My time in London was coming to an end soon so I decided to take a break from packing and ride to Brighton. When I got there I was soon reminded how crazy Brighton can be on a hot summers day. This ride was also one of the longer rides I’ve done on the Specialized Ruby Expert.
Watch and see how what my first impressions of the Specialized Ruby Expert are.
I’ve been riding the Copenhagen Wheel for just over a month and thought I would share with you my thoughts on e-bikes (a video about the wheel is coming soon). Until you’ve ridden one it’s really hard to appreciate them and all the possibilities they offer. If you ever get the chance to give one a try do take it and give it a go, you’ll probably be surprised and you won’t be able to help smiling, they are a lot of fun.
On this ride I take you with me as I cycle around Richmond Park and share with you my thoughts on e-bikes.
I read about the Vätternrundan about a year ago, I’m not big on sportifs but there was something about this one, a 300km cycle around a lake in Sweden, that captured my imagination. So I read up on how to get a spot, marked my calendar with a reminder of the registration date and come the end of October Nathan and I had a spot in the Vätternrundan (which is Vättern for the lake and rundan for around, you ride around Lake Vättern).
This video is part 1 of my experience, getting there and getting ready. Prior to this many of an hour was spent in the saddle training and getting our bodies used to spending many hours in the saddle. We estimated it would take about 12 hours riding time 15 hours total.
The Vätternrundan on Strava: https://www.strava.com/activities/1642487823
Info about the ride: http://vatternrundan.se/sv/
So it was finally time, all the prep and training done past lunch had been had, we were off to the start for our 22:40 start time. Watch part 2 to see how it all went, see me in all my sleep deprived glory and find out if the ride is as well organised as the registration process.
If you missed Part 1 you can see it here:
I’m always keen to give a car free option a try when it exists and it’s of decent quality. I’d heard about the railway path between Bath and Bristol a few times, it’s 25km between the 2 cities so it’s a good stretch of a cycling path. Being an old railway line it’s pretty flat and it’s paved the whole way so it makes for a great ride for those of all abilities. Watch the video and see what it’s all about.
When I first started cycling like most I wasn’t a fan of hills, the ones near me in Surrey even scared me a little. However after cycling over three mountain ranges and many hills to get across Canada I found I enjoyed climbing hills on my bike and I now embrace the challenge. Watch the video to find out how to better deal with hills so you can learn to love them too.
I thought it would be fun to make the Ride With Me style videos a monthly occurrence, a chance to pick a cycling subject, show various cycling routes and answer any questions you may have (feel free to ask questions in the comments below or in the comments of a video I read them all).
On this ride I take you on my longer cycling commute home via Richmond Park in West London and answer the question how I went from cycle commuting to cycling as a sport.
Last weekend I went out for a solo ride and being that I’ve only ever gotten one flat in 3 years on my road bike I overconfidently went out with a Co2 pump, having never used one before. However because of a little mishap with the pump I had the fortune to meet the Dittons Velo who have invited me to ride them, so it all worked out rather nicely.
If you are in the London area and are looking for a group to ride with, they have the right attitude, fun first on a ride. You can find out more on their website
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