Wednesday, 20 April 2011

Tuesday Temptation!

Wasn’t gonna ride today but just couldn’t resist a blast in the parks to wind down after work.

Made some adjustments to the MTB this afternoon & just had to check them out.

What a way to end the day!

Tuesday Temptation!

Monday, 18 April 2011

Monday Meander:

An early finish from work & good weather meant a good ride, first in over a week as I've had a cold & had other commitments at the weekend:

Having spent yesterday at the Tesco CiCLE Classic with my camera I was enthused to ride myself!

Monday Meander:

Sunday, 10 April 2011

The Beacon Beckoned!

Yet another day of glorious sunshine, it would've been a waste not to put a big'ish ride in the bag:

Another beautiful day so a good ride was a must. I haven't been over the Beacon for a few weeks, mainly because I've kept the rides shorter to try & look after my back, so I thought I'd give it a go. I planned to keep turn off before Harby in an effort to keep it a bit shorter than normal for this route but did plan to put in a loop around the hills of Charnwood.

Today was also my first time out in new kit Cervelo team kit that I won in a twitter competition with @cyclosport earlier in the year, yeah Cervelo so it's not current Team kit but it's Castelli. It fits & feels great & was comfortable enough for this ride of over four hours.

Everything went well & although the hilly loop around Charnwood was hard & steady I'm feeling fine & hope I don't pay too dearly for it tomorrow.

The Beacon Beckoned

Friday, 8 April 2011

Friday Evening MTBing:

A glorious day but not enough time or enthusiasm for a road ride, so a dusting off of the MTB for a blast in the park:

Friday Evening MTBing:

Monday, 4 April 2011

Sunday, Short & Steady:

Mothering Sunday!

Just a quick spin before the duties of the day begin, still there was the Tour-of-Flanders to watch on TV to help maintain sanity!

Sunday, Short & Steady:

Saturday, 2 April 2011

Saturday, Steady & Short

Another week of back ache of varying degrees finishing very uncomfortable by Friday afternoon.

Saturday came, the back wasn't to bad & I still wanted to ride but a shower early on shelved the idea for a while, by early afternoon it was brightening & I decided to make the move. I only wanted a short ride anyway, not wanting to overdo it but enough to get things moving & loosened up.

It was windier than I had realised but I was going out into it, back with it. I just kept it to an hour-ish & all went well. As hard as it is to take it easy & keep it short it was just enough, much more & I think I'd have felt worse for it.

Saturday, Steady & Short: