Category: cycling
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Electric Life (Driving and Biking)
Something has come over me. A transformation of sorts. I think I like driving. I did something I had never done before. I drove my car to…nowhere. That’s right, I took a journey just for the sake of because I like driving this car so much. The Polestar 2 has converted me, and it’s really…
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Swearing Makes Everything Better
How else are you going to fix a bike? I’m back to tackling the VanMoof X3. After a bit of playing around with the problem bike, I found out that there is an issue with the internal wiring. The bike doesn’t show any speed until the handlebars are turned fully, suggesting a faulty connection. I…
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Two’s Company (When you’re building a shed)
Are you tired of lifting heavy e-bikes out of your house every day and wheeling them round the house? Wish they were taking up less room? Think Asgard! Nope, not quite the home of Odin but still formidable… We’ve been annoyed by moving bikes around our conservatory for the last couple of years. With the…
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VanMoof-ing Again? (X3 Edition)
We’ll be starting the family cycle commute from next week, and what do you need for a cycle commute? You guessed it… I have written about my trials and tribulations involving my VanMoof S3 a few times but since the return-to-base repair, it has been dependable. I’ve put 350 miles on the clock (well, the…
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VanMoof-ing On Up
A recent change in traffic in Plymouth has led me to embrace a completely different way to get around. My normal week involves three days of car commuting as I bring my daughter to nursery on those days, and two days on the bike. The city has recently undertaken some major work around the hospital…
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The Gran Fondo – Nope, not another Tim Schafer Game
Way back in at the end of March, what feels like an eternity ago, we signed up for the Gran Fondo. Gran Fondo is an italian term for a bike event at least 75 miles long and individually chip timed. There’s a competitive element, but they’re not strictly speaking races – rather, sportives. For the…
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We did it…and more. The NICHS Step Up Cycle
On Wednesday evening, Dad told me about the 70 km Step Up Cycle for NI Chest Heart and Stroke, and that he was thinking about competing. Nice idea, I thought, but then he asked me if I would be interested in doing it. Not a chance. I would love to be able to, but cycling…
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