Category Archives: Local travel

Vous pouvez même visiter Rochdale!

Posted on March 31, 2014 by holmesinho

If you were a child of the 80s who lived in Greater Manchester and listened to lots and lots of local commercial radio (particularly when you should have been focusing a bit harder on your homework) then you would have … Continue reading →

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King of the Simister Mountains

Posted on May 22, 2013 by holmesinho

Look at those legs! Glorious aren’t they? Ignore the slightly comedic spotty socks and Aldi’s cheapest SPD MTB shoes and SWOON at those legs of STEEL!  Mud splattered, ever-so-slightly bramble scratched, pillars of pure POWER! Those are the very limbs … Continue reading →

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Buffalo Gals

Posted on October 12, 2012 by holmesinho

I don’t know if it’s wrong of me to judge another rider by the shape of his legs and whether his feet are fixed to his pedals but that’s what I tend to do.  Last night on the homeward commute … Continue reading →

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Le maillot jaune

Posted on July 10, 2012 by holmesinho

Whilst Bradley Wiggins extends his lead in this year’s Tour de France I got in the mood along with a number of other cyclists on Bury New Road this evening.  I try to be careful who I overtake as I don’t particularly like it … Continue reading →

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2 wheeled comrades

Posted on October 17, 2011 by holmesinho

In some previous blogs I may have given the impression that cycle commuting is all about swearing, gesturing and avoiding near death experiences.  No no no, not at all my dear reader!  So for the purpose of balance I’ll tell you about four of … Continue reading →

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Kidnapped!

Posted on October 12, 2011 by holmesinho

If it’s possible to be kidnapped by a bus driver, then tonight I was indeed kidnapped by a bus driver.  This was about 20 minutes after he nearly knocked me off my bike on my ride home. I’ve had a … Continue reading →

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Hungry

Posted on June 21, 2011 by holmesinho

I travelled along NCN route 6 this evening to avoid traffic lights and indeed got all the way 10km home through the cities and boroughs of Salford and Bury without a single red light.  This is a very special occurance and is probably due … Continue reading →

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Show us a bit of wheel darlin’

Posted on June 18, 2011 by holmesinho

I am to become the face of mixed mode transport for Salford and yesterday I had a photo-shoot to supply pictures to support the article to go on the front page of Exchange Quay News – the big time eh? A … Continue reading →

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Frustration

Posted on June 14, 2011 by holmesinho

I woke early and it looked like a lovely day for a roadbike commute.  I hadn’t ridden it since my ride to Liverpool in April so had to bring it down from the storage rack and pump the tyres back … Continue reading →

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A snug fit

Posted on April 14, 2011 by holmesinho

The folding bikes that I sourced from the Edinburgh Bicycle Coop for our landlord, Exchange Quay Management, turned up today.  From the mass of long narrow boxes in Paula’s office it was clear that they did not arrive pre-folded, which was … Continue reading →

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