One big wheel and lots of little ones...Thursday, 27 September 2007
Hovis Freewheel 23rd September
Buck 'ouse.If you look carefully, you can just see Liz in the third window from the left on the top floor...
Hovis Freewheel 23rd September
Look carefully at this bike. Not only does it pivot at the headstock like a normal bike, but it also has a pivot in front of the seat post. Very weird to watch.
Hovis Freewheel 23rd September
In The Mall, looking back down to Admiralty Arch, plus one or two people.
Hovis Freewheel 23rd September
I think I was getting a bit ambitious, putting several pictures on a post, so back to the old one picture per post format!
I think this was supposed to be the Start/Finish line, but nobody took any notice of it really!
Monday, 24 September 2007
Hovis Freewheel 23rd September
The Festival site was along The Mall and I picked up some freebies including a couple of sandwiches (Hovis bread of course) and an apple - so that was lunch sorted! There were lots of stands, BMX stunt riders, free water bottles (and Thames Water filling them up), bike doctors, a 'pimp-my-bicycle' paint shop and various cycling promotion organisations. But the biggest attraction was the cyclists themselves, colourful characters on all kind of machines, from kids on starter bikes with stabilisers to a whole family on a three seater contraption. Chopper bikes with tyres fatter than a motorcycle's and handlebars 5ft tall. Trikes, feet first, one wheel, young, old and insane - you name it, it was there. The only thing I didn't see was a penny-farthing, but I bet there was one out there somewhere!
The pictures I've included so far are from my mobile; when I can find what I've done with the USB lead for my camera, I'll upload some more - doh!
(If anyone want to make any comments you can click on the link on each post.)
The pictures I've included so far are from my mobile; when I can find what I've done with the USB lead for my camera, I'll upload some more - doh!
(If anyone want to make any comments you can click on the link on each post.)
Hovis Freewheel 23rd September
I was going to blog as I went around, but I posted to the wrong blog!
Anyway, here's a picture of Buck House
Anyway, here's a picture of Buck HouseHovis Freewheel 23rd September
The route went across London Bridge along The Embankment, up past Gog and Magog outside the MOD, along Whitehall, round Parliament Square (above), along Birdcage Walk, down The Mall, past Hourseguards Parade and back again.Hovis Freewheel 23rd September
Not strictly speaking my Friday night ride home!
This was the Hovis Freewheel event in London - 30,000 cyclist on roads closed to all other traffic.
Saturday, 22 September 2007
Mystic castle
I've passed this structure several times in Swangleys Lane and thought it was about time I took a photo. It's next to an old farm, so it's probably more of an old grain silo than a magic castle.
Mon velo
Seeing as it was a bit of a dull day (did I mention that) I took another picture of my bike. That's my new helmet and in the background is Brickfield woods.
Friday 21st September -Dull, dull, dull
Bit of a dull ride home today. The ride itself was OK, but the weather was dull, also the crops have been harvested and the fields have been ploughed, making the landscape a bit, er, dull.
Seeing as everyone's been nagging me to get a helmet, I stopped at Halfords on the way home to buy one. Fortunately they had some bargains and I managed to get one at a third off. Wore it on the way home and it wasn't bad - very light and comfortable and I forgot I had it on.
Hope the weather improves for Sunday for the Hovis Freewheel in London - I hope to do a 'live' update to the blog as I cycle round.
Nearly forgot to mention - did about 12 miles and didn't fall off.
Seeing as everyone's been nagging me to get a helmet, I stopped at Halfords on the way home to buy one. Fortunately they had some bargains and I managed to get one at a third off. Wore it on the way home and it wasn't bad - very light and comfortable and I forgot I had it on.
Hope the weather improves for Sunday for the Hovis Freewheel in London - I hope to do a 'live' update to the blog as I cycle round.
Nearly forgot to mention - did about 12 miles and didn't fall off.
Monday, 17 September 2007
Shame on me
No ride home last Friday 14th. Driven home in the car...
...with the bike.
Will I ever get over the shame of it!
...with the bike.
Will I ever get over the shame of it!
Friday, 7 September 2007
Another Church - 7th September 2007
St Catherine's church at Sacombe. Very peaceful, very tranquil. I love the fact there isn't a 'proper' path up to the front door, just a grass track.
Tomb stones - 26th August 2007
These wonky tombstones with the avenue of Yew trees could almost be a film-set
Tree roots - 26th August 2007
This tree has somehow managed to survive on the edge of, what looks like, an old quarry workings.
Tuesday, 4 September 2007
Suckers!
The first picture is my Bike, which is a GT Aggressor 2 (Yes, I know the name's a bit macho, but never mind). It's shown here on a bridge over the A1(M) with the poor suckers trapped in their tin boxes crawling along below. (Actually they're moving along quite nicely and are probably happily listening to the radio in comfort)
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