soxoncycler 🚲 🇬🇧
@soxoncycler.bsky.social
Just another MAMIL. To be found slowly pedalling around South Oxfordshire. I'm occasionally allowed to leave the county on good behaviour.
Made some errors on my Audax today: missed several turns+one of the controls. But the biggest “wally moment” was when I thought I had spotted @cbcycles.bsky.social & his Bianchi, so asked him if he’d managed to fix his front light. The chap I spoke to - Nick - had no idea what I was talking about! 😂
November 8, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Made some errors on my Audax today: missed several turns+one of the controls. But the biggest “wally moment” was when I thought I had spotted @cbcycles.bsky.social & his Bianchi, so asked him if he’d managed to fix his front light. The chap I spoke to - Nick - had no idea what I was talking about! 😂
Henley Hilly Hundred Audax done. A bit of a slog up some of the hills but I’m a stubborn so-and-so and didn’t put my foot down!
Good to meet and ride with @diminutivefox.bsky.social for a while and sorry I didn’t realise you had punctured and carried on! 😳😀
#Cycling #Audax
Good to meet and ride with @diminutivefox.bsky.social for a while and sorry I didn’t realise you had punctured and carried on! 😳😀
#Cycling #Audax
November 8, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Henley Hilly Hundred Audax done. A bit of a slog up some of the hills but I’m a stubborn so-and-so and didn’t put my foot down!
Good to meet and ride with @diminutivefox.bsky.social for a while and sorry I didn’t realise you had punctured and carried on! 😳😀
#Cycling #Audax
Good to meet and ride with @diminutivefox.bsky.social for a while and sorry I didn’t realise you had punctured and carried on! 😳😀
#Cycling #Audax
November 8, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Air taxis? A “verti-port”? I don’t feel that this is a sensible solution to Oxford’s road congestion…
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Could trams or air taxis help solve Oxford's traffic woes?
A congestion charge is the latest policy in Oxford to reduce traffic - but what is the alternative?
www.bbc.co.uk
November 3, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Air taxis? A “verti-port”? I don’t feel that this is a sensible solution to Oxford’s road congestion…
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Today’s lunchtime “escape the laptop” - I took Gretl for a test ride after fitting the mudguards. No issues with the bike but my hands were getting proper pins and needles. Might need some mits with a bit more padding.
It was a tad windy up on Sires Hill (near Didcot).
#Cycling #Canyon #Grizl
It was a tad windy up on Sires Hill (near Didcot).
#Cycling #Canyon #Grizl
November 3, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Time to fit the mudguards for winter on der #Grizl.
And check the brakes ahead of this weekend’s #Audax. Plenty of material left on the pads so they went back in.
Managed to lose, then find, one of those tiny spring retention clips after scouring the garage floor & some salty language! 😀
#Cycling
And check the brakes ahead of this weekend’s #Audax. Plenty of material left on the pads so they went back in.
Managed to lose, then find, one of those tiny spring retention clips after scouring the garage floor & some salty language! 😀
#Cycling
November 2, 2025 at 8:45 PM
I signed-up at the last minute for Edwin's "Henley Hilly Hundred" #Audax for Saturday 8th Nov. I've just looked at route/climbs and having feelings of "buyer's regret" 🤣 Those climbs are gonna be a real test, especially as I haven't spent much time on the bike of late. But #NoBacksies 😀
#Cycling
#Cycling
November 1, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I signed-up at the last minute for Edwin's "Henley Hilly Hundred" #Audax for Saturday 8th Nov. I've just looked at route/climbs and having feelings of "buyer's regret" 🤣 Those climbs are gonna be a real test, especially as I haven't spent much time on the bike of late. But #NoBacksies 😀
#Cycling
#Cycling
Escape the laptop - Friday edition: lots of lovely leaves, with a good mix of crunchy/squelchy.
Not fast, but good for the soul. And managed to miss the rain.
#Cycling
Not fast, but good for the soul. And managed to miss the rain.
#Cycling
October 24, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Escape the laptop - Friday edition: lots of lovely leaves, with a good mix of crunchy/squelchy.
Not fast, but good for the soul. And managed to miss the rain.
#Cycling
Not fast, but good for the soul. And managed to miss the rain.
#Cycling
Today’s lunchtime “escape the laptop” was my little 10 mile TT course. I don’t take this stuff seriously at all, but was a good excuse to push, rather than trundling around.
29.8km/h avg. on my gravel tank - with zero optimisation for the run.
Got held up by traffic - must do better!
#Cycling
29.8km/h avg. on my gravel tank - with zero optimisation for the run.
Got held up by traffic - must do better!
#Cycling
October 13, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Today’s lunchtime “escape the laptop” was my little 10 mile TT course. I don’t take this stuff seriously at all, but was a good excuse to push, rather than trundling around.
29.8km/h avg. on my gravel tank - with zero optimisation for the run.
Got held up by traffic - must do better!
#Cycling
29.8km/h avg. on my gravel tank - with zero optimisation for the run.
Got held up by traffic - must do better!
#Cycling
Bit off more than I could chew this morning. Thought I could do 60k off-road over gnarly single track & steep climbs before lunch. I bailed early!
Being under-biked/clothed didn’t help either.
Ridgeway area very misty and cold but still beautiful. I’ll try the full route again sometime.
#Cycling
Being under-biked/clothed didn’t help either.
Ridgeway area very misty and cold but still beautiful. I’ll try the full route again sometime.
#Cycling
October 12, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Bit off more than I could chew this morning. Thought I could do 60k off-road over gnarly single track & steep climbs before lunch. I bailed early!
Being under-biked/clothed didn’t help either.
Ridgeway area very misty and cold but still beautiful. I’ll try the full route again sometime.
#Cycling
Being under-biked/clothed didn’t help either.
Ridgeway area very misty and cold but still beautiful. I’ll try the full route again sometime.
#Cycling
Good afternoon from Center Parcs.
Managed 10k looping round the site, trying to burn-off yesterday’s visit to the Pancake House! 😀
Quite hilly here so some climbing to test the legs.
Needs must!
#Cycling
Managed 10k looping round the site, trying to burn-off yesterday’s visit to the Pancake House! 😀
Quite hilly here so some climbing to test the legs.
Needs must!
#Cycling
October 5, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Good afternoon from Center Parcs.
Managed 10k looping round the site, trying to burn-off yesterday’s visit to the Pancake House! 😀
Quite hilly here so some climbing to test the legs.
Needs must!
#Cycling
Managed 10k looping round the site, trying to burn-off yesterday’s visit to the Pancake House! 😀
Quite hilly here so some climbing to test the legs.
Needs must!
#Cycling
Finally got a ride in today after almost two weeks. Was all over the place getting ready - forgot to fill the bidons, then almost set off “sans helmet”. 🤦
Nice circuit though, over some of my favourite roads.
(L) Goring lock, (R) Farm Hill, above Cholsey.
#Cycling
Nice circuit though, over some of my favourite roads.
(L) Goring lock, (R) Farm Hill, above Cholsey.
#Cycling
September 27, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Finally got a ride in today after almost two weeks. Was all over the place getting ready - forgot to fill the bidons, then almost set off “sans helmet”. 🤦
Nice circuit though, over some of my favourite roads.
(L) Goring lock, (R) Farm Hill, above Cholsey.
#Cycling
Nice circuit though, over some of my favourite roads.
(L) Goring lock, (R) Farm Hill, above Cholsey.
#Cycling
Barely any cycling this past fortnight 😞 as we’ve been busy working in the house. Sad to say my “heritage” tape measure from Do It All (remember them?) did not make it out alive! 😀
#DIY
#DIY
September 26, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Barely any cycling this past fortnight 😞 as we’ve been busy working in the house. Sad to say my “heritage” tape measure from Do It All (remember them?) did not make it out alive! 😀
#DIY
#DIY
“Share with care”.
First ride for over a week, blew off a few cobwebs. Also, out midweek after dinner, in shorts and a T-shirt. Probably my last chance to do that this side of Christmas! 😀
#Cycling
First ride for over a week, blew off a few cobwebs. Also, out midweek after dinner, in shorts and a T-shirt. Probably my last chance to do that this side of Christmas! 😀
#Cycling
September 16, 2025 at 6:46 PM
“Share with care”.
First ride for over a week, blew off a few cobwebs. Also, out midweek after dinner, in shorts and a T-shirt. Probably my last chance to do that this side of Christmas! 😀
#Cycling
First ride for over a week, blew off a few cobwebs. Also, out midweek after dinner, in shorts and a T-shirt. Probably my last chance to do that this side of Christmas! 😀
#Cycling
Managed a 57k gravel loop this morning, including a short run along the Ridgeway in glorious sunshine. September is going to be very busy, so probably my last chance before the rain makes it a mud bath.
#Cycling
#Cycling
September 7, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Managed a 57k gravel loop this morning, including a short run along the Ridgeway in glorious sunshine. September is going to be very busy, so probably my last chance before the rain makes it a mud bath.
#Cycling
#Cycling
Did a local loop with my boy today. A tad windy but worth it for the gorgeous views.
I threw in some gravel to make it a bit more challenging. He had a spill - not on the ruff stuff but went off the edge of a pavement! No tears but some scrapes and pains. Solved by ice cream! 😀👍
#Cycling
I threw in some gravel to make it a bit more challenging. He had a spill - not on the ruff stuff but went off the edge of a pavement! No tears but some scrapes and pains. Solved by ice cream! 😀👍
#Cycling
September 6, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Did a local loop with my boy today. A tad windy but worth it for the gorgeous views.
I threw in some gravel to make it a bit more challenging. He had a spill - not on the ruff stuff but went off the edge of a pavement! No tears but some scrapes and pains. Solved by ice cream! 😀👍
#Cycling
I threw in some gravel to make it a bit more challenging. He had a spill - not on the ruff stuff but went off the edge of a pavement! No tears but some scrapes and pains. Solved by ice cream! 😀👍
#Cycling
That turned out to be a nice ride,even though I’m out of shape (I compensate with my stubbornness😀). 185km and a modest 1445m of elevation gain.
Stretching it out to 200km wasn’t really on the cards and the extra distance wouldn’t have made me happier.
#Cycling
Stretching it out to 200km wasn’t really on the cards and the extra distance wouldn’t have made me happier.
#Cycling
August 24, 2025 at 5:56 PM
That turned out to be a nice ride,even though I’m out of shape (I compensate with my stubbornness😀). 185km and a modest 1445m of elevation gain.
Stretching it out to 200km wasn’t really on the cards and the extra distance wouldn’t have made me happier.
#Cycling
Stretching it out to 200km wasn’t really on the cards and the extra distance wouldn’t have made me happier.
#Cycling
Just turned off the B480 near Chalgrove. Properly feeling it now! Next up: Pyrton, then Watlington, Wallingford and home.
Onwards! 💪🚴♂️🚴♂️😀
#Cycling
Onwards! 💪🚴♂️🚴♂️😀
#Cycling
August 24, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Just turned off the B480 near Chalgrove. Properly feeling it now! Next up: Pyrton, then Watlington, Wallingford and home.
Onwards! 💪🚴♂️🚴♂️😀
#Cycling
Onwards! 💪🚴♂️🚴♂️😀
#Cycling
August 24, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Wendlebury: I’ve found a bench in a shady spot. I’m gonna sit on it for a while as I’ve got stomach cramps after chugging too much water at a garage a while back. 🤦♂️
#Cycling
#Cycling
August 24, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Wendlebury: I’ve found a bench in a shady spot. I’m gonna sit on it for a while as I’ve got stomach cramps after chugging too much water at a garage a while back. 🤦♂️
#Cycling
#Cycling
August 24, 2025 at 9:58 AM
August 24, 2025 at 8:52 AM