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Cycling. Children. Glasgow.

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Overconfidence and ditches

  • Post date
    2011-07-25
  • Posted in Cycling

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 […]

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Glen Fruin

  • Post date
    2011-07-24
  • Posted in Cycling, Uncategorized

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 […]

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Lying down on the job – the Nazca Fuego

  • Post date
    2011-07-24
  • Posted in Cycling
  • Tagged with fuego, nazca, recumbent

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 […]

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