Archive for November, 2008

Have I put On Weight?

Have I put On Weight?

So there are a bunch of people doing amazing stuff today - Brad & Big Dave & a few others from sweat365.com are doing the Steelman Triathlon somewhere in and around Las Vegas. 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, and then a full marathon. Any race with those kinds of distances is tough, but for...
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Posted in Bike Culture, Blogroll, Friends, Goals, Newcastle, Silly Stuff, Too Much Information, Triathlon, Weather, Woo Wooo woooo! | 2 Comments »

Bikes & Trains

Bikes & Trains

I had a meeting on Friday in York. That’s about 85 miles each way . . . even at my most mileage-obsessed, that’s too far to ride, so once again, I had to choose between the car or an alternative - in this case, public transport. This was an economic argument: My car’s good for...
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Posted in Bike Culture, Bike locking strategy, Bike to Work, Climate Change, Cycle, Environment, Global Warming, Newcastle, Photographs, Whitley Bay | 5 Comments »

Ride, Forrest, Ride!

My momma always said, “Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.” So how’s about this for a story via BikingBis on Twitter - Mark Brackett and Roger Ivester, two cyclists in North Caronlina have just notched up 100,000 miles each. Took one of them 17 years, and the...
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Posted in Bike Culture, Bike to Work | 3 Comments »

It’s only water

Yesterday was one of those days where it could be easy to drive rather than ride. I had to go to visit my client in Walker (just over 8 miles each way), and when I got up, there was a steady drizzle falling. Not the kind of weather where you look at it and...
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Posted in Bike Culture, Bike to Work, Cycle, Newcastle, Weather, Whitley Bay | 2 Comments »

Locked Bikes In London

Locked Bikes In London

When I was in That London the other week, I took some photos of locked bikes around Angel tube station, Firstly, here’s a picture of one way to stop your bike being pinched. Have a bike that no-one would want to buy. Actually, it’s just the
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Posted in Bike locking strategy, Bike theft, D-Lock / U-Lock, How to lock your bike, Partially Locked Bike, Stolen Bike | No Comments »

Locked Bikes In London

Locked Bikes In London

When I was in That London the other week, I took some photos of locked bikes around Angel tube station, for my other blog. Firstly, here’s a picture of one way to stop your bike being pinched. Have a bike that no-one would want to buy. Actually, it’s just the sort of bike I’d buy,...
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Posted in Bike Culture, Bike locking strategy, Bike theft, Bike to Work, D-Lock, How to lock, Partially Locked Bike, Stolen Bike, Unlocked Bike | 5 Comments »

Bike Lock That Bites Back

Bike Lock That Bites Back

OK, it doesn’t bite - the Smart Lock is a prototype bike lock designed by Michael Lambourn, that sprays the would-be bike thief with paint / smart water / skunk scent / ebola-infected blood / whatever when they try to cut it. Basically it’s
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Posted in How to lock your bike, News, Technology, Video | No Comments »

Tandem Commuting

I’m working with an engineering firm in Walker at the moment. The thing with engineering firms is that people get excited about the strangest things - like the project I’ve been working on to restore my Pashley tandem. So with the weather forecast favourable yesterday, I took the opportunity to take the tandem for the...
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Posted in Bike Culture, Bike to Work, Cycle, Newcastle, Whitley Bay, tandem | 3 Comments »

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