Oag blog

The training is going well on my side. I've built up towards 6hrs endurance zone pedal time a week, which is way more than I have ever done at this time of year before. My only grip is that it is all indoors. I invested in some mudguards, but the thought of lugging a grubby bike in and out of the house for the turbo trainer is not appealing and neither is thought of the guards rubbing into my 'blue steel' paintwork! So I need to pull my finger out and get a winter hack. I've been looking at some Genesis models and need to track one down at the right price.

Other news: riding position adjustments are much easier to do with a fellow cyclist on hand. Some of the team lowroader's got together last night for a lesson in cycling geometry from Steve. I thought I had got it nailed, but have been a bit eager in jacking up the seat post. All is well now, so my torso/arm and inner leg angles are all sorted. Big thanks to Steve.

I have entered the Mad March Hare and Cheshire Cat sportives, which gives me something to look forward to - hopefully I get lucky in the Dragon Ride lottery. I've joined Epic Cycles cycle team and will be having a crack at some racing in 2012. No racing targets will be set, I just want to see how I get on.

That's all for now, I'll add some more photo's in my next post.