Cycling musings and stories from a life on two wheels
Cycling and lights
Taken from the Blazing Saddles Column in the Tayside Courier Weekend Supplement 8.9.12 Scot Tares sheds some light on riding in the dark “Light thinks it travels faster than anything but it is wrong. No matter how fast light travels, it finds the darkness has always got there first, and is waiting for it.” ―……
Cycling and disability
Taken from the Blazing Saddles Column in the Tayside Courier Weekend Supplement 22.9.12 Scot Tares looks back over a stunning summer of cycling. “Wow 4 golds brill! Went to Costco yesterday & when he saw my name he said excuse me love shouldnt u be racing not shopping – Thank you to everyone who made……
Eating right on the bike
Taken from the Blazing Saddles Column in the Tayside Courier Weekend Supplement 15.9.12 Scot Tares finds out that the key to a happy cyclist is filling the engine on your bike with the right fuel. “The food that fuels me as an athlete is incredibly important. On any given day I will only feel as……
Cycling in the Rain
Taken from the Blazing Saddles Column in the Tayside Courier Weekend Supplement 8.9.12 Scot Tares is convinced that riding in the rain is good for the soul. “Raindrops keep falling on my head but that doesn’t mean my eyes will soon be turning red. Crying’s not for me cause I’m never gonna stop the rain……
Cycling and music
Taken from the Blazing Saddles Column in the Tayside Courier Weekend Supplement 1.9.12 As Bradley Wiggins brings his mod styling to the cycling world, Scot Tares wonders: is cycling is the new rock and roll? “As a kid, I had a dream – I wanted to own my own bicycle. When I got the bicycle,……
