Part one, Belfast to Dublin, Dublin Ferry to Holyhead, 2 nights in Home Farm camp site. We then visited Beaumaris castle. Nice hidden gem of Wales. Excellent camp site at Home Farm, 2 night did not do it justice. With the weather being mid 20's, perhaps to warm, for me being Ginger. https://youtu.be/Xm9Qpq6GGxs
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Tinkering: Workshop and Bikes
Some Tinkering on the workshop and the bike. Load of work in and most of my time spent looking for tools so fitted them to the wall. New Parktool backboards fitted. Edit 1.0 Some adjustments to the bike that one only notices when on the rivet, aka all day Sunday. https://youtu.be/_zGncXoH9Fw
Training in the Sand For Koksjide
2 years I rode the cyclocross World Cup in Belgium Koksjide. This course has a lot of sand. I did a few spins in the sand before hand but this wasn’t enough. Also this had to be the coldest day in a Bike. It was to cold to snow. Last year I rode a race … Continue reading Training in the Sand For Koksjide
Throwback: We got to see Stormont Castle
So a few years back we started the ball rolling with Stormont regarding a cyclocross race. The area's that we wanted to use was well out of bounds, a big NO NO. We were shown another area of Stormont that we never knew existed. Lovely area but wouldn't have worked as a cyclocross course. At … Continue reading Throwback: We got to see Stormont Castle
Giants Match, Stormont Cross, Beat The Street
Took the new GoPro to the Giants matchs. A first for myself. Sunday saw a bit of training at Stormont, then the real session, beat the street with the kids. Followed by treats at "al gelato", Ormeau Rd. https://youtu.be/LBCM5HidcOs
Kinning Cross Vlog – Working on a Trek Madone 9.9
Start of this week was all based around building a Trek madone 9.9. A few hours spent working on this beauty. Unfortunetly not my bike. Also had some runners flag my bike ride on stava as I am using a forerunner. Hill reps on Tuesday where I was not at the meeting. https://youtu.be/cZpPR23xW2E
Kinning Cross Vlog – Little pedalling this week
Not much pedalling done this week. Bit of a head cold. Power cranks fitted. Not power meters. Some cyclocross coaches appearing out of the wood work, some that haven't even ridden a cross bike never mind raced a cross bike. 3 hour spin on Sunday around coastal path and then up through Leadminds.
Chaos few weeks.
So the last few weeks have been pure chaos. Dad, aka Big Brian, had been fighting cancer from Christmas time. And on the 15th he lost that fight. Asbestos. Ok fucker of a disease. To see a man that could ride 100 miles with no issues to be unable to even shave. Though through all … Continue reading Chaos few weeks.
Glenn Kinning 