Owie!
Posted by Daniel in Fat Guy → Normal Guy on 21. Sep, 2008 | 0 Comments
I’ve been doing some bike riding since moving house, and I’m lucky to be situated within riding distance of Chick Sands. However, while watching someone else and assuming that if I followed their path I wouldn’t crash, I… well, crashed. Artist’s impression:
GPS for fun?
Posted by Daniel in Cars, Models & Gadgets, Fat Guy → Normal Guy on 22. May, 2008 | 2 Comments
These days, when you talk about GPS people tend to think of the TomTom type of GPS unit that takes your car to the right place. However, GPS can be used to have fun, too. I’ve had a basic GPS unit on my mountain bike for a while – a Garmin Foretrex 201. It’s a [...]
Mountain Biking at the ‘Ring
Posted by Daniel in Cars, Models & Gadgets, Fat Guy → Normal Guy on 12. Apr, 2008 | 0 Comments
Finally, a holiday. Last weekend (5th – 8th of April) we loaded up the C30 with three bikes, three people and three lots of luggage for a cycling trip to the Nürburgring. Stuart arrived in his Skyline the night before and slept on the sofa. The next morning we loaded up the car pretty much [...]
Now with actual proof!
Posted by Daniel in Fat Guy → Normal Guy on 24. Mar, 2008 | 0 Comments
Writing about biking in the Nürburgring earlier got me in the mood for a bikeride, so I went and did the woods route again. There are two technical bits that flummoxed me in there – the first one I’ve now learnt how to do, but the second I just can’t manage. It’s an open field [...]
If at first you don’t succeed… you get muddy. Then go to the Nürburgring anyway.
Posted by Daniel in Fat Guy → Normal Guy, General on 24. Mar, 2008 | 0 Comments
Since ordering the Volvo C30 (see previous post), I’ve been thinking about the going to the Nürburgring with my bike and riding around it. The bike route is long (13 miles), very offroad and very hilly. Obviously, I’d need to prep a bit before going. On Friday, the weather was looking alright so I decided [...]
Dedication to the cause
Posted by Daniel in Fat Guy → Normal Guy on 13. Mar, 2008 | 0 Comments
Just went out cycling in the rain. Artist’s impression:
New Bike, and the final nail in the RX-8′s coffin
Posted by Daniel in Cars, Models & Gadgets, Fat Guy → Normal Guy on 12. Mar, 2008 | 1 Comment
Last weekend I went up to visit Stuart, and asked him for advice on a new bike. I actually ended up buying one up there – a Specialized Stumpjumper FSR Comp. It’s a full-suspension mountain bike, and cost far too much money. To bed the bike in, as it were, we went on a 9 [...]
This time I mean it. No, not like last time – this time I *actually* mean it…
Posted by Daniel in Fat Guy → Normal Guy, General on 01. Mar, 2008 | 0 Comments
For ages I’ve been saying that I intend to start riding my bike to work and back, but in true fat guy style I keep finding excuses (“Oh, its winter now, I’ll do it when it warms up again”, “My bike is broken”, etc) not to. Well, today I remembered how much I used to [...]
