Ollie shares his mountain biking adventures from Australia and around the world. Wednesday, February 10, 2016. Final Countdown to the Tour Aotearoa. Natural beauty in abundance on a recent shakedown ride. My bike setup has seen some incremental improvements from the steed used in shorter rides such as the. Some lightweight carbon aerobars have dropped half a kg of weight, and coupled with curvy. What the wind gets to see. What I get to see.

Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride. With the Sept 1 2012 fast approaching, we are very close to releasing the final route file for the Big HuRT. I have been sharing the working files on facebook as things have progressed but I will endeavour to get the finalized files up here in short order for those not.

Happiness is more important than success. Friday, August 23, 2013. Tuesday, August 13, 2013. My hands, ohhhh boy. After the Arizona Trail Race. The cravings I am having for junk food are way over the top. Gummy Bears, Skittles, Sour Patch Kids, Butterfingers. Then you add Ice cream into the mix, Third Bowl. Sunday, August 11, 2013.

Thursday, August 13, 2015. Tour Divide - Day 12. There was nothing hurried about this morning. I think she gets a few too many 4am departures and having gentlemans hours was a nice change. Kirsten presented Tom and I with freshly washed kit as well. It felt soo good to slide into clean kit and I am sure we were much more pleasant for others to be around as well! The climb took me into groves of.

A 2,745 mile journey begins with a single blind stumble. Tour Divide, Chapter 1. Tour Divide, Chapter 10. Tour Divide, Chapter 11. Tour Divide, Chapter 12. Tour Divide, Chapter 13. Tour Divide, Chapter 14. Tour Divide, Chapter 15. Tour Divide, Chapter 16. Tour Divide, Chapter 17. Tour Divide, Chapter 18. Tour Divide, Chapter 19. Tour Divide, Chapter 2. Tour Divide, Chapter 3. Tour Divide, Chapter 4. Tour Divide, Chapter 5. Tour Divide, Chapter 6. Tour Divide, Chapter 7.

Whittakers Syndrome is a non fatal chronic medical condition that renders a sufferer completely unable to ride a bike. The illness is characterised by recurrent excuses to avoid riding which grow progressively more lame over time. Sufferers with long standing Whittakers Syndrome are often ostracised by their social circles and revert to the internet to view pictures of other people riding bikes which they live vicariously through.

Two wheeled adventures of an average cyclist. Sunday, 19 April 2015. From the highs of James Estate. Saturday, 21 March 2015. What can I do better? This week Ive been thinking about what I could have done better at the 7hr. Did I stay hydrated and eat enough? Why did I cramp? I havent cramped for years. What do I do to back it up in six weeks for round 2? Do I need a coach? Did I drink enough? It didnt matter .