Two weeks ago, a gentle ride around Derwent Water in the Peek District almost never happened as one of my Clipless Pedals By the infamous Crank Brothers exploded.
The bike ride was saved by a £1 pedal from the bike shop there. The blokie there said that I would notice the difference, but luckily I had [...]

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Today, I bought a bench top power supply from Maplin.
I’m not quite sure what I’m doing, but I bought a connector to suit my Bike Light battery pack.
The batteries are 2500mAh, so using the advise of a knowledgable chap at work, he suggested that I should charge at 2.5A for 1 hour.
I ran it for [...]

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Well I’ve been trying to get healthier, save money and be a bit greener by cycling a couple of days a week to work.
Well I’m almost sure I’m healthier, although I seem to be eating a lot more chocolate than I ever did before. Being a more savoury type of person, I never have the [...]

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Well, it’s been a whole year since I made my High Powered Bike Light out of a 10W halogen bulb and some plumbing fittings.
Well, the batteries have been distributed in remotes and torches, but it is time to resurect the project.
With access to a 3D printer, a new housing has been printed and a hand [...]

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Last week I started cycling home from work unfortunate train incidents.
In true geeky stylee, I’ve GPSed all my journeys.
On Friday, I got some new Continental Sport Contact tyres. I over spent by £13, but I thought I’d support my local bike shop.
Cycling on the road no longer sound like I’m being followed by a swarm [...]

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I’ve sold my car!!!! I am car freeeeeeeee. No more car tax, no more expensive petrol, no more car insurance, no more car maintenance. No more vehicle responsibilities. Bonza.

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So today there are various thing happening. I walked over to the shop first thing this morning to buy some fresh brekkie stuff. In the mean time Ho made a loaf of fresh bread.
Then I got my bike and trailer out and did the weekly shop. Good thing was that opposite the [...]

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Spent some much deserved time with my bike today. Since coming back from Honeymoon, where we spent the majority of the time on our bikes and not using the car, I have re-discovered how much I enjoy being out and about on my 2 wheeled buddy. Don’t get me wrong, I never ever [...]

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I think it is funny how people can be a fanboy (or girl) of anything.
However, I seem to be the proud owner of some white ‘Charge’ Sponge grips for my bike. I could argue that the rubber is nice and sticky and the clamp mechanism means that they wont slip up, or down the handle [...]

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Is it wrong to add mountain biking/snowboarding gear to your wedding list?

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