Although we are all spending a lot of our free hours now training hard on our bikes, getting fit and fast, practicing those skills to perfection....we all need some down time, right?
Also, a person can never spend too much time thinking about bikes, cycling, bike gear and anything remotely cycling-related, right?
Well, in light of these two irrefutable statements - here's my pick of the best of the (cycling) interwebs....aside from this fabulous Valkyries blog and the Vikings forum, that is!!
Fat Cyclist
www.fatcyclist.com
A guy based in Utah who decided to start a blog, lose lots of kilos, talk about his cycling etc. Soon after his wife was diagnosed with breast cancer and the blog changed into something bigger, and his cycling became deeply interconnected with fundraising for cancer charities and organisations, particularly Livestrong. Sadly his wife passed away the year before last, but he has continued blogging about all manner of cycling things, with a wonderful and kooky sense of humour and a strong sense of community.
Bike Snob NYC
bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com
Bike Snob, aka Eben Weiss, was for a long time a mysterious and revered character in the cycling world. Always hiding anonymously behind silly photoshopped additions to photos of himself, he was recently outed and has since written a book based on his blog. Still posting every weekday, he provides a cynical (but balanced - he roasts all cycling disciplines equally with his sarcastic humour) view on the pretensions and strange behaviours of cyclists everywhere. Can be a little rude sometimes, so careful when viewing at work - but worth checking it out for some laughs and cringes!
Ride Happy
ridehappy.com.au
A cheery, funny blog by an Australian girl, Lisa Jacobs, who rides nationally and internationally for the Victorian Institute of Sport. Lisa has a way with words and invokes an alter-ego regularly in her blog - 'Lisa's mum' - who provides hilarious words of wisdom on all sorts of strange cycling dilemmas sent in by her readers. Plus, another reason to read this one - V-mobile's own Steven C has a dilemma solved in a recent post (sent in courtesy of fellow V-mobiler Andy)!
Cycling Tips
www.cyclingtipsblog.com
A little more serious and 'pro', this one, but beautiful photography and interesting interviews and articles. The author, Wade, is based in Melbourne but writes and posts photos of a mixture of local, national and international cycling topics and events. Great to look at the amazing shots of events such as the Giro d'Italia and dream of those mountains and that scenery....
I'm sure there are many other excellent sites, blogs and forums out there about cycling - these are just a few. Please add to the list if you have any favourites!
Linda :)
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