Updated my facebook cover photo : 04/03/2013

I have just updated my facebook cover photo. In memory of my Marin Muirwoods 29ER ’09. Which after a good number, years of service. He’s had to go. He was in at Rutland Cycling getting a service and they found a big crack in the frame. I will really miss him. Yes I know it’s only a bike. But we have had so many great times together. I also used the bike while doing the End to End cycle back in 2009. Which I, still would say is one of the best things I have done in my life!!

Please all check out my facebook fan page @ www.facebook.com/gordonval.

facebook timeline 04-03-2013

Just posted some miscellaneous cycling images

Here are some miscellaneous cycling images. I have taken of my bikes over the years!

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Don’t worry this is something I did to my Trek 830 a good number of years back! Way back in 2014! Can you tell what’s missing?

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Think can you tell what is missing now!

Marin Muirwoods 29er

My Marin Muirwoods 29er bike that I used in 2009 to do the End to End cycle!

More photos from this set can be found at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/cycling/miscellaneous/.

UK TV programmes to watch this week : 02/03/2013

Never done this before. But here is this weeks UK TV programmes, that I think everyone should watch!! 🙂

The Flying Scotsman: A Rail Romance (BBC 2 | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Monday 4th March 2013)

As it celebrates its 90th birthday, Barbara Flynn narrates the story of the nation’s love affair with the steam locomotive that symbolises all that was great about British engineering, the Flying Scotsman.

The Railway: Keeping Britain on Track (BBC 2/BBC HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Tuesday 5th March 2013)

Documentary series which goes behind the scenes of the rail network, revealing the inner workings of one of Britain’s biggest and oldest institutions. The West Coast Mainline is the busiest route in Europe – linking London to Glasgow with Birmingham, Manchester and Liverpool in between. It faces a jam-packed schedule and ever growing passenger numbers.

The Last Leg (Channel 4/Channel 4 HD | 9:30pm to 10:00pm | Friday 8th March 2013)

The award-winning live gang show takes a joyful, offbeat take on the week; aiming to celebrate all that is best about Britain. Host Adam Hills, alongside co-hosts Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker, provide an intelligent, alternative commentary on the significant moments of the past seven days, as well as pulling out hidden gems, and weird and wonderful talking point stories. In front of a live studio audience, celebrity guest Duncan Bannatyne joins Adam, Alex and Josh on The Last Leg sofa, as the gang tackle the issues of the week.

All TV guide information taken from DigiGuide — www.getdigiguide.tv/?p=1&r=15119.

Website statistics for February 2013

Below are the main website statistics for February 2013.

  • Unique visitors: 4,455.
  • Bandwidth: 5.98 GB.
  • Browsers: IE (25.3%), Firefox (35.7%), Chrome (15%), Safari (10.4%), Opera (4.1%).
  • Operating Systems: Windows (72.5%), Macintosh (16.2%), Others (5.1%), Linux (6%).
  • Most viewed blog entry: More straight lad in straitjacket photos (314 views | Posted: 20/10/2012).
  • Most viewed photo: Myself in front of police box in Glasgow (563 views | Taken 29/12/2012).

Data from AWStats.

February 2013 most popular photos

Below are the top three most looked at photos on this website during February 2013.

Number 1 (563 views) : Myself in front of police box in Glasgow
Myself in front of police box in Glasgow

Number 2 (215 views) : Wetsuited on bed

Wetsuited on bed

Number 3 (112 views) : Wetsuited on bed
Wetsuited on bed

February 2013 cycling statistics

Here are my cycling statistics for February 2013. I am pleased with the number of miles I did this last month (February). It’s just about made up for the very bad January that I had. Since I did 158.8 more miles than I did in February 2012.

So far my yearly stands at 644.6 miles. Total miles since April 2003 is now at 27,559.9.

Here is the data from February 2013:-

Data from: Garmin Connect.

Here are my favourite cycling photos from the month

Wetsuit cyclingRutland WaterRutland WaterA1 between Little Ponton and Great PontonOut cycling