Archive for May, 2009

I’ve had an unusual week. Full of highs and lows. On the plus side . . . My ride to work on Wednesday was just brilliant, despite the weather’s attempt to rain on that particular parade. And as I explained to the people from Sustrans - my skin’s waterproof. On that ride . . . I...
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The things we see and experience affect how we think. For me it’s this today: Want to add a clever caption? One that’ll impress everyone? Go on then - just leave a comment below.
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The injuries I picked up last year in training for the Steelman just aren’t healing by themselves. Basically my plantar fasciitis and achilles tendonitis - both typical running injuries - are getting agrevated / prevented from healing by cycling. And we can’t have that! So today was time for desperate measures - the experienced hands...
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. . . check out this great video, which is part of the Fat Cyclist’s 100 Miles of Nowhere challenge: That looks tougher than I have words to describe. But it’s all in a good cause. If you watched the film, go and make a donation now.
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Summer’s here, and the mileage is going right up, so I’ve been forced out of ordinary clothes and into Lycra & it’s associated accessories. So a couple of weeks ago, I twittered (tweeted? Whatever.) about the joys of chamois cream - for the uninitiated, you slather your bum in it before a ride and it...
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Here’s a great video by Carlton Reid, produced for Northumbria Police. It shows genuine bikes being stolen by genuine thieves, as well as some tip-top advice for how to Lock Your Bike and avoid this pain yourself: Read more on Quickrele
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This is SCARY stuff! This video comes via Andrea at Velorution. Just watch the truck come bowling along, desperate to overtake the cyclists . . one of whom was Boris Johnson, Mayor of London, who was out scouting routes for a cycling super highway. I&
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This week saw spring doing it’s thing here. By that I mean it was cold, with lots of April showers. Anyway, this photo from Marc over at Amsterdamize seems particularly apt for the sort of weather I wish we were having all day, every day - if only it were more like this!. See what...
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That’s the song by Arcade Fire that plays in my head when I’m riding and the sun is shining and everything seems just perfect. Along similar lines, Yanek over at Bicyclog has put together this smashing vid, showing what a city can be like on days when no cars go. Enjoy!
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On the way home tonight, I stopped off to buy some flowers for my Beautiful Wife. Outside the shop I saw this locked up – looks like maybe last year’s model of either the Focus Cayo 105 Tripple, the Cayo Ultegra, or at a push, the Cayo Pro.
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