Sunday, 23 November 2008

Training for the Trip


The major variable of the trip is of course my fitness and that so far has become the major issue for me at the moment. Getting hold of the hardware is easy , you just buy it or borrow or whatever. The only way to up the fitness is to get out and ride every day rain or shine and I am very lucky in that respect as I can choose to cycle to work over the hill. But that’s where I am finding it a problem as when I look out the window at 5 in the morning and its blowing a “Hoolly” I sneak into the car and off I go another day only 1 day. That’s where I am going to have to motivate myself some how, some how. A now the ground is covered in snow so the inclination to go out is even less. it's looking as though as I will have to go to that horrrible place... Sweatshop ... otherwise known as The Gym. At least the new wheels have arrived

Tuesday, 11 November 2008

New frame For the adventure



Over the past couple of days I have managed to purloin a new frame for the trip. It was nice and cheep off the net. I was able to utilise most of the bits off the NRS for it too. It rides very nicely and has survived a battering round the foothills of the Cairngorms last weekend . Nearer the trip I think I will shave a few more pounds of it by fitting nice rigid forks and a nice new true set of wheels for it..



New Frame for the Adventure
by freehighlander @ 2008-10-26 – 15:01:40
Over the past couple of days I have managed to purloin a new frame for the trip. It was nice and cheep off the net. I was able to utilise most of the bits off the NRS for it too. It rides very nicely and has survived a battering round the foothills of the Cairngorms last weekend . Nearer the trip I think I will shave a few more pounds of it by fitting nice rigid forks and a nice new true set of wheels for it..