So here I am the day after the World Championships mountain bike marathon and just 3 days off my flight to New York. The Race was a pretty amazing experience. Before the Pro riders started they had to get 15,000 hobby riders through. The feed zones were pretty restricted so our plan involved me riding along the course to ge to feed zone 4 and then riding back to the start after that. This hobby race with the 15000 people has a rule that each rider must have a...

Today was a great day. It had been a while since my last ride but I soon found the town bike and we got along just fine. Took her for a lovley trip along the watersfront where we spent some valuable time together. She was a bit rusty in parts and was definatly in need of some lovin but I suppose you get that when your the TOWN BIKE. She only had one gear and it was a bit stiff on the up hills but nothing like some hard work to appreciate the countryside. Thi...