Posts Tagged ‘ photos ’

I always wanted a Raleigh Chopper as a kid. That crazy frame geometry, the handlebars, the gear shifter sticking up right where it could do you a serious mischief, and the extra long saddle (obviously meant for you plus a mate) with the warning of dire consequences of taking passengers. But I wasn’t allowed one...
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You probably know that I’m a big fan of Rick Smith’s daily comic strip, Yehuda Moon. It’s the story of daily life in a bike shop, owned by ex-commercial property developer and idealist Yehuda Moon, and staffed by racer-turned-wrench Joe King and Thistle Gin - a hot, tech-savvy woman with a degree in engineering. ANYWAY. Thanks...
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The plan was simplicity in itself: Tall Robbie and I would get the train across to Whitehaven on Friday evening, B&B overnight, and then cycle back on Saturday. Somewhere between 130 and 140 miles, with around 10,000ft of climbing in the last days of winter. What could possibly go wrong? Seeing as the plan was to...
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Welcome to Friday! This week we’ve a lovely retro photo for you to caption, but before we get to that, there’s the small matter of last week’s winner. There was some pretty stiff competition for our prize, and Tom came pretty close to winning. But the prospect of seeing him in one of those bib-shorts...
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Last Friday the weather was fine, and the winds light, so I knocked off early to head up to Ashington to collect the Frankenbike. At around 3m long, it won’t fit into the car, so the only option was to ride it home. And that’s just what I did - I rode there on the...
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Before we come to that though, three cheers to everyone who entered last week’s contest. The clear winner was Katja Leyendecker, who correctly identified the London cyclist as a Boris Bike Braveheart escapee with the caption: “It’s all for nothing if you don’t have your freedom” This week we continue in this theme of the foreign...
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From my bimble around Co Durham, Gateshead and Newcastle last Friday: I saw a cycle lane in Chester le Street… that you’re not allowed to use once it re-joins the road: I saw the latest in Gateshead Council’s continued efforts to build the world’s first nanometre scale cycle lane: (Surely this one is worthy of the Warrington...
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So. I was riding from Tynemouth to Whitley Bay last night when I noticed an eerie green and purple glow in the sky. Naturally, I stopped, rubbed my eyes, checked that there was nothing wrong with my headlight and continued on. Could this be the northern lights I was seeing? After I picked up Daughter...
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Some photos! Old Raleigh parked at the end of the C2C. Don’t know if it was someone’s bike, or if they’d just left it there as an “end of the road” statement! The Cullercoats Small Joinery Bike. Have bike, will turn up and adjust hinges on doors, I guess. One of mine - I was heading off...
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I was looking at some of the photos from the weekend’s track cycling in London, and couldn’t figure out what was so familiar about Chris Hoy: … and Victoria Pendleton: If you read the Beano, you’ll probably recognise the head gear: Yes that’s right - Chris Hoy and Victoria Pendleton are in reality William and Kathleen Grange...
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