Alex McD
@alex-mcd.bsky.social
Cycling, more cycling and a sprinkle of motorsickles.
Bikes are gid 🏴🇪🇺
Live life on 2 wheels 🙂
Bikes are gid 🏴🇪🇺
Live life on 2 wheels 🙂
Found old photos, stock full fairings & the Ricambi Weiss bodywork & put on then sold again.
& what the SS looked like when I first built it up to race trim (apart from tyres). 🙂
Question is what way to go with the SS? I’ve got a lovely 796 Monster so can afford to think about this properly.
& what the SS looked like when I first built it up to race trim (apart from tyres). 🙂
Question is what way to go with the SS? I’ve got a lovely 796 Monster so can afford to think about this properly.
November 20, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Found old photos, stock full fairings & the Ricambi Weiss bodywork & put on then sold again.
& what the SS looked like when I first built it up to race trim (apart from tyres). 🙂
Question is what way to go with the SS? I’ve got a lovely 796 Monster so can afford to think about this properly.
& what the SS looked like when I first built it up to race trim (apart from tyres). 🙂
Question is what way to go with the SS? I’ve got a lovely 796 Monster so can afford to think about this properly.
Nice. I only ever got as far as modifying race body work with glass fibre to make it fit my bikes better.
Probably best I did was making 1098 fairing fit my 800SS that I built for Minitwins. Bit of buggaration but made it work. 🙂
Jeez that’s a long time ago now 🥴
Probably best I did was making 1098 fairing fit my 800SS that I built for Minitwins. Bit of buggaration but made it work. 🙂
Jeez that’s a long time ago now 🥴
November 19, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Nice. I only ever got as far as modifying race body work with glass fibre to make it fit my bikes better.
Probably best I did was making 1098 fairing fit my 800SS that I built for Minitwins. Bit of buggaration but made it work. 🙂
Jeez that’s a long time ago now 🥴
Probably best I did was making 1098 fairing fit my 800SS that I built for Minitwins. Bit of buggaration but made it work. 🙂
Jeez that’s a long time ago now 🥴
Indoor training season.
This is my set up:
Kickr Core
Zwift Cog & Click
Kickr Climb
Tarmac SL4
Thoughts
I mostly train in ERG mode with Training Peaks which means most of the time the Climb is a paperweight.
I use an Apple TV, this means I have Click or HRM not both. As it’s mostly ERG….
This is my set up:
Kickr Core
Zwift Cog & Click
Kickr Climb
Tarmac SL4
Thoughts
I mostly train in ERG mode with Training Peaks which means most of the time the Climb is a paperweight.
I use an Apple TV, this means I have Click or HRM not both. As it’s mostly ERG….
November 16, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Indoor training season.
This is my set up:
Kickr Core
Zwift Cog & Click
Kickr Climb
Tarmac SL4
Thoughts
I mostly train in ERG mode with Training Peaks which means most of the time the Climb is a paperweight.
I use an Apple TV, this means I have Click or HRM not both. As it’s mostly ERG….
This is my set up:
Kickr Core
Zwift Cog & Click
Kickr Climb
Tarmac SL4
Thoughts
I mostly train in ERG mode with Training Peaks which means most of the time the Climb is a paperweight.
I use an Apple TV, this means I have Click or HRM not both. As it’s mostly ERG….
If the RS-GP agrees to marry Marco, Massimo has to take the chastity grills of the SC Project exhaust cans.
November 16, 2025 at 7:34 PM
If the RS-GP agrees to marry Marco, Massimo has to take the chastity grills of the SC Project exhaust cans.
Meanwhile, The Levellers album Zeitgeist is 30 years old.
Jeez, that’s flown by.
Jeez, that’s flown by.
November 11, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Meanwhile, The Levellers album Zeitgeist is 30 years old.
Jeez, that’s flown by.
Jeez, that’s flown by.
The ghosts of Murieston Trail
November 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
The ghosts of Murieston Trail
Friday night done pretty well.
I absolutely burst myself on a cycle circuit session tonight 😁.
I absolutely burst myself on a cycle circuit session tonight 😁.
November 7, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Friday night done pretty well.
I absolutely burst myself on a cycle circuit session tonight 😁.
I absolutely burst myself on a cycle circuit session tonight 😁.
United States Secretary of Homeland Security pictured earlier.
November 7, 2025 at 3:33 PM
United States Secretary of Homeland Security pictured earlier.
Tonight I shall be riding the posh bike on the car and grit free asphalt cycle circuit.
As soon as I’ve taken it of the wall…..
As soon as I’ve taken it of the wall…..
November 5, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Tonight I shall be riding the posh bike on the car and grit free asphalt cycle circuit.
As soon as I’ve taken it of the wall…..
As soon as I’ve taken it of the wall…..
That’s not my Guzzi, its cylinders are not sticky outy.
November 4, 2025 at 3:08 PM
That’s not my Guzzi, its cylinders are not sticky outy.
Sitting, staring out the window into the darkness. Thinking, no salt down on the roads that I’ve noticed (yet)..
.. I can get another ride out of the posh bike before I admit defeat for the winter. 🙂
.. I can get another ride out of the posh bike before I admit defeat for the winter. 🙂
November 3, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Sitting, staring out the window into the darkness. Thinking, no salt down on the roads that I’ve noticed (yet)..
.. I can get another ride out of the posh bike before I admit defeat for the winter. 🙂
.. I can get another ride out of the posh bike before I admit defeat for the winter. 🙂
Repost this with you and your significant other(s)
(Not really)
(Not really)
October 29, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Repost this with you and your significant other(s)
(Not really)
(Not really)
Nope, that’s a fantastic effort. 😁
I did wear out the sidewall / tread junction on a P Zero with enthusiastic cornering on a cycle circuit earlier this year though.
I did wear out the sidewall / tread junction on a P Zero with enthusiastic cornering on a cycle circuit earlier this year though.
October 28, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Nope, that’s a fantastic effort. 😁
I did wear out the sidewall / tread junction on a P Zero with enthusiastic cornering on a cycle circuit earlier this year though.
I did wear out the sidewall / tread junction on a P Zero with enthusiastic cornering on a cycle circuit earlier this year though.
October 26, 2025 at 11:13 AM
I’m into my Ducati’s, got 2 & raced 1 of them, love them.
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Ok this is a 213, it’s stunning though.
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Ok this is a 213, it’s stunning though.
October 25, 2025 at 8:20 PM
I’m into my Ducati’s, got 2 & raced 1 of them, love them.
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Ok this is a 213, it’s stunning though.
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Ok this is a 213, it’s stunning though.
Race bike prepped, had to update the firmware on the gears and re-do all the sealant.
Tomorrow we cyclocross.
#crossiscoming #cx
Tomorrow we cyclocross.
#crossiscoming #cx
October 25, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Race bike prepped, had to update the firmware on the gears and re-do all the sealant.
Tomorrow we cyclocross.
#crossiscoming #cx
Tomorrow we cyclocross.
#crossiscoming #cx
Just saw this vid on Instagram, & my mind remains resolute that nothing man-made on this planet is more beautiful than the RC211V exhaust.
It’s never been bettered, human evolution peaked with the craftsmanship & design of that pipe.
It’s been downhill ever since, look at the state of us now…
It’s never been bettered, human evolution peaked with the craftsmanship & design of that pipe.
It’s been downhill ever since, look at the state of us now…
October 25, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Just saw this vid on Instagram, & my mind remains resolute that nothing man-made on this planet is more beautiful than the RC211V exhaust.
It’s never been bettered, human evolution peaked with the craftsmanship & design of that pipe.
It’s been downhill ever since, look at the state of us now…
It’s never been bettered, human evolution peaked with the craftsmanship & design of that pipe.
It’s been downhill ever since, look at the state of us now…
I’ve got 1 rim brake bike, it’s 10 years old, in good condition but I’m feeling the inexplicable urge to do it up a bit.
Thinking 165 cranks, nicer wheels. I’ve got carbon bars I can put it too.
I don’t ride it much, there’s no excuse for spending on it.
Please have a word & stop me now.
Thinking 165 cranks, nicer wheels. I’ve got carbon bars I can put it too.
I don’t ride it much, there’s no excuse for spending on it.
Please have a word & stop me now.
October 23, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I’ve got 1 rim brake bike, it’s 10 years old, in good condition but I’m feeling the inexplicable urge to do it up a bit.
Thinking 165 cranks, nicer wheels. I’ve got carbon bars I can put it too.
I don’t ride it much, there’s no excuse for spending on it.
Please have a word & stop me now.
Thinking 165 cranks, nicer wheels. I’ve got carbon bars I can put it too.
I don’t ride it much, there’s no excuse for spending on it.
Please have a word & stop me now.
Still I had a great weekend 😀
October 23, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Still I had a great weekend 😀
I’ve got Aerofly II handlebars of a Tarmac SL7 on a Crux’s.
Wasn’t about aero, I kinda did it because had the parts & I could.
However, it’s soooo freaking comfy in this set up to ride I sold the Terra bars and kept them on.
Wasn’t about aero, I kinda did it because had the parts & I could.
However, it’s soooo freaking comfy in this set up to ride I sold the Terra bars and kept them on.
October 23, 2025 at 10:22 AM
I’ve got Aerofly II handlebars of a Tarmac SL7 on a Crux’s.
Wasn’t about aero, I kinda did it because had the parts & I could.
However, it’s soooo freaking comfy in this set up to ride I sold the Terra bars and kept them on.
Wasn’t about aero, I kinda did it because had the parts & I could.
However, it’s soooo freaking comfy in this set up to ride I sold the Terra bars and kept them on.
St Monans, Fife from the edge of The Firth of Forth (tide out) looking towards the Auld Kirk. October 2025.
October 18, 2025 at 9:44 AM
St Monans, Fife from the edge of The Firth of Forth (tide out) looking towards the Auld Kirk. October 2025.
It was a real eye opener how quickly red bar tape looks totally grubby & filthy. I’ve went back to black.
Redbull Bora Hansgrohe Tarmac SL8 for your #bikesky Wednesday distraction.
Redbull Bora Hansgrohe Tarmac SL8 for your #bikesky Wednesday distraction.
October 15, 2025 at 11:59 AM
It was a real eye opener how quickly red bar tape looks totally grubby & filthy. I’ve went back to black.
Redbull Bora Hansgrohe Tarmac SL8 for your #bikesky Wednesday distraction.
Redbull Bora Hansgrohe Tarmac SL8 for your #bikesky Wednesday distraction.
Ich bin ein Portland Frosch.
October 14, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Ich bin ein Portland Frosch.
