Breakfast was just fruit and yoghurt at the Airbnb, packed up my overnight stuff and hit the road fairly early, for me, on a holiday, about nine... I'd planned to follow the coast to Waialua, then the more minor roads south and skirt Pearl Harbour on a cycle
On the Sunday I arrived in Honolulu I had organised something for today. I had this (apparently crazy judging by all I mentioned it too?) idea to cycle a lap of Oahu and sorted out a bike for it. The Plan Most of the rental places had 'sit-up'
The plan was to try and rendezvous with Mark Beaumont (who is cycling Around the World in 80 Days) as he approached Auckland Airport. But plans… I headed out from home on a nice sunny Saturday morning. I had been following Mark’s impressive progress north, from Taupo this day,
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A fun bike ride, a fun drive, Formula 1 and brilliant weather made for a great ‘long’ weekend! The Karioi Cycle Classic is a (mostly) gravel road ride from Raglan south along the Whaanga Coast and back on inland roads. It has 43km, 57km or 85km options, which all follow
I had a “lifestyle leave” day off work today. It’s a great initiative where you ‘buy’ five or ten days extra holiday (with a pay reduction) to use however you want. Part of changing jobs is you go back to zero leave owing so it was a good way
While researching new bikes I found this article from 2015 about riding the Alps 2 Ocean Trail on an Avanti Giro AR C1 cyclo-cross (CX) bike. At the time I didn’t realise I would be buying one but was looking at it’s cousin; the alloy frame AR 2.
I read this article ages ago and couldn’t find it again. Then, there it was referenced in an article by ExperiencePlus cycle tours. Filed here for future reference! Perfect Pedaling: Get a Better Pedal Stroke - www.bicycling.com Get the most energy from each crank revolution with these
I’m not really a gear freak, as will become apparent, but decided it was time for a new bike. How hard could that be… What did I want, why? My dear (as in endearing, not expensive) old Avanti Triplo is nearly 15 years old. It was a pretty modest
Got to Wellsford ok, now to get back! Check out my ride on Strava: Robin Sent from Outlook for Android
Looking at the forecast I think Friday might be another “Seal Skinz* rule!” day. 100% chance of rain and thunder storms. On well, soaking wet, riding an alloy bike, over a high’ish (300m) hill, in a thunder storm… What could possibly go wrong?! * Seal Skinz are brilliant waterproof socks
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On Friday I’m Pedalling for Plunket (Ruakaka to Wellsford). Having hardly moved the previous weekend—my Band recorded just 911 steps one day!—thanks to a head cold last Sunday I decided a bit of practice might be a good thing. A loop from home into the city, ferry
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I’m cycling from Ruakaka to Wellsford* (the red line below) to help raise funds for Plunket NZ
