• Am I middle class? Yes, probably (although I am still unsure about this whole class divide business). Am I middle-aged? Absolutely, no denying [...]

  Crisis? What crisis?

  August 11, 2010
• A short note to say many congratulations to Rachel Burrows who organised the Headstrong Ride on Sunday – a year after suffering horrendous [...]

  Headstrong and happy

  May 11, 2010
• To start, I need to apologise to anyone living in the Beacon Street-Wheel Lane area of Lichfield who was woken by a foul-mouthed tirade at 7.30am [...]

  I wish I was as cool as Sebastien Buemi

  April 17, 2010
• Another cool idea for a cycle challenge has wheeled into view. Rachel Burrows is organising the Headstrong Ride in Birmingham on May 9 on what [...]

  It pays to be headstrong

  April 8, 2010

• A new blog has come into view. Living Adventurously has been created by a Twitter and Facebook friend to chronicle her summer cycling adventures. [...]

  The art of living adventurously

  March 25, 2010
• So, this is how I spent my day on October 3: It is 9am, there’s 30 seconds to go before the start hooter sounds, I’m three rows from [...]

  Eight hours, 100km and a big grin

  October 5, 2009
• So the last training ride is completed and now I’m literally counting down the hours until my Minutes Not Money bike ride finally gets [...]

  My wife made me do it

  October 2, 2009
• The Prime Minister’s pledge this week to create a new National Care Service for the elderly has been exercising my thoughts. The scheme is [...]

  It is not about the money…well, not always

  October 1, 2009

• Look at my fab new t-shirt. It will make its official public debut - on me at least – on October 3 when I ride the 100km I’ve [...]

  Have t-shirt, will ride

  September 22, 2009
• A wise old guru probably once said that time is the enemy of…well, something or other. I’ve certainly felt the full force of [...]

  The creation of time

  September 18, 2009