Silly Stuff

This probably isn’t something you do if you live somewhere where everyone rides a bike. But for the rest of us - for me anyway - it’s a bit of a novelty seeing someone else riding. Not as rare as seeing two-headed horses, but rare enough that I feel the need to acknowledge them with...
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Let it not be said that I can’t be topical. The Great Helmet Debate is heating up again, so today’s photo hooks right into that. This image comes from Pearlmonger’s Bristol to Bath Railway Path set on Flickr: To enter the competition, just post your caption below as a comment. Remember, I’m offering a prize that...
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So I’m almost cycling in ordinary clothes now. The exception is my footwear: Yes, these are industrial-grade safety shoes. Because, after all, cycling is dangerous, isn’t it? Actually, the reason I’m wearing this is that they’re my work shoes - I visit all sorts of factories, where you really do have to wear shoes with...
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It’s that time of the week, where you could win a prize beyond the dreams of mere avarice again: The admiration of your peers. A trawl through Flickr’s Creative Commons licensed photos today, brings this one taken by David M* at Burning Man 2006: Post your caption below!
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*Before you start typing a comment in green ink, please check this post’s categorisation. Thank you* It’s funny how these things happen, isn’t it? Da Square Wheel Man over at the Bicycle Diaries wrote a post this week about bicycle helmets from a Tweedier age, and only last weekend, I’d photographed the same sort of...
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. . . not even once. And he’s had lots of opportunities. Thanks to Cycling in 4×4 Country for bringing my attention to this! I wonder if Mrs Algernond, or Goddess Anders can provide translation? I don’t think it’s strictly necessary though!
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I was flicking through some of the great Creative Commons licensed photos on Flickr for some suitable bike chain images (and believe me, there are some great ones . . . ), when I came across this photo by Bluejoh. If that isn’t begging for some sort of caption contest, I don’t know what...
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This made me laugh today - it was on Copenhagenize.com, and in a way sums up how it feels to ride to the shops instead of walking or driving: I don’t know if you think like me, but I was surprised by the second half - I thought the bike was going to disappear from...
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It turns out that this sort of thing cuts both ways. I had a good laugh at French breakfast cereals when I was skiing the other week. Yes, that’s right kids: Hard drugs make for the breakfast of champions. So help yourself to as much smack & crack as you want! Anyway, if you don’t live...
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