Monthly Archives: March 2014

#30daysofbiking

I’ve pledged to ride my bike everyday in April. Wasn’t sure if it is possible but it has forced me to think of ways to do it and give it a try. Based in Minneapolis, these guys have been doing … Continue reading

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Fuel obssession

I’ve previously worked out money saved in petrol according to Google Maps but discovered that they changed their format. Now I can’t seem to find the bit at the bottom that states how much a journey costs in fuel when … Continue reading

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Signs

This post is inspired by this guy. Todays park & ride was all about signs, LOTS of road signs. Go and see him, his pics are better than mine.

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Tiredness

Our ride home from school on Thursday took longer than expected. The 9km trip took an epic 2 hours but that was mainly due to a 45 minute stay at the Nags Head because of the exciting playground equipment in … Continue reading

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Park & Ride

Being on leave is great. I get to spread out household chores over the week rather than try to cram them in on a Monday and I can ride my bike whenever it takes my fancy. To save time this … Continue reading

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Even Steven

On Monday I discovered the reason for my multiply punctured tube, a thorn piercing my bald back tyre. I had noticed this baldness a while back but have kept putting it off until now. So en route to school to … Continue reading

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Cool runnings

Record rainfall has given way to sunny and more importantly dry days and nights in my adoptive corner of the Eastern UK. Unfortunately, this means a chilly start to my Wednesday commutes into work. Last week this included falling arse … Continue reading

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Decisions decisions…

So the cycle to work scheme is starting again sometime in March.  Unlike last time I have been doing my homework early to avoid a last minute rush to buy something that I would worry about regretting later on.  I had … Continue reading

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Value

The week before last, I had an unanticipated break from the commute to work as my brakes were seriously in need of repair. The rear brake cable had snapped and I hadn’t realised that the spare I bought wasn’t the … Continue reading

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