Tour de Nock:

Dan Fleeman’s Tour de Nock returns for the second year, this time supported by Cycle Shack and Peloton Cycles.

Cold, No Wind, No Rain, a brilliant day out:

With the proceeds of this event going to charity it was great that 200 riders turned out.

About 8 of us, (Coalville Wheelers), headed over to Rugeley for this event, a reasonable turnout me thinks. With just 2 of us opting for the longer 60mile route whilst the majority stayed with the 40mile route & well done to them as there were some newcomers to the club in this group.

We set off with the first group at 10.00 in a good sized group & we stayed together steady for a good hour until the lumps & bumps came! when we all started to get strung out. As we started to get passed by more & more riders it wasn't long before the fastest group which was due to set off at 10.30 whizzed by.

As we got closer to the split I decided to keep going over to crests. This left me on my own for most of the rest of the ride, however soon after the split in the route I realized that my saddle had tipped back, which got slowly worse. This left me a bit uncomfortable as it affected my position, tipping my hips back & giving the effect of putting the handlebars further away. I guess I should have stopped to correct it but I made the descision to press on. No real harm done, a few extra aches bit I finished the 95km ride in 3hrs 30mins which I was satisfied with.

Tour de Nock:

Mercia CC Reliability Ride:

The longest ride since the first week of November & I was a little anxious to say the least. Riding to the start of this reliability ride & home took it up to 130km by far the furthest in a long while, although I'd been out on the MTB throughout December it just ain't the same. I managed to stick with the group, 60-70, for the first 15km, I didn't stay with them that long last year. Then a small select/reject group of four formed, we picked a couple of others up for a while but were soon just four again. We had one minor detour, my fault, I was the only one that had any idea of where we were going but we stuck together for the day & had no mechanical problems just a few bodily problems, tiring & one had cramp.

All in all a good day out with a good few miles in the bag.

Mercia CC Reliability Ride:

Steady Solo Saturday:

Just an easy couple of hours today.

Steady Solo Saturday:

Into the Darkness:

An early finish from work & gorgeous sunshine, what more could you want. Cold but well worth the effort.

It's been a long while since I had a weekday ride & despite being cold I was glad I made the effort. Followed off with a nice hot bath.

Into the Darkness:

First Ride of the Year at Last!

At last I've been out on my bike. After having a bad back for a week or so followed by a cold/man flu, I have finally been out for a road ride. I fitted new bars & stem to my Look 585 at the end of November in an effort to replicate the position/set up of the newer 595 & have been waiting with baited breath to try it out. The wind had dried the roads nicely however 'twas very windy & the rain came after a couple of hours but it was mild & I was determined so pushed on for a good ride of 90km. I didn't even complain about the rain!

First Ride of the Year at Last!