Siri

Review on Siri coming soon.


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Madrid Weekend

Visiting my brother in Madrid.

Challenging sunrise pool against the boys mixed with beer and wine.




Playing guitar in the park.




The GoCar experience. We were listening to AC/DC and buzzing round the city with massive grins on our faces. We must have looked so silly but it was great fun!








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Location:Calle de Francisco y Jacinto Alcántara,Madrid,Spain

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Cambridge to Norwich Ride with Mark

National express service from Norwich to Cambridge. The bike facilities were good.



I got chatting to another cyclist on the train, he had a Mercian bike 531 superlight Reynolds frame.
We were chatting about routes and types of bike and then he reached for his jacket pocket and said "Your not a true cyclist unless you have a drink!" at which point he got a can of Special Brew out! It was 9:30 in the morning! I had a little chuckle to myself and gracefully declined his offer for a sip.

On arrival at Cambridge it was refreshing to see so many bicycles parked up by the station.

The beginning part of the ride was a little busy along the New Market road but soon got a bit quieter off the beaten track.

We decided to stop at the High Street Cafe in Inxworth. A lovely village with a friendly cafe that made fantastic toasties and scones.



70 miles in total. A pleasant cycle with ok company. Only joking Mark it was a good ride buddy.



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My Motorbike

Triumph Street Triple 675 09'

New Aksium Wheels

I purchased some new Aksium wheels the other day for my Tricross Sport and what a difference they have made. The bike originally had the Specialized factory rims and hubs which had Marathon Plus tyres on them.

Firstly I have noticed a big difference in the weight of the bike as the old wheel set were fairly heavy and the tyres at 1kg each were a little sluggish! One thing that I loved about the tyres was the lack of punctures (only one in the 1700 miles). I have heard of people never having punctures with these tyres but I tend to go down tracks that have a variety of sharp things that attract towards tyres.

My first ride was amazing. I decided to take off the mudguards as it was a lovely day! (I know when was that!) I treated myself to a new cassette, drive chain and tyres (Schwalbe Ultremo R1's) and love the fact that I did as it is sooo much smoother with the newer kit.

The sound was brilliantly smooth from the tyres and the rolling wuuurrr noise sounded solid. I was recommended by Borwells Cycles to have tyre pressures of 120psi to start with to get a feel and increase to the max of 140psi if I wanted.

The ride shaved at least 2mph off my usual average.

Update to come once a few more miles have been done.

Just got back from a quick 30 miles an I am really impressed what a difference these wheels and tyres have made to the overall feel and ride of the bike.

Acceleration is more instant with what feels like a smoother flow of bearings. Comfort wise the vibrations are a little more, however I most probably put that down to the 23mm tyres compared the original 32mm Marathon Plus that I used to have on it.

Overall, I am impressed how it has transformed my tank of a Tricross into a nimble speed machine that can still do the miles.

Bought from Borwell Cycles (Thanks for the good advice guys)

My first blog!

Quiet a strange feeling writing your first blog.  To be safe I am going to keep it short and see what it looks like on my blog site that I spend a while trying to get looking right!

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