Obituary

I killed Wilf. Through neglect, lack of understanding, and over-use. But mainly through not knowing how to use a steel ruler to measure the chain. OK, I’m exaggerating a little. But the cost of the components to restore Wilf to health would have been about 75% of the cost of buying an identical brand new...
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Jazz legend & bewildered quiz master, Humphrey Lyttelton died last night. As well as being a trumpeter that even Louis Armstrong looked up to (no, really), the 86 year-old was the accidental anchor-man for Radio 4’s long-running quiz, I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue. This has been one of my favourite shows for years. The...
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There are several roads near here which would be just great for cycling when you’re in a hurry to get somewhere. Roads like the A1058 Coast Road, which takes you in pretty much an arrow-straight line from the coast (the clue’s in the name) to the centre of Newcastle. The problem is that this...
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Bummer. I was so wrapped up with my inability to do the two-wheeled basics over the last 36 hours that I’ve ony just picked up on the fact that Sheldon Brown (the world’s first bike über-mechanic of the internet age) died at the weekend. If you’ve never read Sheldon’s pages, go there now -...
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