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July 18, 2019 Bike Stuff 1 Comment

The Trans Alba Race

My breakdown of my experience riding the inaugural Trans Alba bike race....

May 9, 2019 Bike Stuff Post a Comment

Trans Wales “Race” Report

A “race” with the tag line of “No prizes, no support” attracts a certain type of person.  So it was that 15 of us congregated under the Menai Bridge at 11pm on Friday the 3rd of May for the Trans Wales Race.  The premise is simple. No entry fee. No prescribed route. Organised by...

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December 11, 2018 Bike Stuff Post a Comment

The closest I’ll ever get to polygamy

When I first started cycling more than just casually, it took me a longer time than I would care to admit to fully appreciate my bike. Even when I began riding three or four times a week the bike mostly rested against the wall in the shed space and only got cleaned once it...

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November 4, 2018 Bike Stuff Post a Comment

Go big, then go bigger

A few posts back I tried to make sense of the post event slump I felt after my France trip this year and figure my way through it. Once you push through to inevitable low following achieving a goal you set it’s hard not to look to whats next so I recently pulled the...

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Still out here looking tired AF riding bikes off i Still out here looking tired AF riding bikes off into the sunset ✌️
 
 
 
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B I K E S A N D B L A C K C O F F E E . C O M Fi B I K E S A N D B L A C K C O F F E E . C O M
 
Finally got my act together and wrote a bit about one of my favourite rides this year (so far) out to Cape Wrath. A short ride but very enjoyable and absolutely worth the effort if you ever find yourself up north. 
 
 
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I’ve been quiet/busy of late. Have a picture of I’ve been quiet/busy of late. Have a picture of some trails coming through the most a few weeks back whilst I sat enjoying a coffee in the quiet. ✌️
 
 
 
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Ride bikes, carry cameras, take poorly framed phot Ride bikes, carry cameras, take poorly framed photos. 👌
 
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