Posts Tagged ‘ CTC ’

Like many, I watched that programme on the tellybox last week - “The war on Britain’s roads“. Like many, I was left feeling rather depressed by the whole thing - its sensationalist chasing of the biggest shouting, and whole futility of it all left me feeling empty. The two parts that were worth watching was...
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I was out walking Huge Dalmatian this morning, and happened to have my camera with me to snap a few of the people riding bikes in the autumn sun along the sea front: At first, I though this was just someone riding along on a small-wheeled folding bike. But then as she pulled level I...
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Found this on Flickr, looking not unlike Withnail’s Uncle Monty upon a bicycle: Yes, I can imagine Montague Arbuthnott Withnail in his youth, cycling miles with his chum, Norman. As he later remarked, I often wonder where Norman is now. Probably wintering with his mother in Guildford. A cat, rain, Vim under the sink, and both...
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If you’re a CTC member in the North East, you’ll have received your voting form last week for the election to the CTC National Council. I was a bit perplexed at this, as it has space for several different people to cast their vote - family members of the CTC, if like us, you’ve...
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Great day’s riding today, in spite of (or perhaps because of) the weather. It rained hard a few times during the day, but not while I was out in the elements. But, miracle of miracles, I had a tailwind both on the way to work and on the way home! How often does that happen?...
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… then three com along at once. Obviously by now you’ve downloaded the Bike Hub app … … but there’s also the CycleStreets one that uses the same map data (though I’ve found this app a little less stable)… And now there’s also the Fill That Hole app from CTC - with this you can...
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On the way into work today, I came across this broken drain grating in Whitley Bay: We could say that as it’s right on the very edge of the road, it’s no hazard to cyclists (you do ride 60-120cm from the edge, don’t you?), but as I was taking this picture, I almost got...
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I think after that as a title, I should play some Sousa. Though as I’m English it should probably some Elgar, or at a push maybe even some D.Ream. You get the picture. Things CAN only get better - but without John Prescott trying to get down with the kids. Anyway, I’ve managed to get...
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… Because it’s for health and safety reasons. And because their Pashley post bikes can only cope with a 32kg cargo load. I mean, every other post office in the world has phased out their delivery bikes, and it’s time we got with the times (warning: pandering to national stereotypes ahead) . . . The...
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Yes I know it’s Wednesday. But there’s something wrong with this picture from Guildford: Under it’s new Chief Executive, Moya Green, Royal Mail is still actively planning to scrap its 24,000 delivery bikes. Apparently "these bicycles pose the wider safety risk associated with busy street networks, where the rider is exposed to greater...
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