On Monday night we thought it was a good idea to take Jamie out with us. He’s just got a new road bike for his birthday and is keen to get out on it as much as possible. However after crashing into me at the first roundabout we came to, it transpired he was having similar issues with braking as I was, and so we decided road cycling might be a little bit premature for him. So I was declared ready for an independent cycle and off I set, while Paul took a different, safer, route with Jamie. And I…

Ooh MUCH better cycle tonight. Same route as Thursday but without the double back hobble of shame at the start. A few adjustments were made, mostly in the bottom area regarding amount of padding and application of prophylactic cream. I have been advised on all manner of specialist creams, but haven’t managed to get any of them yet, so made do with some 5 years out of date bepanthen (I’m sure these things don’t really go off). And I think maybe there was some improvement in that I am now sitting in relative comfort, but time will tell on that…

Well it’s been a lovely summer holiday but not very much in the way of cycling preparation has been happening. We set off for Skye 6 weeks today and I have done two cycles thus far. Shit. So tonight Paul and I set off with the plan of heading off in the direction of Killearn – lots of cyclists seem to do this and it seemed like a good idea. And after the success of my foray into the world of clippy shoes during the summer on the cycle path it seemed sensible to try them for the first time…