[tag]Ireland[/tag]‘s first half performance reaped two superb tries and a half-time standing ovation from a sell-out [tag]Lansdowne Road[/tag] crowd. Dominating all statistics, and forcing Australia onto the back foot, it was a joy to watch (unless you’re Australian) despite the gale force conditions and rain. The 21 – 6 victory unofficially puts Ireland second place [...]
[tag]Cycle lanes[/tag] are not the buggers that cause my left eye to twitch uncontrollably, my real problem is with [tag]cycle paths[/tag]. What’s the difference? Simple enough: the former are on-road lanes, the latter are off-road, shared with pedestrians and bus stops and such-like. Have a look at cyclopath2001′s definitions – fantastic site and the photos [...]
Thanks to the guys over at the Geared Up blog who posted about the [tag]Dublin[/tag] Port Tunnel [tag]Run[/tag]. They admit to being late with the news, but hell, I sit 100 metres from the tunnel entrance at work and I didn’t know! Anyway it’s on Sunday December 10th at 11:00am and you can register here. [...]
[tag]Cycle lanes[/tag], [tag]cycle paths[/tag], cycle routes – call them what you like – many [tag]cyclists[/tag], myself included, hate using them! Surprised? This guy seemed to be. This thread is a perfect example of the gulf dividing the everyday cyclist and the occasional or completely non cyclist. Why would somebody wearing a high vis vest, high [...]
Usage (time/miles): 6 weeks, 100 miles Rating: 7/10 Price: 28 eur/32 usd/20 gbp After summer [tag]cycling[/tag] in [tag]fingerless gloves[/tag] I always get a shock when I get that first really [tag]cold[/tag] [tag]commute[/tag] in the winter. You know the one where the temperature feels chilly but not too bad, but then you get out on the [...]
Amnesty might just be there to save your bacon (or bring you a cup of water) when you get shipped off to Guantanamo Bay as an “unlawful enemy combatant” after you smuggle contact lens solution onto a flight. Help them out now by sponsoring my sister on her 3 day holid trek in Scotland: I’m [...]