So first thing you do after getting run over is decide on the replacement bike init? There’s no better time to commit to a bike that’s got a long lead time like a full custom steel frame from an independent frame builder than when you’re staring down the barrel of a 12 month lay up!Continue reading “The bike! I got The Bike!”
Author Archives: Sam
It’s amazing what can be achieved!
So I went and completed the Fred Whitton challenge. I didn’t think I was fit enough going into it and thought worst case I’ll duck out on the “short” route and still be happy with what I’d achieved. I didn’t feel the best coming into one of the early climbs and decided I’d rather finishContinue reading “It’s amazing what can be achieved!”
Does it end?
That’s not a does it end, I’m wallowing in self pity does it end it’s a reflection that actually maybe it has ended and this is now normal? So we’re 19 ish months in, I’ve been hitting Zwift pretty hard (in comparison to what I was doing at least) building a bit of fitness withContinue reading “Does it end?”
The Rehab
Not posted for a while, life got turned upside down! We moved to the edge of the Yorkshire Dales and bought a pub! Tradesmen everywhere since and all the disruption from the move means I’ve only really been able to get near the turbo a couple of times but hopefully I’ll be able to getContinue reading “The Rehab”
The Goals
Goals are good, goals are fun, goals give an added purpose to all the fun. I’d normally try to sign up for a couple of events or sportives during the year so I had something to be fit for early in the year and then something to maintain it for later in the year. IContinue reading “The Goals”
The past
Where have I been, what have I done, what’s my experience? Where do you start with that one? Well I’ve been cycling for over 20 years, I started off just mucking about in the woods on my Professional Trakatak (cantilever brakes, thumb shifters) with mates and quickly rode into a tree and broke my collarContinue reading “The past”
The Recovery
Broken leg – 12 weeks in a pot and back to it right? The first four and a half months was basically spent with my arse in a chair and my leg in the air. I could go maybe 20 mins with my leg down without it blowing up like a balloon and getting uncomfortable,Continue reading “The Recovery”
The Wife
She gets a special mention. When I came out of hospital I could barely dress myself, it took 20 minutes to get out of bed, I couldn’t get in the shower without help and the first couple of weeks I could barely make my own coffee and stood no chance of getting it around theContinue reading “The Wife”
The Accident
21st June 2020, it was around 1pm, the weather was good. I was just over 50 miles in to a pretty lumpy ride down to the peaks and only about 5 miles from home. I was on the A61 near Newmillerdam coming down a slight descent travelling at about 30mph according to strava ( IContinue reading “The Accident”
My cycling journey 