There are not many mountains in Buckinghamshire or Northamptonshire, but trust me – there are plenty of hills!

Since the age of 3 when I first took my stabilisers off, I have always liked cycling. When I worked at Barclays Bank PLC, a small group of us used to go biking around the forests of Northamptonshire every Wednesday evening, which was great fun. Then I competed in adventure races (which mainly comprise of 5 hours of running and biking and 50 minutes of canoeing).

On 10th January 2009 I bought myself a Giant Anthem X1 which is a serious, full suspension cross country style mountain bike. At the time of purchase it got all of the best reviews in magazines, mainly because it is light in weight, although still a very sturdy bike, great quality components, feels very quick to ride and is very controllable. More details about how and why I bought it in my blog.

My previous bike was a hard-tail Orange Evo 2 Ltd Edition in 2003 (made in England) which I am keeping as a spare – also I’m letting my brother Kevin look after it 🙂

For training/fun I usually go biking in Milton Keynes, Northampton and Rutland Water.