Flies and Bikes

This event was my first solo ’25’ of 2016, and was run on the F1B/25. I was anxiously looking at the weather forecast, but I was caught out by the hard frost on the morning! The North Bucks had four riders… Continue reading →

Rather a pleasant if somewhat blustery evening for the ride up to the Bike Bus for our first evening event of 2016. It was fully subscribed at 20 riders. Unfortunately, the wind continued to strengthen, so those of us with… Continue reading →

This event has seen a variety of courses over the years I’ve been riding it, and this year was no exception. Faced with a succession of roadworks, the organiser worked hard to keep the event running, to the extent that… Continue reading →

A cold and blustery morning greeted the riders who showed up for the annual NBRC Hardriders club event. There was an interesting mix of road bikes and TT bikes, possibly reflecting the confidence (or not) in muscling a TT bike… Continue reading →

I rode out to this event knowing full well that I was flouting two rules of time trialling, enshrined in Team Grumpy’ short rule book: #2 – Don’t tinker with your bike the evening before the event. It will break,… Continue reading →

I went down to South Wales for the weekend and to reunite with long-time 2-up partner Gerry Oram (Bynea CC, and ex-NBRC) as usual at this time of year, to ride the Port Talbot Wheelers 2-up 25. The R25/24 course is… Continue reading →

After several months confined to the garage on the turbo trainer, I was raring to ride the first club event in the 2016 series. It had been designated a ‘Come and Try It’ event, and I’d spread the word around… Continue reading →