Travelling at the speed of marmite

Monday, June 22nd, 2009

Apart from the obligatory helmet, I’m not really into cycling kit. It seems a bit unnecessary and, in the case of cycling shorts, frankly indecent. Cycling gloves are a slightly different matter. A few years ago I remember being mystified and asking a friend why he wore his. He said they made it easier to [...]

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I wish they wouldn’t do that

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

Swaggering down the road, cock of the walk, buses must be respected. After all, you don’t want to end up…well, under a bus. But with power comes responsibility, and bus drivers can’t just charge around completely blind to other road users. To be fair, most don’t. I feel pretty safe riding next to them, they [...]

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