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3 Go to Highcliffe Castle
Not a Very Flattering PhotoToday is my eldest Granddaughter's (Aimee) 20th birthday and because of this both her and her boyfriend had booked the day off from their respective jobs. Last night she had...
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Adjusting the Bike for Comfort Riding
I have now cycled 6 miles in 3 sessions of self imposed riding lessons, and I now felt ready to raise my seat to the correct riding position. However I came across a problem.After raising the seat and...
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I Break the Law
I don't break the law by jumping traffic lights, never have and never would. I don't break the law or irritate drivers by hopping from pavement to road and back again, just because I don't want to be...
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Interviewing Me
Ok, I am bored with not being able to get out on my bike this week, so for fun I have interviewed myself.Q: How many days have you cycled this week?A: Absolutely none because the weather has been...
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The Law is an Ass
Dutch Cycle Lane CrossingThis post from Help My Chain Came Off, "Crossing the line - Cycling on a zebra crossing", got me to thinking. Times are changing and I think the highway code laws on cycling...
View ArticleBuilding a Cycling Infrastructure in the UK
I spend a lot of time reading cyclists blogs, well, what I call ordinary cyclists, those that cycle for commuting, nipping to the shops, exploring the country etc,. I don't read the blogs of those...
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DryBike Umbrellas
DryBikeWe have had so much rain for so many weeks in the UK that I sat here this morning thinking how I could attach some sort of canopy or umbrella over me whilst riding.Out of interest I searched the...
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UK Cycle Maps Suggested Cycle Route in Highcliffe Dorset
Since moving to this area I have to travel from East to West to get to my nearest, largish, town of Christchurch. The beginning of my journey is through fairly quiet residential streets which could...
View ArticleThe London Super Highways
I may be old, and could possible be called stupid by some, and being a country dweller I am only viewing the London Super Highways from photos and videos, but I am at a loss to understand how they can...
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Learning to Ride a Two Wheeler - How am I Doing?
Since my first real trip out of a safe seafront ride on 25th June, and after a couple of hours, over two days, of learning to actually ride the bike, the weather has been nothing but torrential rain...
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Pavement Cycling - Right or Wrong?
Ok, by law we know it's wrong, but is it ethical?Thinking About Cycling calls us Heroes of British Cycling. Yes I say us, because I am a pavement cyclist. I am just learning to ride a two wheeler and...
View ArticleCar Free Day - Christchurch Dorset
A couple of weeks ago I came across this post about Car Free Sundays. This then lead me to searching the web for other information about Car Free Sundays. On doing this I discovered about a World...
View ArticleAre We Coming Close to Having a Police State?
On the Olympic Ceremony night I was watching the ceremony at the same time as reading twitter and keeping up with what was happening at the Critical Mass cycle ride.Since then I have also caught up...
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Back to the Rolls Royce
Well, not really. I really mean I took out my tricycle today again instead of my fold up. I think of my trike as the Rolls Royce of bikes because, she is comfortable and roomy, she gives me a nice...
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The Lunatics are Running the Asylum
I am beginning to wonder at the intelligence of those that run the County Councils.I live in the small town of Highcliffe which still comes under the term of "village", just outside the Town of...
View ArticleWhy Bother with Speed Limits
Yesterday myself and family, which consisted of my Daughter, Son-in-law, and two Granddaughters (15 and 20 years old), all took a ride out from Christchurch, Dorset, to The Fleet Air Arm Museum in...
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Let's Dance
Many years ago we used to have dances whereby with the first dance one couple would start the dance off. The music would stop and that couple would separate and then go and claim a new partner up onto...
View ArticleNo More Cycling for a Bit
Last Tuesday 28th Aug I had a heart attack. A few days in hospital and 2 stents inserted into my heart and I am now in recovery mode.I can't get anyone to tell me when I can get back on my trike...
View Article11 Days & Counting
It's been 11 days since my heart attack, 11 days since my last cigarette and 7 days since my procedure to implant the stents.The hardest thing has been not knowing how far to push, or how far not to...
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My First Cycle Out After My Heart Attack
I'd promised my Daughter that I would only go out on the trike if my eldest Granddaughter came with me. Which she did.Our Aimee loves cycling anyway, and she wasn't at work today, so she didn't mind...
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