Category — health
Get street tires for your mountain bike! I ride to work now btw.
This blog is slightly off topic for me, but I’ve started riding to work, but those mountain bike tires were a little slow for my liking, so I decided to go with street tires. I knew it would make a difference, but I didn’t realise how much!
I went with Specialized Armadillo tires, which are apparently the choice of cycle couriers everywhere - I found that out afterwards btw.
But, it was a great choice! I don’t know if there’s better ones or not, but as my first street tires, I’m really happy. They felt much faster in a straight line, and cornering seemed more stable on the tarmac - mountain bike tires have a small contact when turning, these are based on motorbike tires, so corner really well, but I’m not going to push it!
And as for riding to work itself, it’s great! It takes me 25 minutes to get to work on the bike. It takes 40 on the train and an hour on foot. And, when I get to work, despite being a little hot, I find it much easier to get going and focus in the morning. I also feeling healthier after just a few weeks of riding. I just hope I can keep it up and it’s not just a new year fad. Oh, and the view crossing Sydney Harbour Bridge is awesome as ever!
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January 7, 2008 No Comments
2 weeks without Caffeine… Everything seems different
I feel a little background to this blog is in order. For the last few months, I’ve been feeling exhausted. My sleep patterns are erratic, and I generally get about 2 solid hours of sleep a night. My days are spent trying to stay conscious by consuming vast amounts of coffee. Focusing on my work has been tough, and remembering things clearly… Don’t go there.
So, a friend suggested I give up caffeine. Try a few days without it. Now, me being me, I don’t do things by halves. So I stopped at that moment, and haven’t touched it for the grand total of two weeks now.
Any difference? Well, I feel a lot more alert - probably helped by my new swimming regime. But seriously, I’m finding it much easier to concentrate now, and the low points I used to get during the day have now gone. However, it’s not fixed my sleep patterns. I’m still having trouble sleeping though, but it doesn’t seem to matter as much. I do have a tub of Nescafe Gold Decaffeinated on my desk, as I do miss the bitter taste of coffee.
Overall, I’m quite glad to have stopped. Please that I’ve managed the self control to get through the pain (that infamous headache), and not go to the local cafe to buy one when I feel tired in the morning - which is less often now. It’s also saving me money. You’ll be quite surprised how much that $3 a day adds up to over time.
December 21, 2006 No Comments
