Category Cycling
I have been rather remiss in updating the tale of my “Half bike problem“, so really should write up the ending. In the last episode, “Half bike problem – gathering the bits“, I listed most of the parts needed to… Continue Reading →
As my half bike problem is almost solved, I thought it was time for a further update, but first just a reminder of what the problem is. Back in March, I bought a shiny new bicycle frame set and the… Continue Reading →
Today is a new pedal day, which it has to be said is pretty rare. Why I have I got new pedals, I hear you ask (or is that just my tinnitus?). Well, I have this ongoing new bike build… Continue Reading →
Another new set of wheels A few months back, I came across a Croix De Fer Ti Frameset on sale at a very reasonable price, so, on a whim, I bought it, and so started my new bike project. Since… Continue Reading →
Some 14 years ago, I was given a Genesis Croix de Fer 2009, or rather bits of a 2009 Croix de Fer. The story of my (re)build project is here and a catalogue of the bits. However, that bike no… Continue Reading →
Some thoughts on cycle route signage. Just had a conversation with a tourist about the lack of cycle route signage in Edinburgh, if you don’t know the city, it can be hard to find your way about. Even more crazy… Continue Reading →
I am painfully aware that I haven’t taken you, the reader, all the way to EuroBike yet, let alone back home. The account of this journey is currently incomplete and, therefore, it is time that I overcame my writer’s block… Continue Reading →
So far, this week there have been three serious crashes in Edinburgh (and it is only Friday) which is not good news. Then on seeing a tweet this morning my heart sank further. The tweet spoke of influencing “culture change… Continue Reading →
On our third day of cycling across the Netherlands, we started the day riding downhill from the outskirts of Arnhem to the centre. A descent of all of 70m, but hey, this was in the Netherlands. Arnhem is best known… Continue Reading →
We were in Utrecht on the day that the world’s biggest multi-storey bike park was opened. Not that we saw it, we left the city three hours before it was officially yalla match opened to the public. We only found… Continue Reading →
The plan was simple, get on a bike, ride to EuroBike see the show, and then ride back. That was my plan. When I told Ulli, her initial reaction was “it’s too far, it would take too long.” Well, the… Continue Reading →
For the second day of our MTB tour (day one here) we were heading out from Montecatini into the Marsh Land of Fucecchio or the Padule di Fucecchio, known since ancient times as “an insalubrious and dangerous area”. These days… Continue Reading →
When arriving in a new place, there is often a moment of disconnection when you see something you think is familiar and then find it is not. For me, one such moment came as we circled waiting to land at… Continue Reading →
With the fourth outing of the Edinburgh Festival of Cycling just under two weeks away there is a lot to look froward to, here is a very brief snap shot: There is cycling journalist Laurence McJannet who will be talking… Continue Reading →
The Edinburgh Cycle Challenge will run from 1st – 21st March and is completely free to all organisations and individuals in the city. The Challenge is a bespoke behaviour change project to get more people cycling, led by Love to… Continue Reading →