Here's Sean The Sadist With The Weather

Posted May 08, 2012 in I Cyclist, Jack Havana, rain, spring, training, winter

Where I live, on the east coast of Scotland, it’s been winter since November 2010. That’s when it started snowing.  Apart from a brief respite in the January, it continued until early March. Then it started raining.  For most of April we were smothered by the haar (think John Carpenter’s The Fog).  A couple of times I managed to outpace it, cycling 10 or 15 miles away from the coast to find patches of sunshine and warmth. (First I had to ope... read more...

Rain! Rain! Go away!

Posted May 08, 2012 in female cyclists, Leigh Robinson, rain, spring, winter

April 2012 has been the second wettest on record say the weathermen. Rivers have burst their banks. Homes and businesses have been flooded. In a city like Worcester, where the River Severn cuts through the heart of the city, traffic congestion is at an all time high due to people dodging the weather, and of course road closures. Yet some parts of the UK are suffering drought and hosepipe bans. The weather has impacted upon of all us in the... read more...

Mountain Biking - A Dark Art

Posted February 14, 2012 in Hill Climb, mountain biking, training, winter

The following is a guest post from Mountain Biking skills instructor Steve Owen. Catch up with him on his website - Sacred Rider Running your own business is a tricky thing to do these days, but something many of us do dream about during those ‘mundane days in the office’ or those cold damp mornings when you just don’t want to get up, or those times when you didn’t get that promotion and Barney ‘what’s his name’ got it instead.  The reasons are endless and I can feel my blood pres... read more...

Winter Mountain Bike Fun - Snow Messing

Posted February 09, 2012 in andy ward, mountain biking, training, winter

The sudden burst of cold and snowy weather has wreaked havoc with my cycling plans. Icy roads make me nervous on a road bike, and temperatures as low as -6 degrees centigrade more or less guarantee the odd patch of the slippery stuff – usually where you least expect it. Having discovered the joys of road rash in 2010, I’ve not been in a hurry to relive the experience. Shame Last week I had plans to meet Chris from Leicester-based purveyors of cycling loveliness Velobici for a ... read more...

Using training diaries for logging progress - online vs paper

Posted January 31, 2012 in autumn barlow, female cyclists, I Cyclist, inspiration, training, winter

When I made that transition from “cycling because I have to get to work” to “cycling to see how far and fast and hard I can go” with occasional “cycling just for the hell of it” moments, I started to log my times and speeds. I signed up to the free part of Map My Ride and became obsessed with numbers. If a weekly distance didn’t match or exceed the previous week’s, I was annoyed. More miles! More miles! From August to December I got steadily better and better. If “better” means I could g... read more...

Merino Wool Arm Warmers for Flexible Winter Riding

Posted January 27, 2012 in Cycling Gear, merino wool, reviews, Tim Bland, winter

Some riders seem to think that arm warmers are an unnecessary purchase. But actually, they make winter riding (and year round riding) a much more flexible affair. A decent pair of arm warmers will keep you warm and dry when you need it but be small and light enough to tuck away when you get too hot. This may seem obvious but using arm warmers has some real advantages. You require less base layers Winter riding generally requires a wardrobe stocked full of base layers. If, like me, you are... read more...

Fibre Flare Ultimate Safety Rear Tail Light Review

Posted January 25, 2012 in Cycling Gear, rob ellis, winter

It's surprisingly not that often that a piece of bike kit makes us at Daily Cycle stop and say "actually, that's a brilliant idea!" But today we have a review of just such a product! Fibre Flare are a bike light company who specialize in rear lights and I've been riding with one of their best offerings since September. The Fibre Flare Ultimate Rear Light has to be one of the simplest but most versatile bike lights out there at the moment. The light itself is in the form of a light tube, o... read more...

Pork Pies and Leisure

Posted January 11, 2012 in andy ward, Nutrition, training, winter

If you were wondering why it’s all been quiet on the training blog recently, there’s a simple explanation - I haven't been doing any training. Since the hill climb season ended, I’ve spent most of my cycling time commuting, pootling about with my mates and eating cakes. I’m a fully fledged leisure cyclist and it’s a good way to spend the winter! Cake and Coffee I’m not sure all this relaxing is going to help my speed next season. I’ve been keeping an eye on the twitter f... read more...

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