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Mt Stromlo – Lost and Found
Funny ride today at Mount Stromlo. Beautiful day to have another go at Loop 2 to avenge my poor performance last time. Lost – Granny Ring Changing my old Sachs chain for a new Shimano seemed a great...
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Sunday rides and Strava v. MapMyRide
Started so well. I rode to Coffee Guru at Bonner, which is likely to become a favourite start/finish line for such rides. I got down to the bottom of the concrete path near Mulligan’s Flat Rd and...
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MapMyRide to Strava Converter
I’ve converted to Strava. The app and website are so much nicer than MapMyRide. Not perfect, but quite nice. Naturally, I want to upload my rides from MapMyRide to Strava so that I can analyse my...
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Finally Found Kowen Forest
Well, that was an interesting weekend… As even the casual reader would know, I’ve had some trials finding the trails at Kowen Forest. My Navi takes me to a forest area off Sutton Road that has been...
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The Bonner Widowmaker and creating segments in Strava
This morning the fog was quite thick and had only just burnt away when I went for my ride. I intended to explore a few new tracks identified as segments on Strava. The Border Run has an alternative...
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PR on every Segment – Mulligans Flat ride
I had a great day for results today. I PR’d every segment I rode and smashed some old times. I was feeling 9/10 and even though the wattle pollen was noticeable. Name Dist Elev Speed HR New Time...
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Back in the saddle – sitting further forwards
The past 3 weekends have not been easy to fit in a ride. I’ve put on 2.5kg as a result. My first ride in 3 weeks was going to be a bit hard, I thought, especially since I was riding…Read more ›
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Mental anguish from a lack of riding
Oh the irony… just as I seem to be making gains in strength and fitness, I’m off the bike because of illness. Not in sub-zero conditions, fog or the exhaustion of exertion, but just at the start of...
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Bike Repairs – new bottom bracket
I used to repair and upgrade my old road bike regularly, taking it from a 12-speed to 21-speed in the process. The only things I haven’t replaced on that old thing are the front rim and hub, brake...
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Cycling – 12 months on (belated)
For many years my Cannondale mountain bike remained dormant (fallow, having a spell) while I contemplated selling it. It was fun to ride cross country on rough grass fields, but every time I tried any...
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