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Keep up with old friends

Posted on 7 January, 2018 by doug

This is why it is important to keep up with old friends and why this is so important.  Every year we always exchange Christmas cards complete with a few words of “hope you’re keeping well, must catch up with each … Continue reading →

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Helping with the Hasler race

Posted on 22 August, 2017 by doug
Bikes can be very versatile

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Helping with the Hasler race was good fun, especially as Rachel came along for a wobbly bike ride as well.  The background to all of this is my daughter, Hannah, being a kayaker and we like to support her club … Continue reading →

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Importance of friends

Posted on 29 May, 2017 by doug
Wallie with his vintage Claud Butler

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Following on from yesterday’s post about the importance of saying “thank you” to friends, this also applies to my long standing friendship with Wallie.  It seems to me that as the years tick by, the importance of friends seems greater … Continue reading →

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The importance of saying “thank you”

Posted on 28 May, 2017 by doug

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This is my friend Geoff and this post is all about the importance of saying thank you.  We have known each other since the last century when I lived in Hereford and I recently paid him, his wife Lorraine and … Continue reading →

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Veggie chat at the carvery

Posted on 11 March, 2017 by doug

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A couple of days ago we went out for an evening carvery meal with some friends.  Certainly an interesting experience as I’d not been there before. Carvery meals are quite good value if you’re a meat eater.  You get a … Continue reading →

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The enigmatic Dr Bike

Posted on 24 December, 2016 by doug
The enigmatic Dr Bike

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You might have heard of Dr Bike, or even have a Dr Bike leaflet thrust into your hand as I did a while back.  I think that must have been somewhere on the local Busway when Dr Bike’s assistants were … Continue reading →

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Reviewing Decadent Decaf Coffee

Posted on 23 October, 2016 by doug
Owl, Christopher Robin and Eeyore

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Still on the quest to find the perfect decaf coffee, it was great to receive some samples from the very nice Decadent Decaf Coffee Company.  In reviewing Decadent Decaf Coffee Company I decided to enlist the help of a couple … Continue reading →

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Another Bike Shaped Object?

Posted on 20 August, 2016 by doug
Professional what?

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When a friend of mine popped around with his girlfriend’s bike which needed some TLC, I ought to have been wary when I saw the labels ‘Professional’ and ‘Cycle King’ on the same machine.  Is this someone’s pride and joy? … Continue reading →

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The stolen wheel tale

Posted on 30 April, 2016 by doug
Falcon hybrid (c.1990?)

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  This is bike belongs to Hannah’s, my youngest daughter.  This post is about the stolen wheel tale on account of it being kicked by a local rascal.  It’s also about people’s concern, love, kindness as well as another example … Continue reading →

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Cycling with Dave Yates

Posted on 23 November, 2015 by doug
Wallie with his Dave Yates

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The post this time is not quite about Cycling with Dave Yates but instead my good friend Wallie.  This might look like an ordinary, out of date, obsolete and unremarkable bicycle.  And yet it has quite a bit of history … Continue reading →

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Guest blog: Ride the Ridgeway

Posted on 8 October, 2015 by doug

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I’m delighted to publish this guest blog from my friend and fellow cyclist Barry Ensten.  He records a recent 87 mile cycle ride along the Ridgeway long distance footpath through beautiful scenery and covered over two days.   Ride the … Continue reading →

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Cycling in Bremen

Posted on 22 August, 2015 by doug
Route 1, Bremen

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We have been on a family holiday to Bremen, in Germany.  We weren’t specifically cycling in Bremen but we were staying with some lovely friends and, needless to say, cycling managed to creep into our time there.  Here’s a few … Continue reading →

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Review – dhb women’s Aeron pro jersey

Posted on 8 June, 2015 by doug

For my latest review of the 2015 dhb range, I have asked my friend Angela to try out a couple of items from the women’s range.   In a few day’s time I’ll publish the view of the matching bib … Continue reading →

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Installing Shimano Ultegra shifters

Posted on 29 April, 2015 by doug

At the kayaking club, I remember Beth saying before she was putting a bike together for a triathlon in the pipeline.  This is the kind of thing some kayakers do.  Excellent stuff and I have blogged before about kayakers having … Continue reading →

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