100 Miles a Day!!??

To get in practice for cycling so many miles, I recently attempted my first 100 miles in 1 day. I kept it simple so that I wouldn’t end up getting stuck in the middle of nowhere, and cycled from Bath to Bristol and back over 6 times... This totalled around 98.3 miles, and I was really happy with my performance. Overdid it a little bit, and went too fast if anything, but I have learned my lesson and now know that I can do it.

No major incidents to report, except I did come over all Valentino Rossi on a couple of corners and found myself trying to ‘get the knee down’... a quick look down at the shorts I was wearing (a pair your granddad would be proud of!!!) and my bike returned to its horizontal position, without any injuries.

New Bike

I recently purchased my New LEJOG Bike. The Dawes Vantage. It is a million times better than my old Marin Nail Trail Mountain bike, and came with skinny road tyres, rear rack and some posh STI Gears that I am still working out how to use. I have been clocking up a lot of miles since I bought it, and am now really confident that i can cycle 1000 miles.

Lance Armstrong Says...

I recently read that Lance Armstrong, 7 time tour de France winner recommends un hooking your brakes, and letting your tyres down, then going to the steepest hill you can find.

He reckons that you will be more alert and confident on a bike when your back wheel is skidding out of control and you have no brakes to stop you. That sounds absolutely normal to me as I have been riding bikes like this for years!!!