Cycling Archive
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Bike maintenance day
Posted on 09/05/2015I’m rather irregular with my bike maintenance schedule. It’s often driven by noticing something isn’t quite right and needs attention or new parts. Today’s bike maintenance day was a combination […] -
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Errandonnee on the Touristique
Posted on 24/03/2015I’d never heard of an ‘Errandonnee’ until I heard the word at the end of the Go Bike meeting on the 12th March. A day later a tweet led me […] -
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Food or fences
Posted on 11/07/2014Street closures, some apparently unannounced, Hampden Park Stadium ring fenced in concrete blocks and high security fencing, 100s of cctv cameras installed, 100s of security personnel, heavy police presence, police […] -
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Gallery
Goats, art and a walk in the park
Posted on 26/05/2014Went for a walk today, nothing much in mind apart from enjoying a blether whilst strolling through Queens Park with Mandy and picking up some rice noodles at SuperAsia. After […] -
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Cycle Helmets, culture, risk, politics and psychology
Posted on 29/01/2014The ASA (Adverising Standards Authority) kicked of a storm of protest today when they banned a Cycling Scotland advert because the person on a bicycle wasn’t wearing a helmet and […] -
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Reading Scotland’s Future
Posted on 13/12/2013The Scottish government elves have been hard at it and managed to print and deliver a paperback version of Scotland’s Future in time for me to pack for winter holiday […] -
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Small is beautiful. Local business in Mount Florida.
Posted on 07/12/2013I was sitting a wee while ago in the barbers chair and chatting to Mehmet. 10 years ago he opened Mount Florida Barbers and I’ve been a customer from the […] -
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Nelson Mandela forever in our hearts
Posted on 06/12/2013A celebration of the life of Nelson Mandela at the street in Glasgow named after him. The world has lost an inspiration and champion of human rights. Madiba may you […] -
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Head above the clouds
Posted on 23/11/2013Head above the clouds this morning. 1st ride of the next years metric century challenge done — at Tak Me Doon Road. -
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A winters day on Buachaille Etive Beag
Posted on 09/11/2013On Buachaille Etive Beag, ascending Stob Dubh (black peak) maybe it’s name should change to Stob Bàn (white peak) in winter