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My experience with Covid
On March 21 I tested positive for covid after feeling a bit off for the previous 2 days. The following night I felt very much the same as I did after my first covid vaccination, feeling hot/cold and generally feverish. Unfortunately, after the vaccination I recovered...
Flip a coin
I was looking to buy a new cycling GPS recently and narrowed it down to a Garmin 530 or a Wahoo Bolt (v2). The purchase in the end came down to flipping a coin as someone a triathlon forum suggested although overall the chosen product got more votes too and was...
24 Seven Report
At the end of last year a new event by Durty Events caught my eye. It raised a question I don’t ask very often: Can I complete that. It is a 24 hour event. The aim being to complete all of the 7 stanes mountain bike trail centres and ride the connecting road sections...
Active Highland Holiday (Sat May 15 – Sat May 22)
Here is a short account of our recent holiday to the Highlands in a hired camper with the pictures telling the other half of the story. Our first holiday since summer 2020 but as usual it isn’t a lounging around type of affair. We tend to end up more fatigued by the...
Smart Trainer Apps Part 1 – Trainer Road and Sufferfest
See my previous post about the smart trainer set up I have in our small flat. Over course of the last 6-7 months I’ve tried to use the most common smart trainer apps based on what I was seeing others using, what my clients were using and what was mentioned on online...
The smart trainer in a small flat
In October 2020 I bought a Wahoo Kickr v5, so a direct drive smart trainer to use in the flat. I hadn’t ridden indoors for years although I owned a very basic wheel on turbo trainer but that had found its way to the skip due to lack of use. In general my preference...