When I started cycling back in 2011 a Garmin Edge 500 was the absolute no-brainer when it came to picking a cycle computer, and until it finally stopped being recognised by my computers for uploads, I found it to be without fault. When I was trying to ramp my training for Paris2Nice I needed something… Read More 6 Month Review – Garmin Edge 25
In this edge-of-the-seat post I’ll just go over what’s in the right bag. Clothes Pretty much the only stuff in this pannier are (off the bike) clothes and toiletries. We’re only doing a week, and staying mainly in B&Bs, so I’m bringing the following: 2 x t-shirts 1 x pair shorts 1 x hoodie 3… Read More Packing My Panniers: Part 2
Now for a very exciting post: how I’m packing panniers for the Mizen to Malin cycle next week! Gripping stuff for the non-cyclists, I know, but since we’ll be on the bike for a week it makes sense to put a bit of effort into getting it right. Now, I haven’t done a multi-day tour… Read More Packing My Panniers: Part 1
Originally when I got my bike (a Dolan Preffisio), one of the main reasons for getting it was it was designed to be used as a training/winter/touring bike. So when we figured out that the typical Irish Summer was going to be quite wet, and that we are doing a 450 mile tour in a few… Read More Ordeal Fitting Mudguards
Last night 2 of us did our first spin with the bikes fully loaded (racks and about 7kg in the panniers, basically what we plan on taking with us for Mizen to Malin). Considering the sun had been splitting the stones all day and was quite humid we thought a nice easy 30 mile spin,… Read More 1st Fully Loaded Training Spin
Intro I’ll just do a very quick summary of this gadget, there are countless numbers of reviews out there already, going into the nitty-gritty of how easy it is to set up screens, change from one bike to another etc, so I’ll try not to do one of those. But there are 2 things I… Read More Garmin Edge 500; 6 Month Review
