In this new blog post we are going to dive in to some questions with some of our customers and what they love about riding. This post by Adam answers some questions from Yaz about what biking means for him.

So grab a cuppa and have a read.

1. What does riding mean to me, why do I ride bikes?

In short, to keep me sane! be it the commute to work to set my head for the day or to clear it after a bad day.

The catchups with like minded individuals at the weekend or those cheeky midweek ones. To be able to see some awesome scenery or a beautiful sunrise or sunset. Increased fitness and improved riding skills are additional benefits

2. What's my favourite discipline out of MTB, Gravel or Road.

Ah, tough one. All have their merits, but the two that are hard to choose between would be MTB and Gravel.

MTB has most definitely improved my riding skills, and gives you a real buzz from the adrenaline and is the most social one, but my strava data would say Gravel is the one that's my favourite. I'm quite fond of grinding out the KM's and seeing where my bike takes me and some of the places I get to see.

3. Your bikes have great names, tell me more about naming your bikes.

Well, in all honesty I feel its pretty simple. I love playing around with spoonerisms, puns, and words that rhyme. So Martha the Marin, Rita the Ridley and Gina the Giant roll off the tongue nicely. I've also got a Betty Blue and an Anna Avanti in the shed too

4. Best ride you've ever done, and why, in short? I'm going to be greedy and say two, for different reasons.

Old Ghost Road (in a day I might add) due to the absolute epicness of it all, skyline ridge just gives me goosebumps thinking about it and secondly l, Le Petit Brevet 200km, 4400m elevation ride last November. Of the 12 hours I was out on that ride it rained for 11 of them, it gave me a great insight into myself and what sort of suffering I can endure, it made edition zero the week after seem quite easy!

5. What do you like about Nomadic Cycles.

The first thing that springs to mind is the convenience. I start and finish work earlier and later than when other bike shops are open, so to be able to have my bike picked up and dropped off outside of these hours is fantastic. The communication and updates I receive throughout the job always gives me confidence that my bike is in expert hhands and I feel I'm charged a fair price, which makes everyone happy... although I believe Martha owes you a beer or two!