Anne Mustoe: a remarkable woman
woollypigs I have never heard about Anne Mustoe until I was told about her untimely passing. … what she termed her “new career”. When she resolved to cycle round the world,…
November 2009
Abandoned, to a better home
There is a thread over on yacf about “Abandonment”, simply put bicycles that have been left by their owners. Though, I do think that most of the “left” bicycles are…
LHT Cockpit with butterfly handle bar
I'm not a big fan of standard drop bars. The main reason is that I don't feel I got a good grip when it comes to braking when you are…
2000 miles
Today I passed the 2000 miles mark on my little Tank the Surly Long Haul Trucker o/ Why haven't I listened to others before, kinda kicking myself here, when they…
Lake I/O SDL
I have now used these since May and love them. I wear them pretty much all day both cycling and walking in them. Since the cleats are set back in…
Well it is Friday the 13th
Our combi boiler have a ghost in it, two to three times a day it goes starts off on its own, around 10am, 4pm and 3am, every day. Click, click,…
A love letter to my bicycle
You came into my life in the summer of ’95. I had to spend all my pocket money just to get hold of you. After a lot of mmm’ing and…
Ajungilak air pillow from Mammut
We got two Ajungilak air pillows and tested them out for one night and we have a winner. Yes, you can use a t-shirt stuffed with your spare kit, but…
Tubus Pannier Racks
The Turbus racks are by the look and feel build to last. They do really feel rock solid but are still light. I got two set of the Turbus Cargo's…
Stay young
Please never grow old it is boring. Here are five things to do to help you stay young, since it is fall I’ll start there. Fall : seen all the…