Saturday 8th March 08

Hello fellow wet weather dwellers.. sounds like summer in Sydney was like a Scottish winter only 15 degrees warmer.. Life in Scotland is good and my lil boy Lachlan is growing everyday and learning and eating and is well above the UCI weight limit for your racing bike at only 5 months now.. Things have been busy with nicky just finishing an art exhibition with two friends over here, they all did really well and sold a bunch of paintings which was great, as she worked really hard whilst she was pregnant and then while she was a milk bar and  Lochy’s bed and breakfast.

Some of her most successful sales were her Australian water colours, which sold within  2 days.. ahh yes, the Scots still love us aussies. You can check out her art at www.nicolamoir.com http://www.nicolamoir.com

On the biking front, well not much mountainbiking for me as it’s kinda wet and cold, but I did manage to get myself to an MTB meeting to promote mountainbiking in Scotland and over 200 people from the government, the federations, forestry and cycle clubs through to tourism and ski resorts + racers like myself and the odd greenie to manage and sustain MTB for the future. If only we could do that down here. Mountainbiking generates a lot of income for local communities and we are privliged to some great cycling centres, yes we are lucky.

Road riding.. about my only riding of late, basically my daily training kit consists of the following, from toe to head.
* Assos winter thermal socks
* Shimano Gore-tex winter cycling boots
* Pearl neoprene over shoes
* Sportsbalm #2 heat crème applied to my leg muscles to stop cramp
* Pearl thermal leg warmers
* Thermal bib short
* Pearl thermal undershirt
* Normal ESCC riding jersey
* Extondodo Thermal neoprene winter long sleeve
* light weight wind vest
* thin beanie
* Pearl ear warmers
* Helmet with tape over main vents
* Rudy project  sunnies, red or clear lense.
* Wind stopper gloves

This generally has me covered from 0-9 degrees, after that I may have to loose the vest and maybe the beanie..

The question you have to ask yourselves is do you put up with the cold and the winds and quite scenic roads or Sydney traffic??
 
Road riding.. about my only riding of late, basically my daily training kit consists of the following, from toe to head.This generally has me covered from 0-9 degrees, after that I may have to loose the vest and maybe the beanie..

The question you have to ask yourselves is do you put up with the cold and the winds and quite scenic roads or Sydney traffic??
 
Anyway.. I’ll be seeing you soon, very soon.. I’ll be back in town for a couple of months and am looking forward to some warm weather??  Last weekend we had the first round of the Scottish road race series, I didn’t have great legs but it was a lung opener anyway, I will win one of these this year as my form is coming round.. until next time.

See you shortly. Cheers Rowney.