Niel "The Wheel": April 2011

Monday, 25 April 2011

Workshop

This is the heart of the operation. The place where all the mechanical work is done on Niel's wheel.
It's also the place where Niel can hide from Adi when other less important work needs doing.

Training

Autumn is well and truly here so I thought I had better start my off season training. As you can see getting started is the hard part. It should be plain sailing from here.

Started cycling on my sisters bike because I was too small for my own one. My parents wouldn't buy me one until I was nearer double figures. Crashed on the beach a number of times before I mastered the principles of two wheeled travel.

Since I was too small to sit on the saddle and pedal at the same time I perfected the BMX technique of pedalling for extended periods and then resting while seated. This technique came in handy later in life while climbing the French Alps.

Spent many hours renovating my sisters bike and did such a good job that she then demanded it back! First lesson learned. Bike mechanicals are easy but never trust your sister.

This resulted in a huge family argument putting my parents in the position where they had to buy me my first bike.

As they say the rest is History.

Niel "The Wheel"

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Monday, 25 April 2011

Workshop

Training

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