Fat Bloke on a Bike: An Unlikely Adventure

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This includes the wheel nut and its respective washer, both of which have to be removed then replaced. I had a go at commuting on my non bike last year, but the hills I had to ride up to get home were agonising.

Finally, as my Brompton has a Brooks saddle, it is not so easy to carry as it is with the standard seat, so I tend to hold it by the frame. Where I live (in northwest England) apart from being perpetually cool and damp, there has been nary a sunny day since March. I like the security of the clipless pedal, and the Shimano ones I fitted are much more robust than the Brompton standards. I have in fact heard a number of suggestions such as measuring the seat height against a part of your body (your navel for example); attaching a piece of cord of the correct length to both the frame and the saddle so that when the saddle is at the right height, it is taught; or, marking the seat with a pencil or an indelible marker pen. Similarly, carrying out bat activity surveys of large sites such as hospitals or colleges, is very easily accomplished by bike, given the distances that have to be covered in a relatively short amount of time.Those who are interested in taking on the Tri challenge should get in touch with Steve Raby, who’ll be organising some Triathlon specific training, bike rides, ‘bricks’, maybe open water swims etc.

The author nicely balances his personal experience and challenges with a good knowledge of the routes he follows and the sights he passes on this journey, and it makes his book eminently readable.In fact, it ends up being so high off the ground that you (or at least I) may need a step to get on and off the bike!

I'm retiring it, but that's because it doesn't have enough clearance for mud, not because it's too delicate to carry me.

Number Two: Decathlon Riverside 3 "womans" frame with GSM mid-motor, external KT 15+ A S06SC torque simulation sine wave controller - http://www.