March, 2005

March 29th, 2005

MTB vs. Caffeine

Just drunk half a can of Pepsi Max after being off the caffeine for a while.
Woah!
That set things off.
2+ hours Thursday night cheeky trails - not a peep.
1/2 can Pepsi - bang bang bang.
I’ll have to treat my body as a temple - set up stalls for money lending in the lobby, that kind of […]

March 28th, 2005

Unhappy Anniversary

Today is the anniversary of the theft of my Maverick, Fan. And the roofrack she was locked to.
Originally I was pretty hopeful Fan would be found. After all there was no other Real Tree Maverick knocking about in the UK at the time. Even more unusually she was a Maverick without Maverick forks.
Sadly after a […]

March 25th, 2005

Trail 1, Riders 0

I went out and had a lot of fun last night ignoring doctors orders. I spent two+ hours on a local cheeky ride on trails with names like Blue Pig, Midget’s Pit, Stannys Drop, BMX Bandits, Pointless Zig Zags, Washing Lines, and Thingummybob.
Actually, Thingummybob isn’t a piece of trail, just someone trying to remember the […]

March 20th, 2005

Compromise

AAAAARGH.
Sunny Sunday and under doctors orders not to ride.
Two weeks of not riding is really starting to erk me now.
So on Sunday I went out on “the big fella” (stable name, Jad) in an effort to enjoy myself. Didn’t work. Walk and trot were just too boring. Canter was too flippin’ terrifying. Jumping, even something […]

March 16th, 2005

Emotional See Saw

Emotionally see-sawing about my health right now (see 71/48).
Initial blood test results and, in particular my viral antibodies, indicate that I might just have strained my heart by continuing to train when ill. About two weeks before the incident I had been feeling lethargic and sleepy. But my riding was still good. My 50+ mile […]

March 1st, 2005

Pondering

Pondering whilst riding down to Stoke on Trent the other day, reflecting on recent cheeky and night rides.
1 If it can’t be ridden on steel hardtail it probably isn’t worth riding.
2 You can ride a heck of a lot of stuff on a steel hardtail.
3 5 watts is enough lighting power for 90% of night […]

March 1st, 2005

Apologies to Honda

Here’s a song for anyone
who’s ever hated…
in the key of Gears…
Can hate be good? Can hate be great?
Can hate be good? Can hate be great?
Can hate be something we don’t hate?
We’d like to know… why it is so.
That certain cycles must be slow
and grate and gnash … and grind
and crunch and clatter-clat
Hate something. Change something.
Hate […]

March 1st, 2005

71/48

Mon 21 Feb, pm: Heart palpitations.
Tue 22 Feb, pm: Oh, they’re back.
Wed 23 Feb, pm: Today too it seems. Bit hard this commute home.
Thu 24 Feb: Nothing
Fri 25 Feb: Nothing
Sat 26 Feb: Nothing. Ride 60plus miles to Tim Sideways and stress about meeting Judith while carrying credit card :-)
Sun 27 Feb: Good recovery rate. Can’t […]

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