Sport… if winning isn’t everything, why do they keep score?
Ireland’s first half performance reaped two superb tries and a half-time standing ovation from a sell-out Lansdowne Road 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 [...]
Cycle lanes are not the buggers that cause my left eye to twitch uncontrollably, my real problem is with cycle paths.
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 in [...]
Thanks to the guys over at the Geared Up blog who posted about the Dublin Port Tunnel Run. 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. [...]
Cycle lanes, cycle paths, cycle routes - call them what you like - many cyclists, 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 [...]
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After summer cycling in fingerless gloves I always get a shock when I get that first really cold commute in the winter. You know the one where the temperature feels chilly but not too bad, but then you get out on the bike and it [...]
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 doing a [...]