Feeling guilty I have been neglecting this blog for quite a while – simple reason being that having started an executive MBA programme, balancing work, studies and cycling has just got that bit harder. Still cycle to keep myself sane – amazing what a good ride can do to a head full of work and stress. But I have had to reduce the amount of time set aside for riding though so my solution has been to head out into the country side on this mean beast of a bike: Planet X Stealth Carbon.

What’s good about it is that the 15 tooth rear sprocket means a serious work-out even when heading out on relatively flat terrain. 2 hours on this am sure is equivalent to 3 hrs on a roadbike. Easily. So more intense training, in less time – pretty good. And yes, the bike is a lot of fun to ride too – hard to not go fast.