A Girls' Cycling Compendium

found on an acf post titled sometimes i want to give up : I find it useful to call upon the Giant Rabbit of Righteousness. He weighs 63 ton...

Hmmmmmm. I have been somewhat stressed of late. Simple things (like, er, eating - sorry Mum!) tend to take a back seat when I'm stressed...

Following on from my previous post about being so rubbish riding uphill and the strange paradox as to whether I'll be better without gea...

I'm rubbish at riding up hills, there I've said it, out in the open for all the world to know. I am your classic click, click, click...

Damnit that was good. And very much a race of two halves. Not chronologically, but simultaneous opposing events, thoughts and feelings... Ar...

We've had a lot of rain here. Conditions more suited to an ark than a bike didn't stop me and Amy from getting out there and riding ...

finishing off the last of the packing for strathpuffer. bike and large bulky items (down jacket, sleeping bag, pot noodles) should already b...

Funny how perspective alters perception. What was a long ride to work, now often seems like a quick, painless hop on a Monday morning after ...

Allegedly I'm working at home today! But, I needed to collect something I'd ordered from a local branch of Comet (electrical retaile...

Today I went to buy a bike with Kate. It's always good to help someone else spend money on a bike, but this was special because by right...

Probably like a lot of people reading this one of my New Years resolutions was to ride more. Clearly, I've been a bit slow implementing ...

The first step towards fulfilling one (of a constantly shifting three) new year's resolution came with the adapting of the singlespeed i...

Last pedal of 2007 a quick blast on my fixie. See you out riding in 2008. Vikki

Visiting family in the sticks no internet so blogging via mobile phone, ain't technology great? Bike plus empty country roads equals big...

Want to get a bit of confidence up on the fixie without the added pressure of traffic so took it along the canal tow path for a short pedal....

The uber skinny tyres and ice meant I only was only brave enough for a constant pedal round the block! Vikki

T'internet it's a dangerous place. A bit of looking can easily lead to a bit of naughty clicking to buy! And then before you know wh...

40 miles of trail for me (50 miles for Amy) taking in several follies. A delightful phenomenon round here is a plethora of hilltop turrets, ...

32.24 miles of trail riding with Amy. In summary, not necessarily in order and some features repeated; ice, sunshine, climb, descend, crash,...

My plans for the day all involved sitting in front of the computer. But, the sun came out and the wind dropped down from a howl to a whisper...