Friday 24 June 2011

On a road bike...

It's not every day that you see a carbon road bike being used as a stunt machine -- hopping over boulders at the beach and styling it up at the skate park.

British trials legend Martyn Ashton does just that and more in his latest video, The BikeRadar Roadie.

The clip sees Mountain Biking Hall of Fame member Ashton hit the tarmac on his carbon Raleigh Avanti Team on his way to the UK's premier bike festival, BikeRadar Live -- which took place on 10-11 July.



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Thursday 23 June 2011

Stopping stretching and Squatting technique

After reading some stuff and then this by the Sock doc, I've abandoned stretching after 12 years of almost daily stretching. Although I have been building up the amount of time I sit crosslegged and squatting because sitting in chairs is not good for us


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Patrick Sweeney running on the track barefoot and in Luna Sandal's, filmed in Slow motion.


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Wednesday 22 June 2011

Barefoot/ Minimalist shoeing 12 months

Although I had started down the ditching of conventional shoe before this today is my 12month anniverary of ditching conventional footware only going barefoot or wearing minimalist shoes. And I was rewarded with the sorest ankles and feet I've had for about 6months. In fact it was only last week I had been saying that the good periods were easily much longer than the occasional sore bits and I even jogged home from school with Emily last Thursday. Thet have settled down again but I am getting a sore little toe on my right foot.

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Taking a few days off training

All the signs were there: tiredness, grumpiness, not sleeping well and feeling better during and after training especially on the bike. I needed sometime off. I've only missed a couple of bike sessions and the occasional swim (either children off sick or pool closed) for almost 12 months. And I've really been enjoying it especially the bike. I swam Monday but I'm not doing any training until I do my 30min test on my turbo Sunday morning. Taking time off is always hard. I didn't want to break my streak of almost unbroken training and now I've decided that I'm enjoying it. I can't just blame the training I've been working hard and speding a lot of time with Cameron and Emily

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Monday 20 June 2011

"Barefoot is Best", by VIVOBAREFOOT Kids

A clever advert for Vivo 'barefoot' shoes from the UK. I would buy these but they are very expensive. We bought Emily and Cameron some zero drop canvas shoes at the weekend. Cameron's has quite a nice wide toe box Emily's weren't quites as good in that area but they are much better than the alternatives and sometimes in real life compromises have to be made.

VIVOBAREFOOT kids - Barefoot is Best from VIVOBAREFOOT on Vimeo.

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Friday 10 June 2011

little movie about a ticket for riding abike not in the bike lane


This explains why it isn't illiegal

New York bicycle rules

Note the exception listed in the first point:

§ 4-12 (p) – Bicycles

• Bicycle riders must use bike path/lane, if provided, except for access, safety, turns, etc.

• Other vehicles shall not drive on or across bike lanes except for access, safety, turns, etc.

• Bicyclists may use either side of a 40-foot wide one-way roadway

Ignorant cop.

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