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The Misadventures of Crashy McCiderface! I spent a few years on the road, cycling from Spain to Albania, Sweden to Morocco, and nearly got to every country in Europe before I got distracted with fighting the climate crisis. Now I'm trying to bring cycling into my reforestation work... 🤔

Getting my Bearings in Milan

Getting my Bearings in Milan

Milan was a great rest stop after a bonkers trip through the French Alps, and I had three days off the bike as once again there were things to fix. The bearings had worn down and the cassette had a noticeable wobble, and internally it was squealing so badly I

French Alps to Italy via Colle di Tende

French Alps to Italy via Colle di Tende

After taking a week long break in Nice to relax on a beach, get my back wheel re-spoked, and get a bit of work done, I popped over to Monaco for a day and pretended to be a F1 car. Then after heading back to Nice to visit some clients,

Andorra and the Minibus Hero

Andorra and the Minibus Hero

The pace in Spain had been a bit funny. I got drafted to speak at API Meetup Barcelona, which was about a week after I had originally planned to be in Barcelona. So I'd been distracting myself with mountains and treating myself to an extra rest day to

Crashy McCiderface Goes on Tour: Spain

Crashy McCiderface Goes on Tour: Spain

After leaving the states and spending five weeks in the Canary Islands, it still felt too soon to rush into a new life back in the UK, so I opted for a third option. I'd left my bike in Spain while I popped to Poland for a short

Canary Islands: Gran Canaria and Tenerife

Canary Islands: Gran Canaria and Tenerife

After quitting my job and leaving the States in a rush, and with Brexit not making going home to the UK too appealing. It was February and NYC had been damn cold, so I figured unwinding on an island for a month might be a good move. The Canary Islands

Escape From New York

Escape From New York

2018 was a blast, in a bunch of unexpected and ridiculous ways. It had come to my attention sometime around June that I hated by job. Lots of new folks coming in, trying to make their mark by cocking up projects I'd spent months putting together, and trying

DCCX 2018

DCCX 2018

DCCX was a road-trip weekend down to a UCI race around Lincoln’s summer home… or something. Two very different days, with two very different results! A DNF Saturday and a 4th/120 on Sunday! 🤘🏼 This weekend taught me a few things, mostly that races are won or lost before