Cycling. Children. Glasgow.
Three weeks in, I think I’ve more or less got the hang of manoeuvring in traffic without being a liability. The bit I’ve found hardest to get used to is stopping and starting, mainly because below about 5kph my balance gets a little dicey. I thought I’d jot down my thoughts on the subject here, in case […]
We were blessed today with one of the West Coast’s world beating instant rainstorms, of the type that has drivers hunched against the windscreen staring through a world of spray. On that note, a useful link to various ways of mounting lights to recumbents. This becomes interesting when mounting lights on the handlebars just serves […]
A steady downhill, will speeds reaching an effortless 35kph A sweeping right-hander, bike leant over like Rossi, Fleetwood Mac resounding in my head A switchback, to an unexpectedly sharp left A bit of a wobble A departure off the paved surface, still at about 30kph A descent into the 2’ gentle ditch by the side […]
Glen Fruin is the local loop from work, a pleasant 12 miles starting with a killer climb, but then progressing to an ego-flattering back section which is all gently downhill, followed by a final climb and subsequent clenched descent down a straight road into Helensburgh. Courtesy of the GPS on my handlebars, I can confidently […]
So, a recumbent bike. Wassat then? As artfully depicted above, lounging by the side of Gare Loch, the Nazca Fuego is a strange looking thing. As pictured, she includes: Steel frame, with aluminium boom (silver bit at the front) 20” front and 26” rear wheels Bizarre tiller steering thing, attached to a somewhat narrow set […]
