Cycle

So the Tour De France started in England this weekend. And the first stage was through Kent, where I grew up. And I went to school in Rochester, one of the towns on the route. And my parents still live in Chatham, one of the towns on the route.  But right now, I live...
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I’ve done a bad thing. I’ve submitted three photos of Trixie The Fixie to the Fixed Gear Gallery. I know I said that I wouldn’t, but we went out for a ride today, and I had just so much fun that I wanted to show everyone what I’ve got. And now I feel like I’ve...
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So over the weekend was Tall Friend’s Son’s christening. On Saturday night, the Little Fella was looked after by his grandparents, which meant that us youngsters (these things are all relative) could have a party. Three good reasons for this - wetting the baby’s head is an excellent tradition; Tall Friend’s Wife is now...
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No, this isn’t a post about fixed wheel riding, but about customer service. I’ve always said that what marks out great organisations isn’t their ability to prevent stuff going wrong, but how well they respond when things do. Actually I’ve not always said that - I used to be a child once, and I was...
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. . . cycle in the gym instead of on the road. When I checked the weather forecast for the week on Saturday evening, I realised that I was going to struggle this week - I had to get at least 80 miles on the bike, but the forecast was for gales and rain, starting...
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There must be something in the water - like The ZappoMan, I had to force myself to get on the bike this morning to blow away some of last night’s cobwebs - in my case a little too much of that nice fizzy French wine, washed down with some other wine (hic!) And also like...
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I got home from today’s time on-site with the client, feeling pretty tired. I’d averaged around 18mph both ways on the journey, and not hydrated enough during the day. That problem with Trixie the Fixie’s left pedal doesn’t seem resolved - the crank arm had worked a little loose again. While I was fixing this,...
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I went on Trixie the Fixie into Walker today via a bit of a magical mystery tour up around Killingworth & Forrest Hall (this Gmaps Pedometer map shows the route, but is ~10% light on the mileage). We’ve been living in these parts for nine years now, and even though these places are less...
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Fresh from my triumph in the pool yesterday, I headed out for my Sunday bike ride this morning. The alarm went off at 06:00 . . . and I woke with a start at 06:20. It then took me an hour to get going - breakfast of porridge, peanut butter & ginger marmalade, washed down...
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“I feel good when things are going wrong I only listen to a sad, sad song” Actually I’m doing my best not to listen to music like this, which although it’s great stuff, can have rather a dampening effect on one’s outlook! Anyway, yesterday it was tipping down. I mean really raining cats & dogs. Or as...
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