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Monthly Archives: September 2011

333 days

Leave a Comment Posted by on September 29, 2011

Yesterday was the 333rd day that I have ridden a bike in a row. Seems like a nice milestone to mark with something special. So I think I’ll ride my bike today as well

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I ride a cargobike because I am lazy

Leave a Comment Posted by on September 28, 2011

At times people are definitely odd and their reactions still surprise me. There is the frequent assumption that I ride a cargobike because I am some kind of fitness freak. This is amusing as a key motivation for me is laziness. Tonight for example I had a laptop, speakers, several bags of heavy books, a [...]

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Transport Paradise Oxford or almost anywhere in the Netherlands

Leave a Comment Posted by on September 28, 2011

Prompted by claims that Oxford is a Transport Paradise I humbly suggest a comparison. Here you can see the road to a school entrance in Oxford: The is looking the other way at the same junction. This is a “quiet” road chosen as a cycling route suitable for Children and is shown as such on [...]

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Bikes and lights as it gets darker

3 Comments Posted by on September 25, 2011

It is that season of the year when bike magazines and websites are full of articles about bike lights. It is that season of the year when I go out forgetting that it will be dark when I come home, as today for the evening service at Syston Methodist Church. So here is how I [...]

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New signs for the Melton Road

Leave a Comment Posted by on September 24, 2011

As I was riding into Leicester along the Melton Road yesterday I was thinking that maybe there need to be some new signs. Something to help drivers realise that however, fast they accelerate, however many red lights they run I am going to get to the city faster than them. So far I have thought [...]

Leicester, transport

Leicester Cycle City Workshop disappointment 2

17 Comments Posted by on September 24, 2011

Sadly, the second major disappointment of the Leicester Cycle City workshop came with a presentation from the Sustrans, Regional project manager (or some such job title). I should note at this point that I am a Sustrans supporter and have been for years. The presentation started with a video clip of a new cycle facility recently opened [...]

Bad Road Junctions, Leicester, transport

Better nights out when you go by bike

Leave a Comment Posted by on September 23, 2011

Last night we went out with friends for a film (Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy: I fell asleep, 2 hours of my life lost for ever) at the Phoenix followed by a great meal at Bobbys on the Melton Road. All four of us cycled and it made the evening so much better than any alternative. [...]

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Leicester Cycle City Workshop disappointment 1

4 Comments Posted by on September 22, 2011

Sadly this might turn out to be one of a series. This evening I went to my first Leicester Cycle City Workshop. It appears to be a semi open meeting (there is something about needing to attend as a representative of a recognised group for full participation) every 3rd Wednesday of the month at the Town Hall [...]

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Planning to cross London: Bike or Train?

4 Comments Posted by on September 20, 2011

I am working out travel plans for October 4th when I am attending a friends funeral in New Malden. I need to be there for 14:00 at the latest. There are two main options. 1. Train to New Malden from Leicester. First a train to St Pancras then underground to Vauxhall and then train to [...]

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A day to be reminded I love my job

4 Comments Posted by on September 19, 2011

This afternoon I needed to be at a meeting in Market Harborough. As I had no evening meeting planned I made time to cycle there. What I did It turned out to be a lovely afternoon for a ride. I was later than I wanted leaving home and so went the shortest and fastest way [...]

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