Why exercise?
He who has health has hope and he who has hope has everything
Don’t let your age control your lifestyle, let your lifestyle control your age
Suck it up and one day you won’t have to suck it in
Why cycle?
‘When the spirits are low, when the day appears dark, when work becomes monotonous, when hope hardly seems worth having just mount a bicycle and go out for a spin down the road without thought on anything but the ride you are taking’ – Arthur Conan-Doyle
‘Life is like riding a bicycle. In order to keep your balance, you must keep moving’ – Albert Einstein
‘Bicycles are almost as good as guitars for meeting girls’ – Bob Weir (Grateful Dead)
‘I relax by taking my bicycle apart and putting it back together again’ – Michelle Pfeiffer
‘Cycle all day and not only will you see, hear, smell, and feel the world around you but you will burn thousands of calories and be able to eat as much of whatever you want’ – Nick Pannaman
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Epilogue Part 2 – I think….
May 14, 2017
It is 275 days since I posted part 1 and at least once per day ever since I have spent time wondering exactly what to say. I lived a 25 year old dream. It was every euphoric and every dull moment crammed into an 8 week journey although as many of you will recall the...
Epilogue part 1
Aug 12, 2016
It's Friday - 4 days after the ride finished. Monday was just excitement in all directions - seeing Sue, finishing the ride, introducing Sue, saying goodbye, kissing Sue, laughing, joking.... It was all a bit of a whirl. And then there were pauses. The pause when I...
Day 50 – 8th August – Manchester to Portsmouth
Aug 8, 2016
56 miles ridden - 2100 feet climbed. I had mixed feelings eating plastic eggs at 6am this morning but it was the last time (at least for a long while). We were all excited and keen to finish the challenge so bag loading was quick and we were on our way. As before,...



