http://www.thekirks.co.uk/blog More expensive than postcards, less convenient than phoning. Sat, 06 Mar 2010 13:47:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en   Garmin Connect - Activity Details for John Lane's short loop Just did this shortish ride this morning with some of the guys who are doing the Liege Paris ride this year.  It was so cold this morning.  My feet feel like two blocks of ice and despite ... http://www.thekirks.co.uk/blog/archives/337 Naturally, I can’t talk about day four with out talking about the night  of day three.  And what a night it was.  While I was writing the last blog post and having a shower, Lee, Terry and JJ were ensconced in the lounge drinking a lot of wine so when ... http://www.thekirks.co.uk/blog/archives/336 Coyote Flaco was pretty good.  Well, to be more precise, the food and drink was good at Coyote Flaco.  There was some disappointment expressed about the size of the Nacho Grande starter since it didn’t seem terribly “grande” to four very hungry guys but the margaritas were huge and the ... http://www.thekirks.co.uk/blog/archives/329 Well, some of it is the end of Day 1.  After a bit of blog writing and a few snoozes, Lee, JJ and I headed off to a restaurant in town where we met Terry.  Terry’s (very charming) wife Ann had driven up to meet Terry and have dinner.  We ... http://www.thekirks.co.uk/blog/archives/315 Izzy and I had a fantastic time in New York.  Izzy spent a day at Goldman Sachs and then spent Tuesday and Wednesday zooming round NYC on her own.  Being a Dad, this is a pretty scary thing for one’s 15 year old daughter to do but it all seemed ... http://www.thekirks.co.uk/blog/archives/308 Prior to the ride in New York, I was doing some business in the US and had a free weekend in NYC.  So I arranged for Izzy to come out to New York and to spend the weekend here and Marty arranged for her to spend a day on the ... http://www.thekirks.co.uk/blog/archives/302 You wouldn’t think in this day and age that you could make a performance bike out of wood but this is beautiful.  I want I want I want… The Renovo Bicycle - Renovo Hardwood Bicycles http://www.thekirks.co.uk/blog/archives/296 When their family is away for the day most men have a little “me time”.  This normally involves slobbing around in your underwear  drinking whisky and watching Die Hard movies.  For some reason, when the family was away at Burleigh, I decided to see how far I could cycle in ... http://www.thekirks.co.uk/blog/archives/292 Now there’s a blog title which hasn’t ever been posted before.  In response to the photos from the cycle ride I did up Puig Major and Sóller, a couple of people mentioned the rather natty yellow band round the left leg of my cycling shorts.  These are my ... http://www.thekirks.co.uk/blog/archives/285 Mallorca is a cyclists paradise.  Fabulous quiet roads through sleepy villages, some serious climbs and a very cycle friendly environment.  I hired a bike from ProCycle in Port de Pollença.  It’s a fantastic place staffed by knowledgeable and English guys who really love cycling and cycling in Mallorca in particular.  ... http://www.thekirks.co.uk/blog/archives/282