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Extremities are overrated

Its pretty nippy out there at the moment isn’t it? We went for a little skoot into the Essex countryside last weekend. It was lovely, great to be out on the bike again especially with my new handlebars and stem. My Prince feels like a new bike entirely (in a good way). I’m from Yorkshire [...]

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A Prince and A Knight

After weeks of careful sourcing I finally got all the parts necessary for my Prince to be whole once more. Complex operations such as gear installation are far beyond me so this is where the knight in shining beard comes in. This particular knight is also known as Keith. He’s a complete bike guru [...]

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A Very Expensive Pho Tom

My beloved Principia was brutally attacked outside my favourite noodle restaurant. A quick Pho Tom and I emerged to discover I was now void of: handlebars, ultegra gearset, chain. I mean, seriously! Who steals a feakin’ chain? The scene of the crime displayed only one small sign of disturbance, a lone snippet of brake cable [...]

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Welcome to Sisters in the Saddle - bike blog

Cycling, riding, peddling, fixed or free. What’s new, what’s old, what works, what doesn’t, what we’re loving, events, competitions, adventures. In a nutshell this space is about two wheels and what you can do with them.

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Newton Running shoes – genius?

oday I am testing a pair of Newton Running shoes, which are not aimed at barefooters as such, but are, according to it’s website ‘designed to mimic the advantages of barefoot running’. I am curious after two months of wearing minimal shoes how they will feel, but also if they feel different to my old [...]

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My first six miler, dogs and happiness

It’s a lovely clear and sunny day, my legs are feeling good and my feet are happily encased in their new Merrells so I decide to push it up to six miles. Metronome set, off I go along my usual Sunday route, that is the canal towpath. This morning is a busy morning – there [...]

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Barefoot running store review: Terra Plana, London

As part of my journey in to barefoot running land, I am not only testing products but stores too. The thing about barefoot running is that it requires some good, solid advice, so if the stores cannot deliver this then the movement will stall and fail. Terra Plana, Neal Street, Covent Garden. London ** How [...]

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Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick

Once the snow and ice had passed and I had eaten all the mince pies and chocolate coins I could manage, I stepped back out into the cold to try and find that illusive 180 beats a minute trot, that I now call running. Those of you old enough to remember the Ian Dury and [...]

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The crocodile from Peter Pan

After my lesson with Lee Saxby I am very motivated to get out and try my new technique straight away – all I need is a clip on metronome, but since I am too impatient to wait for one to arrive from Santa (Amazon), I download a metronome app for my iPhone. It’s a little [...]

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Back to square one

It is my third week of barefoot style running and this week I am going to have a lesson from the UK’s barefoot running guru, Lee Saxby courtesy of Vivo Barefoot. I have to get up at 5.30 am on the coldest day of the year in order to get to West Hampstead for my [...]

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