Month: July 2015

Castelli Nanoflex arm and leg warmers

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A caveat for my first review – Being on the larger side, and when it comes to buying clothes firmly in the denial team i.e. Yes I can still where medium sized clothes and no this new £100 lightweight summer jersey is not supposed to be a tank top, sizing does tend to be an issue!!

So when I saw these warmers were available in sizes XS to XL I was torn between going with the large or the extra large, because surely if there is no XXL option then the XL would be huge!! But this is cycling gear remember and from an Italian brand no less, so sizing can be snug!

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So Drowsy

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They were  like a hungry pack of wolves circling a poor injured fawn, my two ride partners were all over my back wheel, the Roly Rouleur was struggling and struggling badly.

Just 7 miles in to our ride last weekend, that was to take in the well ridden hills at Newlands Corner, Leith Hill and Box Hill, I had nothing in my legs, empty, wooden, hollow.

I have ridden upward of 40 miles per ride for the last few weekends and had no idea why today of all days, where one of my ride buddies had a new bike to show off, and I had to show off to our other training partner, this being their first ride, I had to have a ridiculously early Bonk?!

Reaching the summit (not really a summit, its barely a bump in the road) of Newlands Corner I seriously considered turning for home with tail between my legs to gorge on coffee and cake but thankfully willpower prevailed and I fought on.

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The wrong way round for Shooting Star Chase.

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The wrong way what?

I will be taking part in a series of cycle challenges this summer with decreasing distance, yep that’s right decreasing. Instead of the sensible build up to the tough event I will be starting with a 500-mile tour, then a 100 mile in a day followed by a gentle warm down 50 miles.

But why oh why do it?

Quite simply to help raise much needed funds for the fantastic local charity, Shooting Star Chase. This charity is a leading children’s hospice charity caring for babies, children and young people with life-limiting conditions and their families.

They need to raise over £9 million each year to provide these children with a place to enjoy life, however long that may be.

Team Colours

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