Month: June 2015

Kenmare Bay Hotel family cycling break

This past weekend I returned to the Kenmare Bay Hotel and this time brought along my family too. It didn’t take much persuasion to encourage them to come join me and right from the moment we arrived everyone had a ball. A wise man once told me that the secret to a happy holiday is …

Giant Defy Advanced SL1

Some bike reviews are based upon a two hour spin up and down a few hills and along a piece of flat road on a sunny Balearic Island. This is not one of those reviews.   Over the course of a number of months I have used this bike in many different ways. There is …

The Solas 500 – 500k in one day !

The Solas 500 has an epic sound to it. A bit like the Indy 500 Nascar race in America. Whilst there may not be as much horsepower lining up at 12am (that’s the middle of the night) this Saturday at the Giants Causeway in Antrim there will be a lot more heart then any race …

Conquering Everest

We all love cycling because on a bike anything is possible – That was one of many thoughts that passed through my mind last Saturday as I attempted to climb the height of Mount Everest on a bike in a single day. The day began with a beautiful orange sky at 4.45am at the summit …