Monthly Archives: April 2013

42miles and a boat load of technical issues :-(

Posted on April 26, 2013 by barneybear69

For Sunday 21/4/13 I was determined to beat my 38.5 miles barrier by basically doing the same route and extending it. During the week I’d fitted a new plastic spoke protector and felt quite confident I wasn’t going to suffer … Continue reading →

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Huge winds and an accompanied long ride

Posted on April 18, 2013 by barneybear69

The weather for Sunday 14/4 looked like: warm (19 degrees), windy (18mph gusting 42mph) – It still HAD to be done!! I text John Bell, one of my friends who is also doing C2C with me and, surprisingly he agreed … Continue reading →

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A World Distance Record Attempt (For Me)

Posted on April 8, 2013 by barneybear69

Well, as anyone who has read my previous posts I have been trying to increase the mileage (with limited success) to at least give me a feel of how difficult my challenge will be. My previous attempts had been to … Continue reading →

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