Many moons ago, before Covid, I booked to take part in the Dovedale Dipper, a twenty six mile, undulating, walk around Dovedale in the Peak District. The event was postponed until this year with the revised date set for this coming Saturday. As I’ve been spending a lot of time on the bike, recently, instead…
Kev Walks
Maiden Voyage
After a busy weekend, I finally got to ride my new bike. Nothing too exciting, just an eight mile commute on tarmac and gravel towpaths. The first thing that I noticed was a noise while pedalling which I put down to the chain rubbing the front changer – I’d adjust that when I got to…
New Bike
I’ve really got back into this cycling lark, so much so that I’ve HAD to go out and get a new bike. I’ve also done a few other things since my last blog so let’s get those out of the way first. More Wobbling On Wednesday, I lined up for the, becoming regular, wobble. Aimed…
Kev Walks (does he?)
It seems that the bike has taken over to the detriment of the walking. Since I started to use the bike for getting to work (on a few days every week) the volume of miles walked has plummeted. The totals stand at … Walking – 64 miles Cycling – 305 miles Even taking into account…
Rock and Roll
Still on the Zwift learning curve, I came across device which claims to produce a more realistic feeling when pedalling, providing a little side to side motion. It is also, supposed, to relieve stress on the rider (especially the rear end) and on the rear drop-outs where the bike attaches to the trainer. Rocker Plates…