Posts Tagged ‘ photo ’

OK, so it’s Saturday and not Friday. Whatever. This photo comes from what is definitely the strangest site I have ever found - Fuck Yeah, Bikes And Beards. Before you head over to check out the depths of the strangeness, I should point out that what looks like an ironic / joke homoerotic cyclist fetish...
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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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Remember the Yellow Pages ad from the 80s, where mum & dad use Yellow Pages to track down a bike shop . . . ? “You’re not still on about this bike are you? I remember when bikes were bikes - proper mudguards. And a cover for the chain. And look at that saddle! It’d...
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Whether you view a bike as a piece of sports equipment, or just a means to get around town, sooner or later you’re going to realise that cycling and drinking mix really well thogether - either a mouthful of warm electrolyte supplements chugged down when you can get it, or a beer with your...
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It’s really, really, really windy today. 30mph cross-winds that left me with an earache by the time I got to the office. It would have been great to get some shelter from that, though if there’d been a giant space monster thing to hide behind, I doubt I’d have had the courage of these...
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I got out of the habit of writing this weekly post. But now we’re back, and full of badness & mischief. Today’s photo features a bicycle whose owner understands the benefits of staying properly hydrated during intense exercise: Your task for today is to come up with a caption that sums up how this product...
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This is National Cycle Network Route 1, approaching Whitley Bay. It’s an on-road section of the route - what do you notice? See the way the pavement is built out into the road? That’s because just after that, there’s a mini-roundabout - the build-out is to break the visual line of the road, and...
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"The later you leave for an appointment of any kind, the stronger the headwinds" I’m right on this, aren’t I? Please tell me it’s not my imagination / paranoia! Workout: Type: Cycle Date: 09/28/2010 Time: 18:22:30 Total Time: 1:42:00.00 Calories: 1490 Distance: 29 miles Average Speed: 17.06 mph
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You have no idea what a relief it was to ride without that annoying tickety-tick coming from the right pedal. A well-tended bike is a thing of beauty! Workout: Type: Cycle Date: 09/17/2010 Total Time: 2:00:00.00 Calories: 1753 Distance: 32 miles Average Speed: 16 mph
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Yesterday it was WINDY. The sort of windy that gets weather warnings, and people writing into the Met. Office saying that they’ve heard there’s a hurricane on the way. OK, so not THAT windy. But definitely more than just breezy. It was forecast to be blowing from the west at 25-35 mph in time for...
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