December 23rd, 2004
Xmas Closedown
Time for the Xmas closedown. Two weeks away from training. Maybe I’ll do some nice long social rides. On my own. Or just get distracted by our horses.
(Ab)normal service will be resumed in the New Year.
December, 2004
December 23rd, 2004
Autobikography - updated
1968
Born.
1971
Red and blue tricycle. It’s front wheel drive.
1973
First chain driven tricycle. Learn to ride on two wheels, but seeing as only the right hand wheel has drive tend to go round in circles.
1975
Raleigh. One speed. Rod pull brakes.
1977
Cycling proficiency test.
1978
Too young for punk and jealous of all kids on Raleigh Tomahawks or Choppers.
1980
Wassell trials bike.
1982
10 […]
December 17th, 2004
Tuesdays and Thursdays…
3:54
ow ow ow ow ow
3:55
drip drip
3:56
last three seconds…
3:57
drip drip
3:58
3:59
drip drip
4:00
1.29 miles
Change down.
Sit up.
Try and relax.
Sweat stops drip dripping off my nose and into my eyes and starts to run down my back. I grab an old shirt and wipe my eyes and face.
I look down and my withered lungs and pigeon chest are glossy with […]
December 16th, 2004
Birching
I can’t make it to the Punkass Xmas/Birthday ride tonight so I shall be punishing myself with the cycling equivalent of cold-shower and self-flagellation.
8 lots of 4 minute intervals as hard and fast as I can going absolutely nowhere.
Enjoy yourselves!
December 15th, 2004
KURTZ:The horror, the horror
Saturday is spent with a Black & Decker workmate™ a freewheel remover, a large spanner, a quick release and a large helping of brute force and ignorance removing a rather nice 19 tooth White Industries Eno freewheel from an original Hope singlespeed hub. In theory 20 minutes later Uncle Tufty would be back in action. […]
December 10th, 2004
Here go the knees…
Just been out and bought a 16tooth track sprocket this lunchtime.
Well, the wife has been complaining that the Pompino, while one really nice speed, wasn’t fixed.
However, she’s not getting all her own way.
Since the purchase of a new rear wheel for the Spot there’s a 26″ singlespeed wheel knocking about unused. Uncle Tufty is also […]
December 6th, 2004
Noooooooo
Went to the local tip on Saturday to throw away several sacks of rubble. Was held up at the entrance for 10 minutes while all that days Washing Machines (design life now about 2 years apparently) were hoisted into the scrap metal skip. Man with huge great machine finishes job by crushing them for good […]
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