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London Fixed Gear
in Bikecation, Blog Post, Bloggers, Cycle Tourism, Health and Lifestyle, Lifestyle, Robert Thorpe, Robert Thorpe Lifestyle, UncategorizedI’d better open up by saying that I wasn’t on a drug crazed trip in our capital city. No, I’d simply gone down to London to spend time with our son, a photographic artist who lives in the south of the city. Yes, a man after my own heart, whose apartment is filled with bikes and bike parts, all fixed gear machines, including a folding one! He has other bikes… numerous at the family home, but London is for riding real – and that means fixed gear.
Ladies Bike Saddles Review
in Blog Post, Bloggers, Fitness, Health, Health and Lifestyle, Kit Facts, Kit Reviews, Lifestyle, Nadezhda Kit Reviews, Nadezhda Pavlova, Nadezhda Triathlon and Training, Saddles, TriathlonA bike saddle is the most personal part of your bike, and it can make all the difference in the world. That’s why getting the right saddle for road cyclists and triathletes is so important. While a good saddle is barely noticeable, the uncomfortable one will make you beyond miserable. Unless you want to make your best friend’s thigh chaff and lower parts numb, you need to find the right saddle. But what exactly does that mean?
Well, to put it simply, women-specific saddles usually have a cut-out to relieve soft tissue pressure. The use of a wider saddle helps to accommodate a woman’s wider-spaced sit bones. Sit bones are the bones that make up the area in your buttocks that are the most likely to feel pressured during a ride.
Ladies Bike Saddles
in Bike Builds, Blog Post, Bloggers, Fitness, Health, Health and Lifestyle, Kit Facts, Kit Reviews, Lifestyle, Nadezhda Kit Reviews, Nadezhda Pavlova, Nadezhda Triathlon and Training, Technical Kit, TriathlonWhether you’re viewing the rolling greens of the countryside, conquering the mountains or planning a cycle across the bustling streets, the bottom line is – your bottom is in the line. No matter what the scenery might offer, without the right saddle and perfect padding for your tush it isn’t fun and you won’t be able to push as much power as possible. There’s no reason to tolerate aching muscles and pressure points when you can find a seat that goes the extra mile.
Know your body
Cormet de Roselend France
in Bike Routes, Bikecation, Bikecation Locations, Blog Post, Cycle Tourism, European Bikecation Locations, European Cycling Routes, Fitness, Forest Centre, France Road Cycling, France Road Cycling, Health and Lifestyle, Lifestyle, Road Cycling RoutesSitting at an altitude of 1968m the Cormet de Roselend connects Beaufort(744m) in the Beaufortain valley in the west and Bourg-Saint-Maurice(840m) in the Tarentaise Valley to the east. The climb has a rich TDF history. It was first featured in the 1979 Tour de France and ten times since. In 2019 the climb was cut from the tour as a mudslide rendered the climb impassable. It returns in 2020 for stage 18 and just happens to follow our preferred route over the Cormet!
Aeropress Coffee
in Bikepacking, Blog Post, Bloggers, Health and Lifestyle, Lifestyle, Scott Cornish, Technical Accessories, Travel and Technical KitI used to be a bit of a philistine when it came to coffee, coffee was just coffee and instant tasted okay. That was until I started drinking freshly ground and freshly made coffee. What a revelation and how bad instant now tastes. Far from being any kind of connoisseur, but I can now appreciate the subtle undertones of flavours in different coffees, although this has created a bit of hole for myself, demanding good coffee wherever I travel, even bikepacking.
Magura Town and the Mountains
in Bike Routes, European MTB Routes, Larisa Chinces, Larisa Lifestyle, MTB Routes, Romania MTB RoutesMagura town sits beneath the beautiful mountains, surrounded by trails in my home – Transylvania, near to the historic city of Bran. The castles neary and the forests and hills are all magical and the riding is awesome 🙂
Vitamin D Deficiency In Sport
in Blog Post, Fitness, Health, Health and Lifestyle, Ladies Cycling, Lifestyle, Nadezhda Lifestyle, Nadezhda Pavlova, Nadezhda Triathlon and Training, Nutrition, Training, TriathlonVitamin D is vital for growth and maintenance of the bone and in regulation of electrolyte metabolism, protein synthesis, gene expression, and immune function – lots of important things for athletes. These vital functions are essential for all individuals, and they’re especially so for the elite and recreational athlete.
A few thoughts on bikefitting
in Bike Builds, Blog Post, Bloggers, Cycle Maintainance, Fitness, Health, Health and Lifestyle, Kit Facts, Lifestyle, Steve Smales, TrainingRiding a bike seems a simple process. However, it’s not until we start to look at the technical aspects, that we can really begin to reap the full benefits. Steve took a reluctant trip for bike fit and came back a changed rider… with lots of bikes to change too 😉
DS Pro Wild Cherry Cycling Kit
in UncategorizedLarisa has lots of cycling to do this summer, and she gives an independent review of this stylish performance ladies cycling kit from DS Pro. If you want to look feminine and have the best technicity, look no further.
Bowland Badass Cycling Route
in Bike Routes, Bikecation, Bikecation Locations, Blog Post, Great Road Climbs, Health and Lifestyle, Lifestyle, Road Cycling Routes, Robert Thorpe, Robert Thorpe Bikecation, South Pennines Road Cycling, UK Road Cycling RoutesThe Bowland Badass, whilst starting in the quiet village of Garstang, is an epic 167 mile road cycling route in Lancashire and Yorkshire, with a series of epic and tough climbs. It was run as a sportive, and we’ve included the route here, so that you can ride it yourself at any time, either in a one day adventure, or as a cycle tour over a weekend.