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  • Barefoot Shoes and Cycling

    Barefoot Shoes and Cycling

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesRecently I swapped the clip-less pedals for flat pedals and yesterday I decided to try the pedals on a bike ride. I went for a 74.91km ride with pedals I had never used and shoes I had never worn for cycling. I cycled for almost 75 kilometres with Merrel Vapor Glove 6.…

  • To the Rhone and Back

    To the Rhone and Back

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesToday I cycled for three hours. I cycled to the Rhone and back along cycling lanes. Initially I had planned on a little 20km loop but because of dog walkers walking with their dogs, off of leash, I decided to ride along the road for a bit, before joining the voie verde…

  • Cycling In The Rain

    Cycling In The Rain

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesBy some fluke I have now gone for two bike rides in the rain. The first time I rode in the rain my hands got cold and I had to warm myself up again. Yestrday I went for. a bike ride again, expecting the weather to stay good. It drizzled almost non-stop.…

  • The Tour De Romandie Bike Ride

    The Tour De Romandie Bike Ride

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesYesterday I went for a bike ride and I was head towards Gland via Genolier but changed the route due to a dog walker when I wanted to turn East. I turned West instead and noticed some people and flags by Crassier. I thought “Was there an accident” as I also saw…

  • The Extended Bike Ride

    The Extended Bike Ride

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    Reading Time: 3 minutesMy usual loop is around 30 kilometres but for the last two bike rides I have extended them, to reach 50-60 kilometres respectively.  I cover this distance in about two, to two and a half, hours. Cycling is good at the moment because plenty of people are on holidays so the roads…

  • A Bike Ride In The Rain

    A Bike Ride In The Rain

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesMy fingers went numb with cold during today’s bike ride. I saw that there was a chance of rain but I went anyway. I went for a simple reason. Some people in an apartment next door were banging on walls, and the noise is unpleasant. The noise is so unpleasant that the…

  • One Hundred and Fifty Six Days of Walking 10,000 Steps Or More and Two Bike Rides

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesFor one hundred and fifty six days I walked 10 thousand steps or more, before I broke my streak by going for two bike rides. The first one was a twenty five kilometre loop. The second was a more ambitious 51km loop. I ended up in Geneva, by the Palais Des Nations.…

  • The Futility of Blogging

    The Futility of Blogging

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesI have been writing blog posts every single day for one hundred and fourty five days and rather than feel more inspired, and get a big audience, I am writing for an audience of one. Some days I am filled with inspiration and I write the blog post in twenty minutes or…

  • Thirty Kilometres Per Day

    Thirty Kilometres Per Day

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    Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Swiss travel an average of 30 kilometres per day in their cars, according to a new survey shared by the Radio Television Suisse. I walk 14 to twenty kilometres per day, and if I go for a bike ride I travel 30 kilometres. I use the car twice a week, for…

  • Cycling and Running

    Cycling and Running

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesI like cycling, hiking and climbing rather than running but I read an article that makes me think that cycling and running are incompatible. In one sport the leg becomes a spring and as you run it becomes fine tuned to reflect the energy back into forward motion whereas in cycling torque…