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Urban Mystery: Locked and abandoned bikes

By ⋅ October 28, 2010 ⋅ 4 comments

It’s an urban mystery right up there with shoes hanging from power lines: who locks up those bikes in odd places…and then just abandons them?

Speedlinking 27 October 2010

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“Some cyclists are complete prats, obviously, but so are some drivers. So are some fishmongers and accountants, for that matter. Being a prat is a state of mind and not transport-specific. It’s not the bicycle’s fault.”–James May

Keeping perspective

By ⋅ October 27, 2010 ⋅ 4 comments

If you want to enjoy commuting by bike sometimes you have to keep things in perspective.

Speedlinking 17 October 2010

By ⋅ October 17, 2010 ⋅ One comment

“I ride my bicycle in a sideways world
keeping my balance while the cars pass overhead…” –Jason Crane

Speedlinking 8 October 2010

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“The people I used to cycle with have all passed away, and I go too slow for the younger guys.” –Jack Thacker, 97 years old this month and still riding…

Give me intrigue or give me death?

By ⋅ October 4, 2010 ⋅ 3 comments

In my two rules of bike lighting I mentioned the importance of using your lights to create “intrigue” for other road users.
Let me make it plainer: when riding at night put a flashing light and a static light on the front of your bike.

Lighting rig revisited

By ⋅ October 4, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

Daylight saving time has just kicked in here, so I thought I’d go back and have look at how my lighting rig worked out this winter, particularly with the addition of a high-intensity Ay Up headlight.

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