Posted by Jon Carver on November 23, 2012 · Leave a Comment
My First Sportive. by Jon Carver age 60 3/4 class 2c We got up Early. We had a long drive. It was in Surrey. Surrey is a long way away. In Surrey a man gave me a number and a sticky label and a bag of drink. I rode my bike for a very [...]
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Posted by Jon Carver on February 13, 2012 · Leave a Comment
The B.M.X. leg end that used to be Andy Ruffel communicated with his fan today via the interweb to advise us of a super dooper new film put together by the great Mongoose company. ” look” he urges “me and Tim March made it” so I thought ok we shall have a gander at this. [...]
Category Amateur Cycling, Bikes, BMX, Cycling Kit, Dream Kit & Gadgets, Freestyle, Jon Carver, Junior Cycling, Paracycling · Tags 4130, Andy Ruffel, Back, beach cruiser, BMX, BMX Bi-Weekly, Bronze, California, Gold, GT, Hutch, Jody Cundy, Jon Carver, Mongoose, Mongoose Super Goose, Raleigh Grifter, Redline, Schwinns, SE, silver, Super Goose, Tim March
Posted by Jon Carver on January 17, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Merde! You’ll be fed up hearing from me, but I can’t leave this one inside. My brain will implode if I do. Today I was “in Town” as some of us over here will say just to annoy those whose own “Town” is nowhere near London, who’s West End (to those of us who regard [...]
Posted by Jon Carver on January 16, 2012 · 2 Comments
Right then. My last blog was written by some silly old sod with a bad case of stomach trouble masquerading as me. I just re read what he said though and whilst he would have been paid two pints and a packet of assaulted peanuts, I’ve decided to drink one of the pints for myself. [...]
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Posted by Jon Carver on January 12, 2012 · Leave a Comment
It would be very easy today for me to get angry with the well respected journo in yesterday’s Times who ( in a précis to Olympic BMX) was less than complimentary and frankly patronising. So, as it’s very easy, I think I’ll do it. Now as close as sod it is to swearing the word [...]
Category Bikes, BMX, Cycling Kit, Jon Carver, Urban Cyclist, Youth Cycling · Tags Barnes, Bicycle Moto Cross, Bikes, BMX, Bulwell, Cycling, ipad, Jon Carver, journalist, Murdoch, Olympic, Olympics, Perry Barr, Road, Shanaze Reade, The Times, Vicky Pendleton
Posted by Jon Carver on January 7, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Make this the year thou goest to church. Find YE the one true meaning of life. Check YE out the dates of the sermons. I know I’ll be there… 2012 National BMX Series & British Championships
Category Amateur Cycling, BMX, Jon Carver, Junior Cycling, Pro Cycling, Youth Cycling · Tags BMX, BMX British Championships, BMX Nationals, BMX Nationals 2012, BMX Series, BMX Series 2012
Posted by Jon Carver on January 5, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Hi. I’m Jon Carver and whether you like it or not I’m cycling shorts newest correspondent. Straight off though I’m lying. Because the branch of the sport I will be writing about is one where shorts ain’t a clever option At all ..BMX.. “Oh no!” I can hear them wail in Lycra stuffed tea [...]
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