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Leicester on a Saturday evening

10 Comments Posted by on May 28, 2011

 If the whole route into Leicester was like this bit (just passing Birstall) then maybe other families would also cycle into Leicester for a meal on a Saturday evening (especially when approaching a deadline for using up Tesco vouchers). For us it is just over 7 miles from Syston to the Pizza Express in St [...]

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I don’t like to walk too far

1 Comment Posted by on March 19, 2011

I don’t like to walk too far for my iced mocha on a warm day A beautiful day for a ride over to Beaumont Leyes for a meeting. Couldn’t help myself detouring for a nice coffee on the way home and also choosing a longer way home through Watermead Park. Lots of people there cycling [...]

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Bargains by Bullitt #ride:13miles

4 Comments Posted by on March 5, 2011

Today I struggled with time travel (the problem is neatly described by my friend Angie in Realised Ecclesiology), for me the result was that at about 5pm I needed printer paper to finish preparation for the morning. So I trundled off to Staples where I couldn’t resist a bargain. Three boxes of paper for the price of two. [...]

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The new semi cycle friendly Birstall entrance to Watermead Park

3 Comments Posted by on February 10, 2011

Following Improved Cycling facilities: Birstall entrance to Watermead Park I have now got around to some pictures of the new entrance graced by my Bullitt cargobike. I should also have taken a picture of Jane using the entrance today with her very ordinary step through town bike. She can’t twist the handlebars to get them through [...]

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Filling a Bullitt

1 Comment Posted by on February 10, 2011

This evening I rode to an evening meeting with my Bullitt box full enough that the rain cover only just fitted on (fortunate it did as it was raining). Here is the contents afterwards. Just under 40kg, mostly books but also laptop and my messenger bag with stuff in (not sure what the stuff  is, [...]

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