Tag: cycling gear

New Lycra: Castelli Presto Due Bib Shorts 2013

Castelli Presto Due Bib Shorts 2013I have ordered myself some new white Lycra shorts! I better say, I did order them, before I found out, how much my car, was going to cost to get fixed!

But I love white Lycra, so I don’t mind! They set me back £48, full list price is £80. So a saving of 40%.

Can’t wait to get them! And of course do many photos and vlogs wearing them :).

Great fun cycling with a friend!

Had so much fun cycling with a friend today! I will feel it, tomorrow! Been up since 8am! Which my body is not use to, at all! Also covered just over 75 miles! So the longest cycle of the year so far :).

I will leave you will some photos from the cycle!

You can check out our route at connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/580454312

Tristan and myself in Lycra

Tristan and myself in Lycra

26-Aug-2014 : Great 60 miles on the bike!

That turned out to be a great 60 mile cycle on the bike. Very pleased with the number of miles I did, since when I set off my goal was only 40 miles. Just not so happy with the average speed of only 11.9 mph. Then it was a bit on the windy side for most of the cycle.

I will now leave you with the route map, route statistics and photos.

Route map:-

26-08-2014 bike ride

Route statistics:-

  • Start time: 1:10 pm
  • Distance: 60.48 miles
  • Time: 5:04:20 (h:m:s)
  • Elapsed Time: 6:41:27 (h:m:s)
  • Avg Speed: 11.9 mph
  • Max Speed: 32.2 mph
  • Elevation Gain: 517 meters
  • Min Elevation: 43 meters
  • Max Elevation: 179 meters

Data from: Garmin Connect.

Photos from the cycle:-

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July 2014 cycling statistics

Here are my cycling statistics for July 2014. I ended up doing 704.98 miles this month. Which has just about made up for doing next to no cycling in May and June. Since to not being very well. But back to feeling much better now!

So now just to hope, I can also get lots of miles in this month. But off to best of starts, since I was in holiday in Scotland from the 3rd to the 8th August 2014.

Here is the data from July 2014:-

  • Total cycles: 27
  • Total Distance: 704.98 miles
  • Total Time: 54:36:48 (h:m:s)
  • Avg Speed: 12.9 mph
  • Max Time: 3:34:26 (h:m:s)
  • Max Speed: 36.9 mph
  • Avg Distance: 26.11 miles
  • Max Distance: 45.58 miles

Data from: Garmin Connect.

Here are my favourite cycling photos from the month:-

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Vlog: Lycra and Dairy Milk Strawberries & Creme

Out a cycle in Lycra and trying Cadbury Dairy Milk Strawberries and Creme for the very first time (It’s tastes GREAT BTW!). What could be better?

End to End cycle photos from 2009!

Still can’t believe it was way back in August 2009, that I did the End to End cycle. So will be 5 years ago this coming August. No idea where the last 5 years have gone?

I still really want to the End to End cycle again at some point! Just need to find some fit lads to do it with me!! When I say fit, I mean good looking! Any offers???

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