Author Archives: Ryan
Swallowed hot coal
Tweet I have just spent some time in Cape Town and this was my first ride back up at altitude. I can confirm that it does have an effect…the altitude I mean…it burns in ones chest like a swallowed hot coal! I had to really push to get another 50 km under the belt…
Photo Of The Day
Tweet Whenever the trials of life start getting me down or if I find myself in some kind of existential funk (Ron Burgundy) I normally watch an extreme sports, fly-fishing or mountain bike DVD and I am immediately back in the proverbial game. I draw so much inspiration from guys following their passions and living a … Continue reading
Ultimate Sports Nutrition
Tweet Nutrition is going to be key to me successfully riding a single geared bicycle over 1500 km… uphill, and I am more than ecstatic to announce that USN (Ultimate Sports Nutrition is what it stands for) has officially jumped on board the One Gear bus (there isn’t actually a bus – that’s the next sponsorship … Continue reading
First 50
Tweet Not the first 50 km of training but the first time for this initiative that I have completed a 50 km ride on the BMX – I am writing this from the couch where I intend spending the rest of the day…
Magnificent Michael
Tweet Michael Nurcombe-Thorne just threw R1000 at the One Gear cause! and I don’t mean in anyway to diminish his efforts by implying that he has loads of cash to just “throw” around. What I meant was that he didn’t think twice! He is hence magnificent! … also I really struggled to find an alternative word to create some … Continue reading