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By Mícheál 16th November 20193rd January 2020 Gravel

Gravel Bike Conversion – Part 2 Stripping the Frame

A big advantage of doing a project bike like this is that if things do go wrong, it’s not like you’re out a huge amount of money. So while in theory I could have just taken old parts off and replaced with new parts, it makes sense to strip the

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By Mícheál 3rd November 201917th December 2019 Gravel

Gravel Bike Conversion – Part 1 Introduction

For anyone that even follows the slightest bit of cycling media, it’s impossible to ignore all the talk of “gravel bikes”. Actually defining them is tricky, as they mean different things to different people. But tend to be an off-road drop-bar bike, that has more clearance, and in some cases

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By Mícheál 30th October 201930th October 2019 Alps

Alps 2019 Day 4 Gap to Grenoble

Start: Gap Finish: Grenoble Distance: 117km Elevation gain: 1,730m Climbs Col du Manse Rain. And Climbing. That’s how day 4, our final day on the bike started. From Gap the plan had been to go up the Col du Manse, and the Col du Noyer, but while the weather had

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By Mícheál 26th October 201929th October 2019 Alps

Alps 2019 Day 3 Briancon To Gap

Start: Briançon Finish: Gap Distance: 124km Elevation gain: 2,360m Climbs Col d’Izoard,Côte de Puy-Sanières, Côte de la Rochette 2 Days in the legs, and facing pretty much in a HC climb, there was another sense of trepidation on the morning of the 3rd day. The sun was shining, but it

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By Mícheál 19th October 201928th October 2019 Alps

Alps 2019 Day 2 Bourg D’Oisans to Briancon

Start: Bourg d’Oisans Finish: Briançon Distance: 94km Elevation gain: 2,4908m Climbs Alp d’Huez, Col de Sarenne, Col du Lautaret We woke to a beautiful, clear day, albeit on the cool side, and it seemed like a perfect day to tackle what we would consider the “Queen’s Stage” of the trip:

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By Mícheál 4th October 201927th November 2019 Alps

Alps 2019 Day 1 Grenoble to Bourg D’Oisans

Start: Grenoble Finish: Bourg d’Oisans Distance: 104km Elevation gain: 2,198m Climbs Col d’Ornan For nearly any cyclist cycling in the Alps would be the pinnacle of trips. So when some of our fellow cyclists from the Paris 2 Nice trip suggested a trip to tick off some bucket-list climbs, it

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By Mícheál 26th August 201927th August 2019 General

Cycling the Wicklow and Sally Gaps

Less than 2 weeks left before we head for 4 days in the Alps, and there’s no better place for a final long spin than in the Wicklow Mountains. Given that for the past month I haven’t been on the bike a fraction of what I had originally planned due

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By Mícheál 4th December 201830th October 2019 General

6 Basic Tips to get Started with Weight-loss

Luckily enough, weightless can be thought of very simply Calories burned > Calories taken in. Over the course of the year I’ve lost about 17 kgs (approx 38lbs), in preparation for the Paris2Nice cycle in the short-term, but of course, the main objective is long-term health. A normal male (and,

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By Mícheál 26th October 201829th October 2019 Gear/Review

6 Month Review – Garmin Edge 25

When I started cycling back in 2011 a Garmin Edge 500 was the absolute no-brainer when it came to picking a cycle computer, and until it finally stopped being recognised by my computers for uploads, I found it to be without fault. When I was trying to ramp my training

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By Mícheál 17th October 201829th October 2019 Review

My Review Of The Velocast Podcast

Cost £59.90 for the yearly early-bird. Link https://velocast.awesound.com/ Format The velocast is run by two Scots, John Galloway (@VelocastJohn) and Scott O’Raw (@velocast), and the main show has a fairly regular cadence during the year, covering the entire men’s pro cycling calendar, including previews and reviews of major one day and stage

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