Archive for July, 2009

Not sure if you saw the photos & video of the penny farthing rider who completed this year’s Dunwich Dynamo: OK, that might seem a little extreme, but then again Von Smallhaussen and I did the same event on a tandem lit up like a christmas tree, so who are we to judge? I mean, it’s...
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So if I’m going to be riding wearing non-regular clothes, I thought I’d better take a look at my wardrobe. Remember just over a week ago, when I was wondering about muggle-repelling cycling jerseys ? Well I eventually decided on a design that I liked, and doesn’t use any recognised UK police devices, thereby not...
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No, we’re not going to be taking the piss out of Scotland today. We won’t be mocking her flag, and neither will we be making any references to the Acts of Union, nor will there be any mention here of the Battle of Culloden. There will be none of the usual English stuff...
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I’ve recently been reading with interest the cycling / cycling commuting tips from the land of Magic Roundabouts . These have struck a bit of a nerve with me, and made me realise that where I’m working now is currently outside of sensible-commuting-in-regular-clothes distance. The 35 mile round-trip is perfectly do-able, but the weight of...
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One of the things you absolutely, positively, definitely, without fail, must go and see before you die is the original Monet Water Lillies in the Orangerie Gallery in Paris’ Tuilerie Gardens . But for many of us that’s quite a hike, and something that you might end up having to delay until you’re in the...
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Yes, this week we’re offering two fabulous prizes. After the success of last week’s competition, in which one lucky winner received a pair of Fat The Other Rob ’s used bib shorts, this week we’re offering: A signed photo of Fat The Other Rob in the shower Six months’ fully-funded psychotherapy in the secure institution of...
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Sometimes when riding on the road, I wish I were carrying some sort of motor vehicle repellent. Or maybe wearing some sort of muggle-repelling pheromone spray. muggle (n.) one who would rather drive the four miles to work than get on a bike and ride it. See also delusional and denial It’s one thing passing another...
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It’s time to focus on my goals for this year. Having pushed back the Coast 2 Coast ride to an undefined date, I’ve now got my diary out to put some order into my world. Here’s how it looks: From now ’till end of August - building up the running mileage, including two weeks hot...
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This is just the sort of picture you’d see on the wall of a trendy coffee bar, or maybe hanging in a bike shop catering for the cool kids. Heck, this Creative Commons picture by Joe Shlabotnik on Flickr may even be art: But that’s not going to stop us is it?...
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What a night. I mean, really, what a night! Here’s how it started - last year, Von SmallHaussen volunteered to come and collect me, Doktor Seth and Tall Robbie from the beach. Seeing us there, I think she probably mistook our spaced-out exhaustion for some sort of Zen-like being at peace with the world. So a...
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