Transport and Travel
Cycling Performance Programme
Performance Programme My plan and diary for keeping fit in 2025 will continue to be lower-key, with lots of local riding and the odd longer ride. 2025 targets Do a pre-ride of London-Edinburgh-London. Raise my metric Eddington Number ... (more)
A Social Feed
This is a feed of everything I'm interested in, filtered and categorised according to my choices. Channels: Twitter (multiple accounts) Facebook groups Facebook pages Google+ LinkedIn Flickr Youtube Website RSS Webpage updates ... (more)
Audax: long-distance cycling
Audax: the home of long-distance cycling If you love recreational cycling, and enjoy the prospect of an all-day ride, then the audax may be just what you need. Audax technically means "daring" or "courage", but you usually won't need either ... (more)
Crivit products
The Crivit® product range If you're looking for outdoors clothing or accessories, you could do worse than to browse the Crivit® range. Crivit® is a brand of German supermarket Lidl's, so it's most convenient for UK customers to head down ... (more)
Air-Source Heat Pumps
Air-source Heat Pumps: A home-owner's experience I deliberated for a long while about replacing my aging (but reliable) oil boiler with an air-source heat pump (ASHP). Here you can read about my options, my decision, and how it panned out ... (more)
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Eastern Cross team relay 2025
Simon Wilson and Colchester Rovers CC put on an entertaining morning of racing at the Colchester Sports Park, where winter rain had turned the off-road sections to mush. Full results on the Eastern Cross website. event info A chance ... (more)
VC Revolution Cross
Event Info Round 5 of the 2025 Eastern CX League, hosted by David Hales and VC Revolution. 100% grass course, except for a short muddy section in woodland, it's quite lumpy with two 1-minute climbs per lap. More info on the Eastern Cross ... (more)
Iceni Old Buckenham Cross
Despite Storm Bert passing through (with strong winds) the day passed without rain and the ground at the campsite stayed firm for riders in all the races. Well done to all of the amazing volunteers (Iceni Velo members, friends and family ... (more)
Iceni Old Buckenham Cross (inc Regional Champs)
Event Info Round 7 of the 2025 Eastern CX League, hosted by David Spauls and Iceni Velo. Mostly on soft grass and some gravel, it's fairly flat but quite technical. More info on the Eastern Cross website. (more)
Springfield Cross
Event Info Round 1 of the 2025 Eastern CX League, hosted by Russell Tribley and Chelmer CC. Almost entirely on grass, and usually dry + dusty, it features 3 or 4 sets of wooden steps. More info on the Eastern Cross website. (more)
Costs of Running an Air-source Heat Pump
Here are my stats for electricity usage, compared to the same period a year ago (when heating and hot water were oil-fuelled): Month Expected units Expected cost (£) Actual units Actual cost (£) Actual cost per unit ... (more)
Stow Scramble
Event Info Round 8 of the 2025 Eastern CX League at Haughley Park, hosted by Glenn Davey and Stowmarket + District CC. A mixture of soft grass and woodland dirt, mostly flat but with some technical lumps. More info on the Eastern Cross ... (more)
West Suffolk Cross
The racing was fabulous at West Stow Country Park, on a challenging but fast course with a massive sandpit. Very well done to Peter Golding and the West Suffolk Wheelers for hosting this event. Full results are on the Eastern Cross website ... (more)