Cycling musings and stories from a life on two wheels
Snow
Snow, for sure it was snowing, for sure it was cold, but I was paid to pedal – Bernard Hinault, on winning the Liege-Bastogne-Liege Road Race
Sucking wind like a vacuum cleaner…
“One of the reasons I ride is because it hurts at times. There’s a certain discipline and freedom that comes when you push yourself to the limit. There have been times when my heart is about to jump out of my chest, my tongue is dragging in my spokes, and i’m sucking wind like a……
Skinny Tyres wins award
Skinny Tyres has won a Scottish Enterprise Tourism Innovation Award for 2009. The award is aimed at individual or collaborative project ideas that offer genuinely innovative new experiences and give visitors a real reason to visit Scotland. Read the full story on the Tourism Innovation website.
Why you Should not Eat at KFC? Everything You Need to Know!
One of only a handful couple of individuals who have a duplicate of Colonel Sanders’ secret formula of 11 herbs and spices doesn’t have any desire to eat KFC until the end of time, naming it “ghastly”. Raymond Allen was a personal companion of “the Colonel” and conveyed KFC to Britain yet as per The……
Cycling in Assynt
This weekend we took a trip to Inchnadamph for a weekend of cycling, whisky and wine. Our previous memories of this area were of a gruelling 138mile sportive ride from Ullapool taking in almost 18,000ft of climbing organised by Hands On Events. This time our rides were shorter, but we did discover what can only……
