GolfChick Rides Bikes

I managed to achieve an inner zen like calm this evening! I'm not really sure exactly what caused it, it was probably a contribution of factors. Two chocolate bars, a bottle of coke and one of my favourite people to whistle away the afternoon probably aided the trance like state. It certainly wasn't the weather which got progressively worse as the day went on nor the bustling environment at work today... we only had a jaw dropping 10 people in work as of 09:00.  By the time 3pm came I had already decided I was going biking this evening, I didn't want to wait for anybody to come with me, I was going solo! During the twenty minutes it took me to get loaded and be on my way an ominous cloud had taken place above me and the heavens had well and truly opened. Every time I even dared to look at Ziva she started shivering, clearly she thought we were barking mad! This didn't phase me and I continued as normal, grabbed my osprey cover and my waterproof jacket, slyly convinced

A month ago, having struggled with the tight sizing on some POC knee pads for 6 months, I decided enough was enough and sold on my current knee pads and decided to replace them. My only requirement was for a pad I could wear everywhere, not just at BPW and uplift days but during my regular 8 mile route around the local forest. This meant the pads had to be comfy and breathable, easy to chuck in the car and shove on my legs, not overkill for pedalling and easy enough to look after. I ride 3 days a week minimum in all conditions and the pads have to be able to keep up, if they fall apart after five mins they're no good to me! I tried out a few different pairs and even tried on the 2014 POC knee pads, typically they've changed the sizing and the mediums now fit me perfectly. At £90-£100 for the POC I couldn't justify the same spend again, especially when I knew I didn't wear them all the time because of their bulk, its no good slipping into the mentality of 'I'm