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May 2006
A round-up of articles posted during May 2006.
Cycling ennui
After spending a lot of time building this blog in the early part of this year, I haven't been out on my bike now for the best part of three months. Why the hiatus you might wonder?...
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Aches – or it seemed like a good idea at the time
Over the last 8 weeks I have managed to get out on my bike about twice. For various reasons, my routine has been very disrupted, so in total I have not actually ridden more than about 15 miles....
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Missed Opportunity
Most of you will think I am nuts but I bought some Rock Shox Recon 351 to go on the Mount Vision instead of the Floats....
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Leith Hill
A story about how much I hate Wolverns Lane, cycling with teenagers who have too much energy, helmet camera trials, meeting friends not seen for a long time and massive energy crashes! A tale of everyday riding you might say!...
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Alone
In Lerwick Archie MacDuff stood looking out of his kitchen window. The horizon was empty, only the grey clouds moving past proved that he was not looking at a painting....
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I'm not much of a runner
I've always preferred bikes really, although I did go through a brief spell of running a bit more years ago than I want to think about......
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