Winter Riding Advice – 1. Keeping Warm Views & Opinion by MuddyGoose - December 10, 20160 Maybe you're a fan of riding alone indoors sweating away on a noisy turbo trainer; if so then this isn't for you. Personally I'd much rather carry on riding outside with my friends on real roads. After all here in the UK we still get some really nice sunny days during winter (it's not all rain and dark cloud) and don't forget the clear starry skies on a frosty evening. So here's my 10 ways to stay warm on the bike this winter! 1007
Norfolk 250 – The big one is in the bag! East Anglia by MuddyGoose - July 11, 2016January 7, 20172 With 160 miles as my previous biggest ride, 250 was quite a significant jump up. But I was confident that I could do it, even if it meant waking at 2:05 in the morning! So off went the alarm and up I jumped surprisingly awake and definitely ready for the day ahead. I don't know quite how I managed to be so sprightly at that time in the morning but it was a really good start. 824
Hutchinson Fusion 5 All Season Tubeless Tyres 700x25c Maintenance Product Reviews by MuddyGoose - June 23, 20163 I have a long ride coming up, 250 miles, in a single day. I'll post more about that in another dedicated post but for now I wanted to justify the purchasing of new tyres. My current tyres are starting to get towards the end of their life, I will aim to eek out some extra miles from them later in the year but for the big ride I wanted some that were wider and newer. So after much studying of the options I've decided to go for the Hutchinson Fusion 5 in the 'All Season' guise and in the 700x25c size. 789
Exmouth and the Devon coastal hills – Salcombe Hill #12 Devon by MuddyGoose - June 7, 20160 I knew it was going to be a tough hill climb when I started feeling a little queasy, in fact I had to come to a complete stop and even had to take a moment to compose myself. And I hadn't even arrived at the hill yet! 716
How to patch a road tubeless tyre Maintenance by MuddyGoose - May 24, 20160 I can hear it now - "I thought you didn't get punctures with tubeless!". Unfortunately this is not true. You get a whole lot fewer punctures and those that you do get are usually not disabling; so you can often complete your ride. But occasionally you get some bigger gashes, cuts and damage. And of course you can indeed patch them. 656
Hunstanton Fish & Chip Ride 2016 East Anglia by MuddyGoose - May 15, 20160 Back in February I wrote about the Yaxley Riders Reliability Trial, "One Year On – Reliability Trial 2016". It was my first repeat event and I felt rather pleased with my progress. The Hunstanton Fish & Chip ride was my next 'one year on' repeat ride and again, it went well! 682
Campagnolo Zonda 2-way fit wheelset Product Reviews by MuddyGoose - May 15, 20160 I have had this wheelset now for almost a year, so I felt that I ought to give my opinions on it. Not exactly what you'd call a catchy opening line; but that's all your getting today! 657
Road Tubeless – My views (2016) Views & Opinion by MuddyGoose - April 13, 20160 Tubeless tyre technology has become a huge thing in the mountain biking world. It arrived properly several years ago and has gone from strength to strength with a huge range of tubeless wheel & tyre options available today. I too joined in, as a relatively early adopter, with a self assembled wheelset based around Mavic XM-819 rims and paired them with some UST Schwalbe Nobby Nic tyres. But what about road cycling? 624
A big tough Peak District road ride, with hills of course. Peak District by MuddyGoose - March 22, 20160 It started with a Facebook message. So many rides do these days. This one started "Going to the peaks on Saturday the 19th March...." and concluded with "...thinking 80/100 miles with lots of hills". How could I resist, I had already planned a suitable route ages ago, I just needed a Saturday to deploy it into! 590
Working in Scotland; riding in the North Pennines – Hills #59 & 62 North Pennines by MuddyGoose - March 21, 20160 Traveling down from Edinburgh many people would take a well advised break during the trip. It is 6 hours of driving after all, so stopping at Leeming Bar services for a Big Mac and fries is popular. I however, prefer to stop elsewhere and get in a few hills. Numbers 59 and 62 have now been added to my list! 563