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Flood Planning
So I have planned a route from Syston to Lichfield tomorrow (part of my rides to achieve 5,500 miles in the year plus the Strava Rapha 500 Festive Challenge). I have been checking the Live Flood Map...
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Finished Stoater Handlebars
Finished Stoater Handlebars, a photo by Dave 42 on Flickr. After just over a month of use I have now completed the set-up of the handlebars on my Bike for Life. This is in preparation for getting some...
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First longer ride of the Festive500
Today was my first opportunity to get in a few more miles as part of the Rapha Festive 500 challenge on Strava. So in total I rode 52.3 miles of which the bulk (47.3 miles) was riding from Syston to...
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Bike for life shows how it is done
Today was a delight, 47.3 winter miles showing exactly why I made the choices I did for my Bike for Life. Particularly the combination of: Gates belt drive (silent and no need to worry about oil being...
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Gentle family friendly progress
So I made a little progress on my Rapha Festive 500 challenge on Strava. We needed to collect our eldest son from Birmingham station as he was coming to join us for our short break. Therefore I cycled...
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Cannock Chase Loop
A really nice ride today. 35 miles around Cannock Chase. Including stopping for lunch at the Birch Valley Centre Cafe. Hundreds of very dirty people and mountain bikes there. I, however, stayed nice...
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Strava Rapha Festive 500 result
Last night I completed the Strava Rapha Festive 500 challenge (ride 500km between start of Christmas Eve and end of New Years Eve). Very pleased I finished (and with 20 minutes to go). Finishing this...
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Strava Rapha Festive 500 Challenge Summary
So it is two days after the end of what become a bit of a rush to finish the 2012 Festive 500 Challenge. That meant 500km between the start of Christmas Eve and the end of New Years Eve. This made a...
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