latest scribbles from my hand...

ok quicky for you...

lots of great cycles this week, including two longish this weekend... resulting in a sunny day, pot holes missed from sun glare and knackered front mechanism ...ouch...

my bianchi is in for repairs and I am frustrated...

however...

cadence is upto 80 bpm and ave speed over 14 mph...

mid june it was taking me 1 hour 10 mins to achieve 12 miles on a slightly hilly ride

yesterday was 49 minutes on hillier ride...

im quite shocked...

new wheels... waiting to be fitted some gorgeous mavics mmm thanks again boston bike guru ...

ok time to go now but will be back soon, folding bike in car as i am away for few days...

oh yes if you are reading this be a chum and add yourself to a follower , also tell your friends please!

take care

craig

oh yes lost more weight 2 pounds wooohoooooo

cycling update...

ok...

the cycling is increasing now and i am aiming to get out at least 4 times per week.

a minimum of 16 miles to keep me ticking over during the week with a couple of biggies at the weekend.

this coupled with drumming is helping the stamina and muscle to fat growth!

this weekend sun 19th July was a brilliant 35 mile cycle, longest so far and with bags of room to spare at the end...

a very challenging ride with many hills of different challenge and some very busy roads to contend with also.

my garmin gps re set itself last night so i am unable to upload the data which is a real pain...

my cadence was up to a steady 77 rpm and my speed up to 11.2 mph which for this ride in wind, rain and many hills pleased me!

suffered a couple of punctures over the weekend and managed to perform a clipped in topple in front of a coffee drinking crowd - excellent!

looking forward to getting out again, took today as a rest day and will have a gentle ride tomorrow night all being well.

will add some new pics to help you laugh..

i am very sorry...

well hello,

it has been a little while since i have said Hi and shared my thoughts...

there is a reason for this... cycling, drumming, travel, work and more cycling!

so let me delight you with an update...

ready?

weight down by a total of near 4 stone now! bmi has dropped by a total of 9.5 points since the end of March which is brilliant...

clothes are way too big and my suits look like i have borrowed them! i am wearing shirts i have never been able to get into , all of this is wonderfully exciting...

i am however refusing to buy new clothes until i have lost a couple more stone... so i guess im gonna look daft for a little while longer yet!

exciting crazy assed goal news soon

yes thats right

im about to be daft and i have had a couple of ideas...

just working them out, they involve me, padded shorts, bikes and cream for my areas.

Most importantly they will involve charity...

i shall let you know more soon.

c

gosh it's on the blog now... it gonna happen!

sun, spain, cycling and backwards brakes...

hmmm...

ok a quick hello from the sun of Spain...

El cheapo road bike is actually quite good, the sponge brakes make for interesting stopping as do the fact the UK have the brakes opposite to anywhere else in the world .... eg > uk back brake left , anywhere else the front brake is left... imagine my surpise... oh well what fun...

loads of great mini and long climbs here and a wonderful moutanous type road which i will attempt later in the year when I return... and have changed the brakes from sponges to er... brakes.

adios amigos.