So it begins…

Posted on 01/11/2012 by Paul.Lund

Ok we will be flying out to Vietnam this Saturday to start our BHF Vietnam to Cambodia charity bike ride. I’d hoped I would be able to blog this in real time but circumstances dictate that I cannot, so i’ll be keeping a paper log as I ride and then when I’m back home i’ll write up the blog. We’re not allowed to take video cameras and even with an ordinary camera I am limited to what I am allowed to take a pictures of.

But I will be allowed to take some pictures so hopefully once i’m back home I’ll upload them to the blog and my web site as well

Ride 27/10/2012

Posted on 01/11/2012 by Paul.Lund

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Last long distance ride before I do the Vietnam to Cambodia charity ride next week, quick lap around the forth.

Ride 20/10/2012

Posted on 20/10/2012 by Paul.Lund

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Another loop around the Ochils today, probably the last one this year, things are starting to get cold, wet and windy.

Ride 29/09/2012

Posted on 29/09/2012 by Paul.Lund

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Well I got my bike back after it’s service which required a new cassette, chain, gear cable and brake disks and did a quick ride to check all was well. Thankfully the service and parts were cheaper than I thought.

Flight to Northampton

Posted on 19/09/2012 by Paul.Lund

So whilst I was down at my Dad’s to do the BHF ride my dad took me for a flight in his microlight on Sunday. We flew from High Wycombe to Northampton where the microlight was scheduled to have some maintenance done to it. I took the opportunity to take some pictures during the flight The flight was 30 mins but it took over an hour to drive back to Wycombe.

BHF’s Windsor to Bath off road

Posted on 19/09/2012 by Paul.Lund

On Saturday 15th September I did the BHF’s Windsor to Bath off road bike ride, which is a 105 mile off road ride along the Ridgeway and canal to Bath. Tough ride but a good one to do.

Unfortunately my garmin went flat before I completed the ride so I lost all my ride data and since I was riding against the clock I didn’t stop very often to take pictures, other than when I was eating.

Although the garmin went flat I do still have the route mapped out for the garmin saved as a course. I’ve attached it along with the photos below.

Charity Collection on Princess Street in Edinburgh

Posted on 08/09/2012 by Paul.Lund

So Uncle William and Aunty Jill helped me raise some more money for the BHF ride I’m doing in November by shaking a collection tin on Princess Street in Edinburgh. Not many people donated but I’ve probably got a few quid to add to my total.

Ride 02/09/2012 around the Forth

Posted on 06/09/2012 by Paul.Lund

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Did a quick circuit of the Forth non stop, usually I would stop in Edinburgh for Lunch but this time I just went in a oner :-).

Ride 19/08/2012 up Glen Finglas

Posted on 19/08/2012 by Paul.Lund

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So here we are again having a go up Glen Finglas, the last time I did this was on the Evans Cycles Calendar Ride It event back in March. It was such a brutal ride it killed me twice over, thankfully this time I wouldn’t be doing 40 miles off road on top. I drove to the start of the path leading up the hill and rode the 15 miles up and down the hill without too much incidence. It’s still a brutal ride especially the last 100m up the path to the summit, still had to push the bike up that bit, but this time at least I was able to ride up 90% of the hill to the top A much better ride and experience this time round. Thats twice I’ve done the clockwise route, I’ll need to do the anti-clockwise route one day.

Ride 18/08/2012

Posted on 19/08/2012 by Paul.Lund

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Quick ride to Shieldhill, Slamannan and Cumbernauld and back home.

Ride 11/08/2012

Posted on 12/08/2012 by Paul.Lund

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Doing some mountain biking around the side of the Ochils just so I can mark some of the routes up there. Hopefully I can build up decent set of routes to tackle the hills with.

Ride 04/08/2012 Ochils reverse loop

Posted on 04/08/2012 by Paul.Lund

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So did the same Ochils loop as 2 weeks ago but this time a little more successfully. Weather forecast was for a cloudy possible wet day, it actually turned out to be a very nice sunny day.