From the recent JetBlack 24 hour, Rocky Trail’s 100th event. Here’s to at least 100 more!
Boris v Ventoux
This is fantastic. 25kg of Boris bike against Mont Ventoux.
To be honest, you should probably flick a bit of cash towards the Macmillan foundation for this. Go on, do it.
(Thanks to @bastardsheep for reminding me about the video)
Heffron Crits washed out
Today I’d hoped to bring a report from the SUVelo Open crits at Heffron Park, however due to weather conditions more favourable to ducks, that’s not happening. So instead here’s a picture of a cat chilling on his bike
You’re welcome.
(I did a quick fifty or so instead)
Public Service Announcement: Give your Garmin a Chance
These three images came from my Strava feed today.
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Look at those elapsed times. Look at them! Would you have me believe that you were riding for as much as 52,000 hours? That’s nigh on six years in the saddle!
No, what’s happened here is that these three riders have set off and pressed their ‘start’ button before their device has acquired a satellite signal.
This has to stop. Garmin devices all over the country are desperately confused about which decade they’re in. Don’t let yours be the same. Wait until you’ve got full signal before pressing start. You know it makes sense.
British Cycling: Road To Glory
I like a good cycling documentary, me. Here’s one about Sky and British Cycling’s epic 2012 – Part one, and below the fold, parts two to five. Forty-five minutes each. Settle in.
Kinesio Tape. Quackery?
GCN have started a series on using Kinesio Tape to treat injuries. Being of a skeptical mindset, I was rather suspicious of this. How can a simple strip of tape prevent or treat injuries? I decided to check this out.
Now, I need to make it clear up front. I’m a Skeptic. That capital S is there for a reason. I’ve spoken at Skeptical conferences and gatherings, appeared on a number of skeptical and science-promotion podcasts and I organise an annual event in Sydney called Skepticamp, where science advocacy and quackbusting are the order of the day. I’ve been involved with Stop The AVN since Day One
In short, I like evidence.
And I don’t see much evidence for this product’s efficacy. In addition, I see several red flags that make me deeply suspicious, which I explore below the fold. Continue Reading →
Road Bike Party 2
Martyn Ashton is back…
Strava: Classic segments
Just a quick short post to say: Strava’s classic segments page is fantastic.
And I’m very glad to say one of my own favourites, Mount Hotham, has made the list
Cycling Goals for 2014
The author at Capital Punishment 2013
I’ve got a few specific riding goals, and several less specific goals, for 2014. Some are on the bike, a couple are off the bike, but they should all be attainable in some way. I thought it might be nice to get them down ‘on paper’ as December kicks in and the whole lot gets lost in the party season. There are the goals, and then under the goals there are some sub-targets which should help meet the main goal. I’ve decided to set a few of them down below the fold Continue Reading →
