Wish me luck. I believe you'll need it ... the other week the traffic getting in to Barmouth was backed up to Dol'. I'd estimate that's about 7 miles :-bd Ugh, sounds fun. I've already planned for bailout points at Shrewsbury and Welshpool but there isn't a lot between Welshpool and Dol' that I can...

My missus has had the mad idea to go to Barmouth for the day on Sunday. Wish me luck.

I’ve seen more bees and wasps this year than I can remember for quite a while. The heather out front had what looked like 3 different species swarming all over it and the head height honeysuckle had loads of small bees or wasps hovering up and f out down it. Apparently warm and wet weather leads to ...

Went out yesterday evening on another 3 hours of square hunting - only up to 8x8 but only a square off 9x9 and a ride off 10x10. It's quite addictive this lark

06/08/2021 69.8
13/08/2021 70.9
20/08/2021 70.8

It's been another fairly horrible week, roll on schools reopening.

Ah, the welsh bridleways where the tussocks are so big you could suspend a hammock between them

30/07/2021 69.9
06/08/2021 69.8
13/08/2021 70.9

I was expecting a gain this week, it’s been one of those weeks, but wasn’t expecting quite such a big one. Hohum.

It says she's almost 2 hours in and at the 135 mile mark, that's fairly rapid...

This dates me, but I love this version:

https://youtu.be/-xKM3mGt2pE

My seven year asked Alexa for this(!):

https://youtu.be/eVTXPUF4Oz4

18/06/2021 69.4
30/07/2021 69.9
06/08/2021 69.8

Well at least I didn't go up.

On post-ride food, I normally inhale a banana and then try to avoid the chocolate.

It's just a posh version of this isn't it?:

https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/accessories ... -mm-0-deg/

Next up on my eclectic listening list - been hearing the original on the radio quite a bit so enjoyed this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awE_eJDfQDA

My rides tend to be time limited so starting this exercise made me realise just how often in the last few years I’ve just done the same routes because I know exactly how long they take.

Went out again this evening and bagged 20 odd new squares in under 50k - only up to a 7x7 square but 9x9 is only a couple of 2 hour rides off. A couple of firsts on this ride, the first time I used my new garmin to follow a plotted course which worked well and also the first time I went down a track...

It’s only when I started tracking everything I ate that I realised just how many little snacks I was eating in a day. When I track my food I tend to lose weight because anything I eat is a conscious decision. The issue I always have is that I get bored tracking so I can stick it out for 3 months at ...

Went out for a couple of hours yesterday in the last of the sun and only managed to bag a single new square, apparently I should have zigged instead of zagged at one particular junction to get another one, hohum. Up to a mahoosive 6x6 square

28/05/2021 69.0 18/06/2021 69.4 30/07/2021 69.9 I've not really been monitoring my food intake for a while but as soon as I stop I seem to gradually start gaining weight. My eldest is a faddy fussy grazer so there's always an assortment of snacks around the house to tempt me and that's not going to ...

I find that when I’ve not been riding as much that I tend to go out way too fast and then pay for it later. The more I ride the better I am at just cruising along.

They split XC into different disciplines a few years ago. XCO (XC Olympic) is designed to take about an hour, just like cyclocross. The distance isn’t a consideration. XCM is more akin to what you want.

I've got two bum bags now - a small one to hold my phone and keys while running and a bigger terra nova one that I've used walking and on a bikepacking overnighter. All I can say about the big one is that I didn't really think about it being there until I needed something out of it so it worked pret...

The WADA aspect is why he had to have a booked campsite every night - so they could find him and test him at their whim.

Specifically requested by my seven year old, which is a change from his usual “what does the fox say” and “who let the dogs out”. It’s interesting to hear just how much sound engineering goes into a vocal track

https://youtu.be/4Ox_Pw8Dqo4

Not sure which has more ‘standards’, browsers or cycling.

Not sure why but it popped up as a suggestion and I was glad waited for the music to start:

https://youtu.be/uT3SBzmDxGk

My missus was told that if she goes over 110 diastolic that she was to head straight to A&E so not surprised they panicked.