Posted on January 11, 2019
by iamiain
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The above picture, from my personal Instagram account, was posted 5 years ago today. I had just placed an order for my first bike since I was a teenager, a 2013 Specialized Sirrus Hybrid bike, and it frightened me to death. Rewind to the…
Category: cyclingTags: blog, cycling, cyclist, family, fitness, giving up smoking, health, hybrid, kids, london to brighton, parenting, road bike, roadie, specialized, stoptober, tour de france
Posted on July 31, 2018
by iamiain
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On Sunday just gone, I stood at the Olympic Park in Stratford with thousands of other cyclists waiting to start the 2018 incarnation of the Prudential Ride London 100 mile sportive. Despite the dullened skies and the ever increasing rain, spirits were high and…
Category: cyclingTags: bicycle, bicycles, bike, bikes, box hill, charity, crash, cycling, cycling goals, cycling kit, cyclist, cyclists, fat blokes, fatblokesonbikes, fitness, fundraising, good cycling, hills, injuries, leith hill, london, Macmillan, miles, olympic park, outside is free, prudential, rainbow trust, ride 100, ride london, safety, specialized, sponsorship, sportive, surrey
Posted on April 2, 2018
by iamiain
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I’ve had my bike a little over a week, yet I’ve instantly seen dramatic improvements that come with a switch to a bike with a better specification. I went out on the Sunday with my pal Ben (a veteran of the Etape du Tour)…
Category: cyclingTags: bike fit, cycling, cyclists, fitness, road bike, road cycling, segment, specialized, strava, tarmac, training
Posted on March 24, 2018
by iamiain
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A few weeks back I wrote a post about now being the best time to buy a new bike because there are a lot of discounts about on 2017 models. This week, I finally took my own advice! I had been looking at the…
Category: cyclingTags: bicycle, bicycles, bike, bikes, cycling, cyclist, disc brakes, fitness, maintenance, new bike, online, road bike, roadie, shimano, shopping, specialized, spesh, tarmac, training, ultegra
Posted on September 6, 2016
by iamiain
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I got back on a bike in January 2014 after around 20 years of not being on one. I’d given up smoking the previous October and I was determined to get a bit fitter so, to have a goal, I signed up for the…
Category: London To ParisTags: bicycle, bike, buyers guide, charity, cycling, fat blokes, felt, fitness, hybrid, London To Paris, money, road bike, specialized
