Nearly 150km this week. I know for some of you might be nothing, but considering that this was just commuting in London, it’s not bad. On top of that I carry the extra weight, so it makes it even harder. To be honest, in the morning I don’t feel like getting out of bed and…
This weekend, I did the season’s first ride. First non-commuting ride, that is. On Good Friday I helped Angelos, my cycling buddy, to sort out his bike from its winter hibernation. We replaced the tires, brake shoes, gear & brake cables. So on Saturday we could go on a ride. We met at Regent’s Park…
I am watching the Tour of Flanders as I type this post and I can see that things don’t seem to be going well for Trek Factory Racing team. First Stijn Devolder, Gregory Rast and Yaroslav Popovych crash. Then, Devolder crashes again and we hear that Popo is out. Then Gregory Rast is out, too….
Today (well by the time this goes live it will be yesterday, so on Tuesday) I got back on the bike after a 91-day break. I cycle, mainly, to commute; my ride is 10 miles (15 km) each way. So, what are my observations after staying off the bike for 3 months? Pain. Saddle manufacturers…
Some years ago I registered the domain yiannis.co.uk. Initially I was using it only for email. When I started sailing, I decided to start a blog the Captain’s Log. I used Blogger, but there was an option where it would automatically upload the files to my website via FTP. So for the last 6-7 years…