Biker Hack's very first cycling blog
Hello and welcome to my blog.
My name is Biker Hack and for the past 10 years I've enjoyed cycling around the wonderful Essex seaside resort of Southend-on-Sea.
I like to think I know a thing or two about life on two wheels (some of which has been learnt the hard way).
Hopefully, a little bit of my enthusiasm for cycling will rub off and inspire you to saddle up and head out there.
Now before I go on, I feel the need to clarify exactly what I mean by cycling.
I'm not a Lycra-clad speed fanatic who revels in a time trail on a country road.
Neither am I mud-spattered mountain biker who delights in downhill thrills.
I'm just a bloke who cycles to and from work in our ever-growing urban world. In my mind, that makes me an urban cyclist.
Don't misunderstand me, I've got no axe to grind with what I call racing bike enthusiasts or off-roaders.
Southend is served admirably by cycling societies, which promote the pleasure of riding. If you want to know more about them, then see this link and this one. if I've left anyone off, sorry! It's not deliberate, honest!
What I'm more interested in is finding quiet routes away from busy roads and getting around where I live without using a car.
It's green and good for you, and I should know. My only exercise is the cycling I do around town. I don't go to the gym and I pretty much eat and drink what I like. And I stay relatively trim - I'm working on the belly - from just a little bit of gentle exercise.
So if you're feeling it's time to turn over a new leaf, then come and join me as I explore the ups and downs of urban cycling.
