Jan-Feb only avoids the worst of the UK winter, doesn't mean you'll have a guaranteed good time in any part of mainland Spain. I spend good winter time in Alicante for cycle training and it's very...
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Jan-Feb only avoids the worst of the UK winter, doesn't mean you'll have a guaranteed good time in any part of mainland Spain. I spend good winter time in Alicante for cycle training and it's very...
Agree about Girona! You are hardly there in BCN and could end up just rushing around.
In your time frame I'd get the bus (It's a nice ride) and not be stuck underground on the metro. I'd visit El...
How is 220lbs svelte? I am 6' 1" and weigh 83kg (183lbs). I think a lot of these diets and schemes are validated to avoid the unpalatable truth, good shape takes effort & discipline.
Eat good....
It's a flat City so hire bikes, beach is away from the City 30 mins+ from the Cathedral. Walk up the Cathedral steps (free) for a panoramic City view, go to the city beach, beaches to the south are...
I used to pay £199 but the club reduced them to £149 for this season, like most Bradford City fans I was astonished, it's too cheap, it's £6.50 a game!
It's a big City with the beach a long way from the centre, where do you want to be, beach or City? Historic barrio or eclectic bohemian one?
I love both cities but I'd go for Seville for short break in January, you have a far better chance of "less cold" weather and it's much easier to walk round, being flat.
I work part time in an A&E department, said to be the 3rd busiest in the country, I see all sorts of vehicular accident victims.
Still, I don't wear any safety gear when riding my motorbike or...
Why would you do this? I am 53 but cycle 6 miles to work every day, I'd prefer to drive but it's 2x quicker cycling. The benefits are not just time saving............still if you insist then l'd...
No it is not! Spain has a convoluted helmet law. I've criss-crossed the place and I don't even own a helmet. You do not need a helmet when cycling in towns and cities, uphill or when it is hot. You...
Good luck and I hope it works out for you.
BTW You don't need GPS, a computer, or even a helmet to ride a bicycle. I'll manage Leeds to Seville in June with none of these and don't anticipate any...
Are you going to do a lot of rock hopping? What sort of riding are you wanting to do?
It wouldn't be the bike I'd buy if I wanted to lose weight and/or take up cycling again. I have MTB for the...
A hybrid will stop you getting bored, you'll be able to do trail rides yet still make decent progress on the roads whenever you like, a MTB will sap/waste your energy via it's tyres and suspension....
If time is important then take the Autovias. If not the use the N roads, you won't pay any tolls and you'll get to stop off for food and drink in interesting places, you won't get 3 courses (inc a...
On the CDS most are out to scam you, one way or another, that is how they make money, not from regular car hire, through damage, body/tyres, fuel, whatever. You signing the forms is the start of your...
Yep, £16.99 or £18.99 (can't remember) after 12 months at £10.99 at my local "Pure". I pay £20 but work out in a refurbished canal side warehouse, that retains it's exposed interior brick walls,...
OP, I like to ride in Andalucian mountains, but not right now, too hot. If I were you then I would take a cheap flight to BCN, head up to Girona onto the foothills of the Pyrenees and back through...
Agree with "Scarto", "Langtoft Lad" & "JoshB". Sensible eating, avoiding hidden sugar and importantly for middle aged men, as Josh says, resistance weight training is good.
I never diet (never...
As ever, the non wearers are happy to accept the non-conclusion and make an informed personal choice, but the wearers, nope, they'll still file us under "no brainers" even when every fact and stat is...
I agree, they've left out all the other stats that would enable a person to arrive at a sensible conclusion:-) After all, the graph shows deaths increasing for helmet users as helmet use increases....
No it's not. That data is quite obviously flawed, for lots of reasons already discussed within this thread.
Seen it on umpteen helmet threads.
http://cyclehelmets.org/papers/p908.pdf
Is the risk of death still 1 death per 20 million miles cycled?
There is no conclusive proof, one way or the other,...
No they don't:-) They are inconclusive, that is why we can debate for so long.
OP, it's too small for you, maybe two sizes too small.
I am the same height as you and I had a 58cm "Large" Sirrus that I rode across Spain, Bilbao to Malaga. They ride "small" due to the frame...
It was interesting to note that, at the TdF presentation parade in Leeds last night, not one rider wore a helmet (not contractually obliged to) whilst whizzing around Leeds, 192 riders and I did not...