“So anyway I just bought this Rapha top in the sale I know it’s expensive even in the sale it was like 80 quid but it’s made from this amazing fabric which is almost like waterproof and it’s so soft here feel it, no go on I mean it’s got this reputation but really you … Continue reading Cycling Monologues No 3 – The Rapha Rider

“So anyway Sky is my favourite team and I’ll tell you for why they’re British for a start well almost I mean Sky TV is owned by an Australian Rupert Murdoch and 21st Century Fox is an American company but the Team Principal that’s Sir Dave Brailsford is British well Welsh anyway and they’ve got … Continue reading Cycling Monologues No 14 – The Team Follower

“So anyway my resting heart rate is 64 which has gone down since I started cycling Indurain’s was 32 and Bjorn Borg was 27 of course he wasn’t a cyclist I did an FTP test and that showed 242 apparently Froome did about 460 on that climb last year they said Hoy could do like … Continue reading Cycling Monologues No 13 – The Data Junkie

“So anyway I’ve just got this Brompton you know the folding bike made in Britain it’s the only bike made in Britain I think or maybe not anyway it’s got this really clever mechanism you pull the seat post up this is to unfold it and then you straighten the front wheel and lock that … Continue reading Cycling Monologues No 12 – The Brompton Rider

“So anyway I’ve been commuting for about 5 years now I love it I must have saved a fortune on train fares over that time, of course I’ve spent a fortune on bike stuff but it doesn’t compare, you see some right idiots on the road now you don’t have all that hassle with the … Continue reading Cycling Monologues No 11 – The Commuter

“So anyway are you going to sponsor me then I’m doing this Marie Curie Cancer ride London to Paris three days 100 miles a day it’s going to be amazing I’m hoping to raise £500 of course the ride is costing £450 but that’s still £50 that goes to charity there’s a big group of … Continue reading Cycling Monologues No 10 – The Charity Rider

“So anyway I’ve started going on the turbo I really love it I do about 5 sessions a week sometimes I do Trainer Road or Sufferfest or watch something on You Tube and I’ve just tried Zwift this online thing but I’m not sure about that it’s a bit boring you want my opinion people … Continue reading Cycling Monologues No 8 – The Turbo Geek

So anyway I just got these wheels on Ebay they’re like Zipps well I mean they’re not real Zipps but just as good guess how much go on guess you’re wrong way wrong I got them off some bloke he’d only used them a couple of times not a mark on them well hardly anyway … Continue reading Cycling Monologues No 4 – The Ebay Stalker

“So anyway you should do the accreditation it’s only 4 sessions if you do it at Herne Hill that doesn’t cover the Olympic circuit or vice versa no I don’t know why not maybe because one is inside and the other outside you don’t need a track bike of your own you can hire one … Continue reading Cycling Monologues No 7 – The Track Rider

“So anyway I’ve been going touring for about 20 years now I love it I can carry everything on the bike I’ve got it down to a fine art I don’t carry anything I don’t need my bike is a Pearson it’s got a triple chain-set I don’t really need it but it’s nice to … Continue reading Cycling Monologues No 2 – The Cycle Tourer