While the kids’ bikes rust away in the garden I keep mine in the shed to protect it from the rain and damp, but there may be a flaw in this plan.  I’m not saying that our shed is damp, but when I took the bike out this morning I had to be careful not […]
Entries Tagged as 'Cycling'
On the bike
July 2nd, 2008 · 3 Comments · Life
I feel bad that I make so much of cycling to work. Loads of other people both older and younger than me cycle all the time, so why is it such a big deal?  I think the clue there is that they do it all the time, so they are used to it. I am […]
Tags: Cycling
On the road again
June 29th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Life
Well, I picked up the new bike on Friday, which was a bit of an experience. Technology has moved on a lot since I bought my last bike – some time in the 80s I think. I do hope nothing ever goes wrong with it because anything I ever knew about maintenance is not going […]
Tags: Cycling
Back in the saddle
June 27th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Life
Excitement and anticipation has just about edged out worry and trepidation about my return to cycle commuting after a gap of almost twenty years, and just in time: I collect my new bike tomorrow after work and will ride it home. As if on cue, it started raining this evening.
Manic Friday
June 21st, 2008 · 1 Comment · Life, Music, Work
It was a bit manic today. Charlie needed to go to hospital to have his hand looked at, but it was a very short-notice appointment. I decided to drop him off there on my way to work, rather than have him take a one-hour bus ride or the train; just to make sure he got […]
On yer bike
June 18th, 2008 · 4 Comments · Life, Work
I am very tempted by this cycle2work scheme. One thing that has put me off the idea of cycling to work is the state of my 20-year-old bike, which was only a cheap one when I bought it, and it saw 20 miles a day of cross-London commuting for several years. Its a bit rusty […]
Bicycle sex
November 15th, 2007 · 4 Comments · Life
What to make of the story about the man who has been put on probation for attempting to have sex with his bicycle? Its easy enough to make jokes about it, and the headline seems to say it all, but I think the man in question has had a bit of a rough deal. Not […]
Tags: Bicycle Sex·Books·Cycling·Quotes·WTF
A small correction (or two)
March 21st, 2007 · Comments Off on A small correction (or two) · Life
Firstly, and most importantly, I am not saddle-sore! Secondly, I did not blast, and I am not an angry cyclist. This will mean nothing to anyone who has not read this week’s Crawley Observer, where they put my photo of a short stretch of cycle path on page two with various ‘quotes’ from me – […]
Tags: Cycling·Doh!·Local Papers·Photos
Take a short ride…
March 20th, 2007 · 11 Comments · Life
Is this the shortest cycle path in Crawley? I rarely ride my pushbike now, a combination of age, rust (the bike and me), and living on a sodding great hill, but when I do cycle it is facilities like this which keep me on the road instead where I don’t have to get off or […]
First day
February 5th, 2007 · 4 Comments · Work
It was the first day at school the new job today. At last. Over the weekend I was looking forward to it with a mixture of anxiety and eager anticipation. It is a bit scary going into a place where you know nobody and know nothing about how everything works, where you don't even know […]
