The Mechanic has cycled for many years, devising his own code of conduct for cycling, combined with the Velominati charter of rules, he has very clear and rather strict ideas on what is appropriate attire.
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Bluebells
Magical carpet of bluebells to cycle through last weekend….so beautiful.
The Ideas Machine
One morning late last year I listened to a chap on the radio, talk about how to become an Ideas Machine.
When I became a cyclist
I’ve always had a bike, of sorts.
My biggest fear
A few weeks ago I spotted the following adage, in a picture frame in a shop window in Abergavenny:
No refined sugar…part one
I’ve joined the no refined sugar bandwagon….well sort of…when it suits me. I do have a tendency to get drawn to new fads, but this one has stuck for a while now.
Sometimes I forget
Sometimes I forget that I love cycling, I blame it on the weather. Over the winter months, if truth be told, my motivation for cycling is firstly so that I don’t get too unfit, secondly not to put on too many kilos, and thirdly its habit and part of my weekend routine. Continue reading “Sometimes I forget”
Wind stops play
I’ve read many times that when it comes to cycling there is no such thing as bad weather, just inappropriate clothing, whilst I concede that there is some truth in this, wind is the exception…and today is mighty windy! Wind speeds of over 100mph in the South East.
Kiss and fly
‘Anything that doesn’t spark joy or isn’t absolutely necessary should be touched, thanked and sent on it’s way‘ says Marie Kondo.









