Cycled from the centre of Brighton up to Devils Dyke and then along the South downs way to Chanctonbury Ring. 10 minute break and then cycled back the same way home. Awesome quick down hill section from Chanctonbury ring. Total distance 29.5 miles, time taken about 3hr 30minutes. Max speed 32mph!

Clocks went forward on Sunday. BMF in daylight is so much nicer than in the dark. A good hard session.

Busy day today: 2 hour 24.5 mile cycle. Along the coast, over telscombe to lewes, up to ditchling and back along the roads to home. Then 5 hours of walking in the Sussex country side in and around Balcombe.

30 minute cross country run. Legs felt like lead!

We purchased a Viking Saratoga Dual Disc tandem in November 2008.  Since getting it we have done about 150 miles on it.  Recently it started making a “clonking” noise from the front pedals/bottom bracket. I tightened up all the bolts I could see on the pedals, brakes and chain rings but it still made the [...]

Another Wednesday night BMF session.

30 minute ergo.  7563m achieved (average split of 1:59.01)

Another nice ride in the downs.  Headed up from the centre of Brighton up Dyke road, up the path all the way to Devils Dyke then along the South downs way to the adur river.  Turned off and followed the road down to Coombes farm to see the new born lambs.  Up to bramber for [...]

We were going to take the tandem out today on the downs for its first South Downs Way test but heading out from home there was a strange creaking noise.  Took it to a shop, they said tighten up the front bottom bracket, got the allen key out tighened up one fine.  When I tried [...]

Just finished 2 and a half hours with the brightonmtb.org guys.  Had a great nights riding.  Lots of single track.  I only fell off about 5 times tonight which is less than before.  The addition of  a head torch makes all the difference.  If you ride at night and you don’t have one get one.  [...]