Mark Beaumont Interview

Posted April 05, 2012 in books, I Cyclist, inspiration, LEJOG, Simon Dalgarno

My inspiration to cycle from Lands End to John O’Groats this year was initiated by reading Mark Beaumont’s excellent book on his Record Breaking Round the World Cycle, when he broke the solo record of cycling 18,296 miles in 194 days and 17 hours. So I decided to ask him a few questions about his cycling and other expeditions, which have seen him climb the two highest peaks in North and South America and cycle between them. Also, his non cycling adventures of rowing over the Arctic and his... read more...

Cycling Safety

Posted February 21, 2012 in cycling safety, health, LEJOG, Simon Dalgarno

I have recently put my name forward to assist with Scotland’s new cycle safety scheme, volunteering time to go into schools and do the new three part Bikeability Training. This got me thinking about the hot topic of cycling safety. With National Newspapers getting involved and a story every week regarding a serious injury or death on the roads I decided to look into this a bit further. Cycling Injury Statistics Now I know we can look at statistics all day long and garner what we want f... read more...

Cycling in the Highlands

Posted February 17, 2012 in Hill Climb, I Cyclist, LEJOG, Simon Dalgarno, training

A bright blue sky, the low winter sun casting shadows on all the evergreen trees, and a light dusting of snow on the hills looking like icing sugar on the top of a sponge cake. Sounds like a picture that one of the pro teams who are training in Spain or the South of France would have on their Twitter over the past few weeks. But no, this is the scene that I awoke to last Monday, and also the week before on my day off.  Living in Inverness, in the North of Scotland, I hear you all sa... read more...

To Clip Or Not To Clip?

Posted February 10, 2012 in Cycling Gear, entry level road bike, I Cyclist, racing, Simon Dalgarno, training

That is the question. After getting back on the bike after so many years and mastering the basics again, I decided last summer that it was time to get more power out of my pedalling and of course this could mean only one thing. The debate of whether or not to go clipless.  Of course my first battle was to understand that clipless pedals actually means you are clipped in (yes very confusing) but I went to the trusted first port of call as always - Google.  Imagine my face as h... read more...

The best Christmas present I ever got

Posted February 08, 2012 in Cycling Gear, I Cyclist, inspiration, LEJOG, Nutrition, Simon Dalgarno, training

The following is a guest post from one of our newest writers - Simon Dalgarno. You can find more from him on twitter - @maisy98 It's Christmas 2010. Sitting after another huge meal in my parents house with a glass of wine by my side and chatting about nothing in particular, I ask my Dad to relive his charity cycle from London to Paris earlier in the year.  He spoke at great lengths about the different people, lifestyles and bikes that were there. I could see his eyes light up t... read more...

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