Frankston - The Climbing Cyclist

July 19, 2019February 1, 2022

Pleasure in suffering: A beautiful ride in awful conditions

For many of us cyclists, pleasure and suffering are inextricably linked. That's something I was reminded of on a recent ride in truly horrific conditions. Read more

September 10, 2012September 10, 2012

Arthurs Seat return: mostly flat with a dash of climbing

Whenever I ride with the eQuipo tranQuilo boys, I'm reasonably confident of holding my own in the hills. Sure, I mightn't finish every climb first, but I'm usually able to finish in the top few. But when the road is flat I seem to find things rather more difficult. Read more

April 8, 2012April 23, 2012

Ride Hard to Breathe Easy: week one

I've signed up for the Ride Hard to Breathe Easy challenge on Strava -- a fabulous cause and one I'm proud to be raising awareness about. The goal is simple: ride 800km in April. WORD Read more

December 31, 2011

Episode 7: the Rapha Festive 500

I wouldn’t normally ride several hundred kilometres in a week. In fact, I got through the 3 Peaks Challenge earlier this year having done little more than one ride a week (dumb, I know).

On that basis alone, the Rapha … Read more “Episode 7: the Rapha Festive 500”

January 19, 2010January 21, 2010

128km and loving it

Route: Southbank to Eltham, via Frankston
Distance: 128.8km
Duration: 4 hours 59 minutes

Well, our plans to ride to Arthurs Seat, much like our plans to ride around Kinglake last weekend, were derailed. This time it was the bad weather … Read more “128km and loving it”