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See.Sense
About a year ago, the See.Sense bike light popped up on my radar and I decided to back it on KickStarter. Last week, some four months later than originally advertised, it finally arrived at my door....
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britain’s first TdF winner
More than half a century before Bradley Wiggins secured the first overall Tour de France win for Britain, Yorkshireman Brian Robinson was pioneering the way on the Continent to become Great Britain’s...
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The Belkin team car gives an insight into their training regime to get ready for this years Tour de France. I’m not sure this would work so well in less cycling-fanatic countries where the teams are...
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protour chefs
In recent years, there has been a move within cycling away from plain pasta and energy gels towards ‘real food’. I’m not sure if it started with, but has certainly brought to the fore, by Biju Thomas...
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etape 2014
This years L’Etape du Tour was run on the classic Pyrenean stage route from Pau to the ski station of Hautacam, a total distance of 145km. Before the half-way point, the route starts to ascend the...
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know your enemy: HRM anomalies
One frequent complaint from people using heart rate monitors for their running and riding (but most often riding) is anomalous data. Typically in the early part of a ride you might see periods where...
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2014 in numbers
Rides and runs have been collated, cross referenced and matched, it’s the last day of the year and I hopefully haven’t lost any records. My stats for previous years can be seen here: 2011, 2012 and...
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mapping cycling infrastructure
I’ve seen a few ‘abstract’ cycle maps in the last few days, first by the Washington Post and then by TransportBlog, so I thought I would have a go at making one for Sydney. On the left is the road...
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open season
Its finally time to admit it – it is open season on cyclists in Australia. Early in the morning on January 5th 2014, Brendan Braid was riding alone along the Old Princes Highway. At approximately...
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2015 numbers
It took a bit of extra time to get all my numbers lined up this year; normally I try and do it every three months or so, but didn’t get around to it this time. My stats for previous years can be seen...
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