Ego Ride

by Derek Morrison I’m really not out for an ego ride Till I have the measure of who’s by my side And then I’ll slowly press the pace Lead them into a tacit race I’m struggling up this hill for now But when I get to that far off brow I’ll put my head down, […]

Resisting Change

by Derek Morrison Elite racing cyclists we do admire So we must use their size of tyre But from this thinking we should cease Because rolling resistance it does increase. Such an idea may fly like an arrow Towards our beloved tyres so narrow But listen here and then pay heed Fatter tyres can mean […]

Caffeine

by Derek Morrison N.B. Read in conjunction with ‘Espresso Delivery‘ (VeloScience, 5 February 2015). In every coffee bean Lies a variable dose of caffeine Which blocks your adenosine Thus raising your catecholamine. With adenosine you can’t tell But it’s present in every cell It chills things down, makes you less aroused You feel its effects […]