http://bikinggod.multiply.com/ Oh to be a biking god Sun, 9 Mar 2008 21:26:16 -0000 Sun, 9 Mar 2008 21:19:54 -0000 http://images.bikinggod.multiply.com/logo http://bikinggod.multiply.com 100 100 Not many pics from this round. Far too cold on a bike with no leathers. Besides, I had a date with an awful rugby match and some hot tea and http://bikinggod.multiply.com/photos/album/8/NCRA_Harrington_circuit Sun, 9 Mar 2008 21:19:54 -0000 1st race of the spring handicap series at the Rocko 10 course. Glad I sat it out. It looked way too http://bikinggod.multiply.com/photos/album/7/Rocko_NCRA_handicap_race Sat, 1 Mar 2008 21:03:38 -0000 Never seen anything like it!! Some people are born with balance you can only dream http://bikinggod.multiply.com/links/item/4/YouTube_-_Kris_Holm_Freeride_video Mon, 4 Feb 2008 22:20:42 -0000 <P><A href="http://bikinggod.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/R6IzQQoKCBwAAHFCcSc1"><IMG class=alignleft src="http://images.bikinggod.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/R6IzQQoKCBwAAHFCcSc1/Picture%20013.jpg?et=JnICzZ6ti7iCqht1uaRb1A&amp;nmid=" border=0></A>On Tuesday morning my wife gave birth to Chloe Louise. Cue the sleepless nights and weary days. Can't wait.</P> <P>Mum and baby are both fine.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>See you all in March!</P> http://bikinggod.multiply.com/journal/item/12/New_addition Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:45:54 -0000 <P><A href="http://bikinggod.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/R5UB9woKCBwAAGP7YC01"></A><A href="http://bikinggod.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/R5UB9woKCBwAAGP7YC01"><IMG class=alignleft src="http://images.bikinggod.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/R5UB9woKCBwAAGP7YC01/SS.jpg?et=bvjC9ljJIZASUGiBeeV5Fg&amp;nmid=" border=0></A>It started life as a half done Raleigh Equpie single speed hack, battled for on Ebay and acquired for under a hundred quid.</P> <P><A href="http://bikinggod.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/R5UB9woKCBwAAGP7YC01"></A>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>I immediately set to work with an angle grinder and chisel to rid it of any excess metal and protrusions. Next came nearly 3 weeks of graft with the nitromors...I'll never do that again.<A href="http://bikinggod.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/R5UDxAoKCBwAAAUDlq81"><IMG class=alignright style="WIDTH: 246px; HEIGHT: 272px" height=300 src="http://images.bikinggod.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/R5UDxAoKCBwAAAUDlq81/DSC00085.JPG?et=6Ai%2BUiSoV8PPNOY%2CVBnycQ&amp;nmid=" width=300 border=0></A></P> <P>4 coats of primer, 4 of gloss black( they'd run&nbsp;out of olive green and I'm impatient) and 3 coats of lacquer later and she was ready to reassemble. A new black headset was all that was needed to make her road worthy, however... I splashed out on some profile base bars and a cyclocross brake lever for to finish the minimalist look. A couple of stickers and some bar tape later and hey presto. <A href="http://bikinggod.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/R5UB9woKCBwAAGP7YC01"></A><A href="http://bikinggod.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/R5UFJgoKCBwAACruKUQ1"><IMG class=alignright src="http://images.bikinggod.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/R5UFJgoKCBwAACruKUQ1/DSC00093.JPG?et=byyQYZXa2QmJnnZMZKO%2BTw&amp;nmid=" border=0></A><A href="http://bikinggod.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/R5UB9woKCBwAAGP7YC01"></A></P> <P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; One fast, fun hack.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Just got to get me some muscles now.</P> http://bikinggod.multiply.com/journal/item/11/Wee_winter_project_continued._ Mon, 21 Jan 2008 20:54:37 -0000 <P>As some of you may or may not have noticed I haven't been out much recently. Motivation has been very low, so I've taken on a little winter project to get cycling back on my mind. And on that note.....does anyone have a spare brake lever in their stores they would like to part with for a small fee. I'm after a front mtb or bmx cable type, to fit a 25.8mm bar. Doesn't need to be fancy, but the smaller the better. </P> <P>Might see you in the new year!</P> http://bikinggod.multiply.com/journal/item/10/Wee_winter_project Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:07:19 -0000 Being nostalgic, looking at tuned mini's, this impresed me heaps. Both for the speed, and the mad assed driving with no helmet or roll cage. (I'd have browned myself at 5min50 http://bikinggod.multiply.com/links/item/3/Made_me_smile Sun, 2 Dec 2007 23:04:01 -0000 Check out the mad backward German http://bikinggod.multiply.com/links/item/2/Some_very_fast_cycling Wed, 31 Oct 2007 14:38:17 -0000 Leaders on the first lap. First guy seemed to be cheating a http://bikinggod.multiply.com/video/item/5/D2D Wed, 31 Oct 2007 14:19:20 -0000 http://bikinggod.multiply.com/video/item/4/D2D Wed, 31 Oct 2007 14:18:15 -0000 http://bikinggod.multiply.com/photos/album/6/D2Dish Wed, 31 Oct 2007 14:15:50 -0000 Total lack of respect for the public.....probably Make you breath http://bikinggod.multiply.com/links/item/1/YouTube_-_Bike_Messengers_Are_on_Crack Wed, 18 Jul 2007 16:49:54 -0000 <P><A href="http://bikinggod.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/RpEHKAoKCmgAAFhgWBA1"><IMG class=alignright src="http://images.bikinggod.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/RpEHKAoKCmgAAFhgWBA1/DSC00050.JPG?et=EhBDSfcF8J78unwn4cZ5iA" border=0></A>What a hard ride. The route was harder than last years, with more climbing in a shorter distance, but the downs were well worth it, as the blurred image will testify. In the words of Gordon Effin Ramsey</P> <P>"50mph....done!"</P> <P>I'll see if I can do the whole route without getting off next week. </P> http://bikinggod.multiply.com/journal/item/9/Punishment_int_Peaks Sun, 8 Jul 2007 15:49:59 -0000 Anyone from the Kettering area fancy braving the elements and riding over to the SIS presentation at Neils shop in Harbro tonight? I'll be leaving from Kettering at around 6ish. http://bikinggod.multiply.com/journal/item/8/SIS_Night Mon, 2 Jul 2007 12:55:46 -0000 Graham and myself are going to the peaks on Sat, July 7th for a rece ride. We're testing the route for a charity ride we are doing the following weekend. Anyone who fancies a spin, let me know and we'll try to arrange the least amount of cars to riders etc. Last years route took in about 1600m of climbing, so it will be pretty testing, but its always a nice ride out. We'll look to be in Castleton for 9am and ride out from there. http://bikinggod.multiply.com/journal/item/7/Road_bash Wed, 30 May 2007 09:53:40 -0000 67 mile road bash in the Peak District, starting from Castleton. Its a rece ride for an event Graham and myself do each year through my old http://bikinggod.multiply.com/calendar/item/10003/Peaks_road_ride Wed, 30 May 2007 09:48:38 -0000 My brother in law is after some wheels to ride to work and back on. Anything will be considered, as long as it's cheap(or free). Have a look behind your sheds and garages, and let me know if there's anything out there that might fit the bill. I will collect if needed. http://bikinggod.multiply.com/journal/item/6/Bone_shaker_wanted Tue, 8 May 2007 10:33:18 -0000 What is it with me. I have broken yet another saddle.<IMG src="http://images.multiply.com/common/smiles/cake.png"> Thats 3 in 15 months. Do my bathroom scales deceive me, or am I buying rubbish. Fizik seats feel nice, but don't last, and the other bodyfit(who) unit was a winter trainer, but faired no better. Please don't tell me I need&nbsp; Brooks leather beast. http://bikinggod.multiply.com/journal/item/5/Fat_Boy Thu, 5 Apr 2007 11:11:54 -0000 Anything with 2 wheels is fun!! Me on my old R6 at RAF Wittering 2 years http://bikinggod.multiply.com/video/item/2/Yamaha_R6.wmv Sun, 18 Mar 2007 16:14:12 -0000 Photo's from the comfort of the http://bikinggod.multiply.com/photos/album/5/Naseby_Handicap_Race Sun, 4 Mar 2007 18:03:45 -0000 Not very waterproof!!! The gloves are in their second season, and I'm not a big mile rider. They have never been machine washed and I've not crashed in them either. However, on friday their tea bag like construction came to the fore, and completely soaked up every snow flake for my 50 min commute. Not impressed!! Can anyone recommend a good, waterproof winter glove that will last more than a year, but won't cost more than 40 http://bikinggod.multiply.com/reviews/item/2 Tue, 13 Feb 2007 13:46:39 -0000 Finally entered, took part in and completed my first fun run. And true to the rumours, it wasn't much fun. I felt pretty sick for most of it, and it still hurts now. However I got a half decent finish and beat the guys from the vegetarian running club. Woo Hoo. Might even try another sometime http://bikinggod.multiply.com/journal/item/4/Fun_Run Tue, 13 Feb 2007 08:52:10 -0000 Top value rally event at Rockingham. Was a fiver last year and had cars of all types, (Mark 1 Escorts to Impreza's). Run 4 day stages and 2 night on Saturday and 6 on http://bikinggod.multiply.com/calendar/item/10002/Rockingham_stage_rally Fri, 1 Dec 2006 16:29:28 -0000 After a considerable break I am turning the pedals again...slowly. A couple of rides to work and a spin with Shaggy at the weekend has rekindled my love of pedaling. Winter tyres are on, lights are charged and all is good, apart from the woeful fitness. Still, got plenty of time to work on that. A ride at Cannock on Saturday should blow the junk from my lungs, although I'm not over optimistic about racking up big miles. Might even get out on a Tuesday ride soon. Watch this space. http://bikinggod.multiply.com/journal/item/3/Winter_wilderness Fri, 1 Dec 2006 16:25:23 -0000 After my dismal attempt at a trail quest I'm going to try and redeem myself at this weekends short course TT from Bringhurst. I rode the route today, and it seems to go up more than down. Still, it is a bit shorter than the usual wednesday course, so maybe they'll cancel out. Time will http://bikinggod.multiply.com/journal/item/2/More_TTs Mon, 14 Aug 2006 21:25:31 -0000 paint http://bikinggod.multiply.com/photos/album/3/New_Album_3 Mon, 14 Aug 2006 21:19:23 -0000