noon as I couldn’t check in to my AirBnB in Dursley until 5pm. I had to keep myself distracted after I got up, to ward off some anxiety, so I fitted some mudguards as rain is forecast tomorrow, something I would regret. And I vacuumed … Continue reading Babbacombe Day 1
Babbacombe beckons. On Wednesday I begin my three day ride to Torquay so I’ve had to make some mods to my gravel bike so it’s better suited to road touring. After a clean, off have come my (worn) Conti gravel tyres for nice, wide fat touring tyres. If you know me I like to try … Continue reading Gravel to Touring
With Severnth Heaven finally flushed out of my legs this week, my attention turned to another ‘big’ day out to the Mendips and Quantocks yesterday. I’d been invited along to ride with Ben and his crew again to ride a part of the world I’d only ever ridden through en-route to Babbacombe a couple of … Continue reading Mendips & Quantocks Gravel
It’s almost time to don the rack and panniers again. I’ve just booked another 3 day ride to Babbcombe, Torquay again in September. It’s a favourite long weekend destination Sally and I both enjoy. My first ride there was in 2020, amid the pandemic. Remember that? I didn’t ride it again until last year, but … Continue reading Babbacombe Again
It was a bit of a low-key week on the cycling front this week. It took me all week to shake the fatigue from last week’s 17 hours in the saddle with just plain off the bike rest and a couple of easy rides. Today’s forecast looked moist to say the least and leaving the … Continue reading The G60 Fail and Bail
It’s the day after my holiday. I got back yesterday lunchtime and the holiday blues have set in, wishing I was still there but what did Mid-Wales teach me? The Scenery The scenery and views around Mid-Wales are simply stunning. Better than I expected to be honest. Having been to Canada, Scotland and around the … Continue reading 5 Things I’ve learned about Mid-Wales
After a day off yesterday that saw Sally and I drive over to Cardigan to see my friend in his spanking retirement pad, todays route was a bit tempered as fatigue had crept in. Chris and Julie made us most welcome and we got to enjoy the views and birds in their garden before we … Continue reading Tired Legs
Yesterday was my big ride of the week. I’d decided to nail a couple of cycling numbers I occasionally aspire to achieve on my rides. 100km + 2000m elevation. A decent day out wherever you ride. I set out just before 9.30am and there was a real chill in the air. Under 10 degs. The … Continue reading All Weathers
