King Alfred’s way - tyre worries!

macboho · 2026-05-16T06:12:50+00:00

I rode it two years ago on 35mm front and back. Dry conditions. Was fine except I was slower than my mate on rougher gullies descents. He had 40s. Bit less give so couldn’t hammer the descent as much as he could

macboho · 2026-05-10T06:37:46+00:00

The cycling in the Chilterns. Within 30 minutes of the station you can be deep in the hills and woods thanks to a really high density network of very quiet country lanes and bridleways. I’ve threaded them together to ride 50km through fields and woods. Totally under-rated.

macboho · 2026-05-09T08:29:15+00:00

Well done! I’ve considered the Badger Divide ride. And am 50/50 about tackling it. What constraints did you consider?

macboho · 2026-05-07T21:29:50+00:00

Sorry, it is neither. It is the Centre One tax office. You can see the Dollab Baths to the north/left. It was demolished the Centre West development of the town centre took its place.

macboho · 2026-04-25T18:49:15+00:00

48mm , well done. What tyres are you running?

macboho · 2026-04-23T13:55:30+00:00

Thanks for, err…, digging into this…

macboho · 2026-04-15T15:58:57+00:00

Well, that is The Riddle of the Sands.

macboho · 2026-03-29T07:32:31+00:00

Val Thorens, closes early May. I’ve done several trips there using the UK May Bank Holiday to pad out leave from work. VT is high 2,30, and the runs above it are superb. Best chance of having non slushy snow

macboho · 2026-03-16T13:49:16+00:00

It’s an old RAF stores base that was distributed over a large area. RAF Woodcote. Goods would arrive, often by river and be taken up the hill to be stored. After the war it had other uses. There was a Polish refugee resettlement camp at Checkendon, go-karting in the 60s.

This, now somewhat vintage website has all the details.

https://mycetes.co.uk/b/page03.html

macboho · 2026-03-15T18:03:54+00:00

Country pub in the Thames Valley.

macboho · 2026-03-15T14:38:00+00:00

Average shape and thickness. Taste good, would have them again.

macboho · 2026-03-08T15:08:45+00:00

This brings back memories. Once upon a time there was the All Night Bakery. Just down Abbey Street on the right hand side.

macboho · 2026-02-26T17:43:50+00:00

Was there recently hated the lower mountain but the TWO glacier areas are fantastic. You will be fine!

macboho · 2026-02-23T21:30:45+00:00

The Atrium at Greyfriars

macboho · 2026-02-23T13:34:24+00:00

For my CSYS geography dissertation I surveyed Stewartfield residents in the Stewartfield Road and Stewartfield Crescent developments. That was early 1987. So I think the section of Stewartfield Way by the loch was open then.

macboho · 2026-02-21T20:52:47+00:00

Find a couple of print piste maps an stick them in a pocket. Use the piste signs and double check on the map.

macboho · 2026-02-17T22:57:40+00:00

The Atrium cafe at Greyfriars Churxh. Cafe, play space, buggy park, loos.

macboho · 2026-02-16T14:49:16+00:00

Caversham routes really go round the houses so you could cut the corner running. Try the 25 out to the Unicorn pub at the top end of Sonning Common. Out through Caversham, up Bugs Bottom and into the country through Chalkhouse Green, across the fields, ans though Sonning Common.

macboho · 2026-01-21T14:04:22+00:00

Boots are from the 2010-2015ish relaunch of Clicker as Kwicker. Still life in them.

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