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An inspiration to me, recovering from two knee operations to kick ass on the bike.  It's my pleasure to introduce you to Stuart Edge, my dad... "Last year at 63 years and 5 months I had my second knee replacement surgery some 7 years after the first. I cycled a lot in my youth and regularly took part in time trials. In my 30's with a growing family I found mountain biking. Regularly riding the Warwickshire byways and Cannock Chase.  In 1998 whilst working out in the local Gym I was asked if I fancied doing a triathlon having said  yes I...

So last week I completed the furthest ride I have ever committed too, and surprisingly It was a decent effort all round.  130 miles in 8 hours.   My previous long distance effort was London Revolution back in 2016 after my Father told me he was doing it with or without me,  I felt I needed to join him to give him some morale support.  In fact my Brother in Law and I both committed to the 186 miles over the two days, with a stop over in Windsor race course.  Was a great event,  And thoroughly enjoyable, albeit a...

So its been a few weeks since I last posted..  And remarkably things are going ok..  The 300km ride still feels fairly daunting.  But with 10 of us riding together, and another 25,000 people to draft along with I think we will be ok.   Bike swaps. A few changes since my efforts on the Single speed (put me in great shape early on in my training) which failed me around week 5 when I tried to reduce my rear cog to something that allowed me to ride faster than 18mph flat out.  As my chain refused to stay on...

We all know that exercise increases endorphins and serotonin, giving us the post-ride happy vibes, but there are so many other benefits.  It reminds us all, that whether we’re riding to lose weight, get faster, stronger, achieve a goal or just to get out in the air for the feel-good factor, the importance of fitting this into our busy schedules for our own personal well-being

Look after your mind as well as your body.