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OPINION
Have a break...(it's holiday season)
DSC00078.JPGThat's all folks, that is my 2010 season boxed up and put on top of the wardrobe never to see the light of day again.
I am now in the process of 2 weeks off the bike (with a bit of exercise coming from light jogging) and taking the chance to rest both legs and mind.
2010 has been a bit mad. I have tried to do a lot of cycling around our wedding and honeymoon. Fit in a couple of sportives around a change of job and selling the house, and training around the family illness and the loss of a much loved pet...
...and I am completely worn out.
The alcohol ban is over for a period and I am loving getting the taste of cider and ale back on my tongue.
It's so nice to be relaxing and taking things easy, but I know that by this time next week I will be pining outside the shed to get the single speed back out and get on the roads.
But I will stand tough, you can do yourself a lot of good by having a break you know...
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- chrisonabike 1 min 9 sec ago
Wait - I've got it! It's actually an accessible design - for cyclists without arms. Hey presto, you can be in the drops using only your feet!
- chrisonabike 4 min 59 sec ago
Why leave yourself open to the problem in the first place? No windows, no draughty windows.
- chrisonabike 6 min 48 sec ago
Yup - although as a more "distributed" / low cost kind of "good" (which the public purse pays towards) cycling will likely always be susceptible to...
- quiff 1 hour 13 min ago
I'm sure they'd ask Lime to do that too. Come and collect your bikes and my neighbour - they're in pieces.
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Ireland seems to have a lot of problems with their cycle lanes… Almost as many as England
- quiff 1 hour 39 min ago
Fair point - I was restricting myself to pedal bikes. As I've never spent that kind of money on anything though (mortgage doesn't count), it's kind...
- brooksby 2 hours 41 min ago
And finally: I wonder how many of the "more than 3,000" signatures on that petition are actually locals, who live or work there (and are not just...
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- mdavidford 6 hours 8 min ago
I think you're missing an opportunity to pack even more tech into it - add accelerometers that can detect whether they're pedalling or stepping....
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My targets for 2011 are not really cycling specific, all about the first baby arriving in April.
Will wait and see how that changes life
Currently sitting in JFK airport 3 weeks and 1 day since my last ride waiting to fly home. Can't wait to get home and start riding again on Saturday. I am newly retired and have the Great Divide Race in June 2011 to target.
Enjoy your rest - what are your 2011 targets?
I will do you a trade... I will run once a week if you come on the next podcast with me and we do it together
Hey mate, you should come running with me, I am hoping to get my miles up over the winter to get my general fitness up for next Spring.
I aim to run on Mondaysm Wednesdays & Fridays, then ride on Saturday & Sunday.