Are you a terrorist, sir?
Just finished filling in my visa forms for the ‘big interview’ on Tuesday. This is how America decided who they let in their country: 1. Do you have a communicable disease of public health significance such as TB? 2. Do you have a mental or physical disorder that poses or is likely to pose a […]
Switch backs with a sea view
The weather turned good just in time for the bank holiday. Kind of a blessing in disguise though, as it meant I had to get up early to avoid the hoards of red-socked walkers descending on Exmoor. Was worth it though for views like these Though, living at sea level means all my rides start […]
Monsoon season
Rides in August shouldn’t be this muddy! Started from Simonsbath today with the aim of riding for 3 hours. Since its been raining almost all week, I chose a route on pretty good surfaces; still it was slow going with so much water on the ground. It started raining about 20 minutes in, and didn’t […]
The Seaside
Mud tyres, Bananas and hot showers: Twentyfour12
Every race I go to in the UK, I carry around a set of 1.8 mud tyres, for the sole reason that if I have them with me, I wont be needing them. Unfortunately that theory failed this weekend with the spectacularly muddy Twentyfour 12 in Plymouth. Having said that, there’s something really satisfying about […]
In Transit
Since the beginning of June, all my worldly possessions have been packed into Tesco home delivery boxes to move from Bath back home. Since I’m not planning on being in Devon for long, I haven’t unpacked much stuff, and somehow I’m starting to feel like my mind is all packed up in boxes too. It’s […]
Cheeky Trails
By the cover of darkness, I rode the best singletrack in the UK And the best part? riding for 4 hours without seeing a single other person
June in pictures
June has been a pretty chaotic month; I thought that finishing exams would give me a bit more free time, but it hasn’t quite worked like that. Too much has been going on to write about it all, so here is a summary in pictures. End of Uni social ride in Bath: Sunday Roast: Eating […]
Set 2 Rise
While most people I know, perhaps sensibly, were celebrating their graduation on Saturday night, I had other plans. Luckily for me I know a few people just as crazy (and much crazier) than me. 12 hours, mountain biking, at night. crazy? Trevor had been planning on this race for a good month or two so […]
Cheesy Grins at Cheddar Gorge
Instead of spending saturday pretending to revise and watching the Giro d’italia on Eurosport instead, I took up the invitation to go ride on the mendips. Rather than the normal Cycling club crew, this group was a lot more Biology oriented and the atmosphere was more ‘Eat cake’ than ‘Heart rate.’ Trouble was, I was […]