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Monthly Archives: June 2008
My trot to work
Continuing in my investingation of different methods of travelling to work, today I tried jogging: My running route was even more direct than my usual bike route and I took my first shortcut by heading down Church Lane and through … Continue reading
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Back on the bike
After yesterday’s fun on the buses I was back on the bike today. I got a proper soaking on the way home although I missed a really heavy downpour half an hour after I got home. Tomorrow I’m running to … Continue reading
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My big bus adventure pt 2 – homeward bound
I left the office at 16:33, was at the bus stop 3 minutes later and by 16:43 the number 53 had turned up. I arrived at Salford Shopping City at 16:55 about 5 minutes after the previous number 95 had … Continue reading
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My big bus adventure part 1
With the proposed congestion charge in mind I have decided to check out all the alternatives to me travelling to work by car. Obviously I’m going to fix the results so that cycling wins hands down but today the mode … Continue reading
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Just another day
Actually it’s not just another day, it’s my birthday and it’s been brilliant already. Having the kids around has brought the magic back to birthdays even if the numbers are starting to get a bit scary. Maria seems to go to about … Continue reading
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The rest of bike week
I just knew that daily blogging would not be sustainable, I shouldn’t have bothered to try it. Anyway this is what happened during the rest of my cycling week: Thursday (wrote Mr. Kipling) and I popped over to the Bicycle … Continue reading
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Prestwich Critical Commute
Today the Prestwich Critical Commute rode for Bike Week. Despite the rain (which I think was the first to fall on me over the 15 or so commutes I’ve done) we had a record turn out. Angela, who works at Manchester University, … Continue reading
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Recycling cycles
I took the car to work today but before you tell me off for such a sin during Bike Week it was needed to enable me to drop off a couple of bikes at the Salford Angel’s Bike hub. Scott, … Continue reading
Happy new bike
I rode to work on my new Trek 7.3 for the first time today and really enjoyed it. I’m struggling with the gear shift, as the right hand controls to move the chain across the rear cassette are operating in the opposite … Continue reading
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Happy Father’s day
I’ve had a brilliant Father’s day even though it started at 2am and didn’t run particularly smoothly. The kids have both got chicken pox, and quite bad chicken pox at that, Maria is on the mend and Alex is just … Continue reading
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Cycling and other adventures 