After the 2008 banking crash and following recession many found themselves taking up cycling for exercise. It became more popular than ever and was determined by official figures in both the USA and Europe to have surpassed golf in terms of numbers of participants. Many of these new cyclists came from the ABC1 demographic that …
Month: April 2020
Some people call their shed or garage ‘The Pain cave’. Whilst there are times when your legs and lungs should be hurting other parts of your body should be able to get through your training sessions without making their presence felt. With so many people now doing much of their training indoors on turbo trainers …
A guy from Clonmel moved to the Phillipines a while back. He befriended a local cyclist who invited him out on a spin with one of the local cycling clubs . On his first day out his friend was unable to go with the group but the guy from Clonmel headed along anyway. Cycling groups …
‘Change the way you look at things, and the things you look at change’ – Wayne Dyer No two days on a bike are exactly the same, even if you do the exact same route. The direction of the wind can change. It can rain or it can be dry. There can be lots of …
‘Did you meet anyone?’ is a question cyclists often get asked when they get back in the door after a training spin. Wives and partners are just showing interest in a non committal kind of way. They rarely ask what your 20 minute ftp was or even how many Strava Kom’s you just missed out …