Cycling - 2006

I cover many aspects of cycling as a means of travel, including towing children about. Various aspects of recreational, commuter and competitive cycling are covered. There are Tandem bike reviews, child trailer reviews, cyclo-cross & time trialling advice and results, and lots more!

Bike It! Scheme

Bike Shelters 23 Nov 2006

Promoted by Sustrans, Bike It! is a nationwide scheme which aims to increase the number of young people cycling to school and on other journeys ...

Norwich Winter Regional Event

BMX 20 Nov 2006

Just a couple of photos of our 7-year-old Dan taking part at the fantastic Norwich track. We'd have had far more if it wasn't for bad planning ...

Bike Lights Order

Bike Maintenance 16 Oct 2006

This is my order from UK Bikestore, mostly for the Topeak light: REFERENCE DESCRIPTION QUANTITY PRICE COST TMS012 ...

BMX in Norwich

16 Oct 2006

We went to Sloughbottom Park in Norwich this evening, for one reason: the BMX Track meet. There's a fantastic track there, with around 500 yards ...

An Alternative to the Cougar

Child Trailers 12 Oct 2006

We were in Norwich recently and came across a familiar-looking child trailer. Sure enough it was a Chariot, but was actually the Captain model ...

Norwich ABC Open 25 mile (B25/24C)

Time Trialling 08 Oct 2006

Sunday 8 October 2006 This was a cool but sunny and calm morning, with temperatures and breeze rising slowly. Road traffic was quite light ...

Eastern Counties Newspapers Clippings

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Norwich ABC '10 (B10/44)

Time Trialling 07 Oct 2006

Conditions were sunny and mild (around 16°C), but a brisk westerly breeze took the edge off the times.

Couple of Good Jokes

Time Trialling 07 Oct 2006

Saturday morning time trial, Fred's going balls out - it's obvious he's on to smash the club record. Suddenly a funeral procession appears ...

B10/43 Results

Time Trialling 30 Sep 2006

This was my first '10 in over eight years, and I struggled round on an over-geared (52x13) fixed wheel. I managed a 23:05, which is well off ...

New Bits for Time Trialling

Time Trialling 07 Sep 2006

I've just received my order from Ribble Cycles. I ordered it on Sunday, so a 4-day turnaround isn't bad. DescriptionPrice EachQuantityTotal ...

Watch your skewer!

Child Trailers 02 Sep 2006

We had a real problem with the chariot hitch on this mountain bike. The bike has forward-facing dropouts, and the wheel would frequently pop ...

Eastern Country Time Trials

Time Trialling 04 Aug 2006

The list of Time Trial Open events is at the RTTC site. CC Breckland is hosting the National 12-Hour event on 6 August, and after that it's ...

Order with Wiggle.co.uk

Sports Gear: Under Test 26 Jul 2006

This is an order from Wiggle. They gave me a 5% discount, plus a £5 voucher. Watch out for their premium delivery - it's added on automatically ...

Bike Reservation on a Train

09 May 2006

To make sure you get a space for your bike on a train, call 0845 6007245 the night before. I haven't tried this yet, but assume that this booking ...

Spare Parts for a Dawes Galaxy

Bike Maintenance 28 Apr 2006

I've just gone through the trauma of replacing virtually all the drivetrain on my Dawes Galaxy, and decided that it would be sensible to note ...

How Much Capacity?

Bike Shelters 15 Mar 2006

The number of bikes chained to the wire fence at our local primary school (population 340 kids) varies enormously over the seasons. On the ...