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)
So you check your "tank level" regularly, right? That's good, but how do you know just how much oil is remaining in the tank? You might get a feel based on previous fill-ups, but that's still not really much of a reckoner. As long as you ... (more)
The New-Distance Eddington Number is the greatest number of days that you've travelled that far on new roads/trails. So, if you've managed 30 or more 30-mile days, then your number is 30. If you've only managed 20 or more 20-mile days ... (more)
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Articles and advice on cycling, technology, home efficiency and more Looking for family photos? Our family pages have moved These pages are written and managed by John & Julii Swindells, and we take every effort to ensure their accuracy ... (more)
PICTURE RIGHT: (Left) Blanche Alice (Renfrow) McKay and (middle) her daughter Merwyn (McKay) Bergquist, taken ~1980 From what I can make out, the Renfrow and Mahurin families both settled (briefly) into poor rural Kentucky in the late 1700s ... (more)
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Performance Programme My plan and diary for keeping fit in 2023 will continue to focus on audaxes (long-distance rides) throughout the year. I'm still undecided about riding Paris-Brest-Paris in August, as it does seem to be a bit of a faff ... (more)
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