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Tag: bike

New Grubber

Posted on November 13, 2025November 13, 2025 by Paul van der Girdleschberger

I put some new tyres on my gravel bike today. Are you allowed to call gravel tyres grubber? or have I just invented a new word! I’ve been trialling different … Continue reading New Grubber →

Tagged bike, cycling, gravel, Gravelton Events, tyres3 Comments

Mudguards On

Posted on November 2, 2025November 2, 2025 by Paul van der Girdleschberger

It’s that time of the year again. Mucky, wet lanes mean the guards need to go back on the bike and the road bike gets cleaned and stored for Winter. … Continue reading Mudguards On →

Tagged bike, cycling, mudguards, winter2 Comments

Long n Hard

Posted on June 5, 2025June 15, 2025 by Paul van der Girdleschberger

It’s almost time for my annual week away cycling to get away from work, people etc. A proper bit of downtime I really enjoy. The rules are simple. Remote, good … Continue reading Long n Hard →

Tagged bike, cycling, gravel, wales1 Comment

The Peaky Finder 2025

Posted on April 7, 2025April 7, 2025 by Paul van der Girdleschberger

It seems Spring has Sprung. After a week of enjoying fresh but sunny, sometimes warm days the long range forecast improved through the week and Ashbourne was looking good for … Continue reading The Peaky Finder 2025 →

Tagged bike, event, gravel1 Comment

The Spring Fling 2025

Posted on March 23, 2025March 23, 2025 by Paul van der Girdleschberger

After what feels like a long, cold winter recovering from a back injury and some miserable, cold weather it was great to finally ride an event again yesterday and test … Continue reading The Spring Fling 2025 →

Tagged bike, gravel7 Comments

Back to Wales

Posted on March 20, 2025March 20, 2025 by Paul van der Girdleschberger

Now my back is better I’ve been able to look into booking my usual annual week away cycling somewhere in the UK this June. Last year I tied in the … Continue reading Back to Wales →

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Full Power

Posted on March 12, 2025March 12, 2025 by Paul van der Girdleschberger

For me, today marked the final phase of my recovery from my back injury. Over the last few weeks I’ve set myself some small, achievable targets to convince myself I’m … Continue reading Full Power →

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Babbacombe Day 2

Posted on September 5, 2024 by Paul van der Girdleschberger

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 … Continue reading Babbacombe Day 2 →

Tagged bike, bike-touring, biking, cycle-touring, cycling, Dolan GXC, garmin1 Comment

Babbacombe Day 1

Posted on September 4, 2024September 17, 2024 by Paul van der Girdleschberger

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 … Continue reading Babbacombe Day 1 →

Tagged bike, bike-touring, cycle-touring, touring1 Comment

Gravel to Touring

Posted on August 31, 2024 by Paul van der Girdleschberger

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. … Continue reading Gravel to Touring →

Tagged bike, bike-touring, bikes, cycle-touring, Dolan GXC, touring2 Comments

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