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Not the best start…..

This morning I went for a pre-breakfast cycle ride but didn’t get very far… I was so disappointed.  I was only a few miles into my long-awaited Saturday morning bike ride when disaster struck.  Before you say anything, no I … Continue reading

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Top marks for Kara Dolman

  Earlier this week I was in London; lots of cyclists buzzing around as usual.  Picked up a freebee copy of the Evening Standard and there was a little article which entitled Why are drivers so impatient to kill cyclists?  Naturally that … Continue reading

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Pedalling around Penestin, France

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  Recently we had a weeks holiday in Penestin which is in southern Brittany and on the coast.  I like this bit of France!  A really pleasant journey getting there, including the overnight ferry from Portsmouth to St Malo and … Continue reading

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Guest blog – contact lenses or spectacles for cycling? A perspective

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Guest blogger Oliver Wastie helpfully addresses a common question of wearing glasses or using contact lenses and how this fits with cycling….. Contact lenses or spectacles for cycling? A Perspective Cycling is one of the most popular sports in the … Continue reading

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Police: “You must have stolen that bike, you’re not in Lycra”

I wouldn’t normally find myself reading the Daily Mail but I was amused by a little article from last week. Cyclist Tim Burton was riding his road bike and pulled over by Avon & Somerset Police.  Apparently he was wearing … Continue reading

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World War 2 bicycles at Hughenden Manor

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Today we paid a visit to the fascinating Hughenden Manor in Buckinghamshire.  While this is best known has the home of Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli who Queen Victoria was very fond of, it has some unexpected surprises.  It is a … Continue reading

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New Women’s Cycling Magazine

To make sure women cyclists are thoroughly on the map, if proof was ever needed, a new magazine is being launched.  Dedicated to women cyclists here in the UK it looks like they’re off to a good start. Published by … Continue reading

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Bicycle art

  We came across this and couldn’t help but think how lovely it is.  Never mind the dusting to keep it clean or the odd bit of rust, this is lovely. There must be a 1001 uses for old bicycles … Continue reading

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Stop Go blogging update

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  I am really sorry I have not been blogging at all in January but hopefully things are looking brighter now.  You see, I have had some technical problems which is really down to me being pretty useless with the … Continue reading

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New year update

Quite a lot going on in the Rambling House, so apologies for not blogging much lately.  Here’s a round up of what’s been going on…. Cycling, punctures and cross-dressing Last weekend we went over to our friends Dave and Ruth. … Continue reading

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Flippin’ cheap bicycle lock

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Things didn’t quite to plan today but thankfully no great disasters.  Seeing as it was freezing cold this morning (brass monkeys spring to mind) Becky decided we’d cycle to church this morning.  We weren’t put off by the slippery frost … Continue reading

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Why write a cycling blog?

For a long time I have enjoyed reading other people’s blogs and I guess that led me into my own, which I also enjoy.  But why?  Why would anyone want to write a blog, or a blog about cycling? Here’s … Continue reading

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Honest John and cyclists

It is a very long time since I last read the Telegraph’s motoring agony aunt’s page (or is it ‘uncle’?) and I see Honest John’s last edition on Saturday 10th November 2012 had a photograph of Bradley Wiggins to illustrate … Continue reading

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Cycling pictures from Spain

   

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