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March 5, 2018

The individual nature of performance

My head was full of noise. Things going on at home and at work meant i was somewhat distracted from the epic bike ride I was about to undertake. Instead of anticipating the beautiful off-road climbs through the Italian and French Alps, I wanted to go home. I could not focus properly. It was only […]

January 18, 2018

Miserable Happiness

Josh Kato described it as finding a way to be “miserably happy”. Kato is one of the fastest people to ever complete the epic Tour Divide Mountain Bike Race – a 2,750 mile off-road ride down the spine of America along the Continental Divide, a feat which required him to ride his bike almost continuously […]

October 28, 2017

Lessons from Mark Beaumont’s ‘Around the World in 80 days’ cycling record

I, like many, am in awe of Mark Beaumont who recently cycled around the world in 78 days, 14 hours and 40 minutes, covering an average of 230 miles a day. How on earth did he keep going? What lessons are there for us mere mortals? Have you ever wondered why healthy people like Mark […]

August 3, 2017

Custom Bicycle Build – My Choice

The problem Over the years I have owned many bikes. It has not been a great experience. Every single one was bought as the “this is it” bike and much time and money spent on tweaking the setup to get it just right. But it never was. Every bike started out as someone else’s interpretation […]

June 29, 2017

Riding in the Pyrenees

A few shots of riding off-road in the Pyrenees.

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