Posts Tagged ‘ bike ’

Riding home with Daughter last week, I was making like a swan in flight with both my arms out wide. As we turned into our back lane, I looked over my shoulder to see Daughter also managing to ride no-handed. Woo! Way to go, etc! I turned back to watch where I was going,...
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Number Seven and Eight - The Stylish Silver Cyclists: Matching his ‘n’ hers bikes? Check! Sensible, sit-up-and-admire-the-view bikes at that? Check! Matching outfits? (Looks like they’ve been shopping in Cotton Traders?) Check! Huge floral-print panniers on her bike? Check! Plastic clematis on the handlebars? Check! Greying hair worn with pride? Check! Fitness levels of people ten years younger? Check! Big smiles &...
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Number Six: - The Camouflaged Car Hunting Lady: See how she blends in perfectly with Mama Rosa’s in the background? Like a tigress, tense and ready to pounce for the kill - I pity the poor driver of that car. Let’s get a closer look! Bike in need of a good clean? Check! This is a...
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Congratulations to last the winner of last week’s caption contest - Tom correctly identified “Heinrich demonstrates how to pee on the move through his new sturmtek urine wicking tights“. Actually, that reminds me of a story I once heard . . . Anyway, we’ll be sending Tom a pair of these excellent and stylish cycling...
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Irony of ironies - on the day that I had to drive to work, Daughter rode to school, and left the house at the same time as me: If you’re the kind of person who notices these things, you’ll probably notice the helmet. She first rode to school a few weeks ago, and got a...
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Being in foreign parts last week, I didn’t get the chance to pen the Friday Caption Contest. But this week I’m back. To celebrate we have this picture, taken from Surly’s images on Flickr: We like Surly bikes, frames and mod kits, so we’d like to do our bit to help them out - using...
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I thought I’d seen almost everything, but this is just insane - I wouldn’t even expect Mario to ride a bike like this: All I can say, is that the rider must be really, really late for work!
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I can go and collect friends and their luggage from the station: On the way home, we can use the excellent cornering capabilities of our Bromptons to experience the delights of British cycling infrastructure: I can show my guests the highlights of North Shields’ classy independent retailers: A rainy Saturday afternoon is just perfect for taking friends to see...
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Hands up who’s ever felt that riding up That Hill is your own little personal foretaste of hell? Here’s your chance to get even - just enter a caption for this photo, and you could win this week’s fabulous prize, that’s even more fun than riding up a mountain in July: A week on a...
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Ordinarily, I’d ask you to keep it clean. But this photo is just begging for some Carry On innuendo. Best caption this week wins your choice of either Kelly Brook or Boris Johnson for a night of unbridled passion. In your dreams. Innit.
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