February 2010 - Big Optometry Blog

I was down in the West Country over the weekend and managed a tidy 7 mile run on Dartmoor. On Monday I managed another short run at lunchtime with a couple of fit young ladies from advertising and was still feeling pretty good after that. This morning, the rain had almost stopped so it was back on the bike. The dirty, fixed wheel single speed one -- man it was hard. Now I have to admit to letting the maintenance fall off a little in all this bad weather and I had had to oil the chain before setting off so I assumed it was the resistance of that and the previous days' runs. All was revelaed when I got to work. the bar bag carrying my headlamp battery was squashing the rear brake cable so after I had pulled the brake it had stayed on. Phew, I thought for a moment it was my age. It all makes me realise what is in store on the Alpe D'Huez.

You wait for a cycling related eyewear story to come along and then two come along at the same time. Oakley has put the cat among the peleton with its deal to supply Team Sky with its Jawbone frame . This follows hot on the heels of the Garmin Transitions pro cycling team tie up which will see the GT team also in the Jawbone but fitted with one of Transitions' fines new lenses. What will be in the Sky Jawbone??

The Optician Awards really gets into swing about this time of the year. Shortlisting the entries this year has been really tough due to the number of entries and volume of quality words. Practices and individuals have really got the knack of entry statements...