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    • Friday Caption Contest: A Politically Acceptable Deal For Less Than Two Degrees Of Warming December 17, 2009
      … or in other words, a snowball’s chance in hell. If we’d held out for a politically acceptable, affordable solution to problems in the past, we’d have probably decided that appeasement of the Third Reich was the way to win votes at home. Actually, it probably was the way to win votes at home, but we’d [...]
    • Electric Assist Bikes December 15, 2009
      In general, I’m not such a fan of these. A bike with an electric motor? Really, you’ve got to be kidding me! That is SO missing the point. BUT . . . just sometimes, when the wind is in my face for the whole of the journey home . . . or I’ve left late for [...]
    • Missing Item? December 15, 2009
      Flicking through my photos from Croatia, I came across this one of a bike parked up in Osijek: This bike was parked in the same location for several days, and I was left puzzling . . . Did the owner always park up int he same place, but having no saddle lock, take it with them [...]
    • Why Mountain Bikes Are Popular In UK Cities December 15, 2009
      It never ceases to amaze me the number of people I see riding around town on crazily shoddy mountain bike wannabe BSOs. Or probably even worse, the real deal - £2,000 worth of carbon, knobbly tyres and suspension travel to deal with roads that are for the most part smooth as Liv Tyler’s complexion. Well, [...]
    • Startled by Birds December 13, 2009
      Yes indeed, driving is hazardous. In a week in which it’s been revealed that more drivers than ever are chatting away on the phone (almost as if they know their chances of getting away with it are virtually assured, because it’s plain that the police don’t give a damn), I’ve seen all sorts of mayhem [...]
    • Photo - Alan Booth Clearances December 12, 2009
      Remember the driver who managed to squeeze through an impossibly tight gap to get past me earlier in the week? The one to whom I should be grateful for not actually hitting me ? At the time, due to the feeble flash on my Blackberry, I couldn’t get a decent photo to record the details of [...]
    • Think Happy Thoughts And You Can Fly December 11, 2009
      If you saw the early 90’s Peter Pan film, Hook, you’ll probably remember the scene where the Lost Boys are trying to teach Peter to fly again. The basic premise is that you can only fly if you’re thinking happy thoughts. The happiness gives you wings and ta-da! you can fly! The thing is, you [...]

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First Name: Mr. Last Name: T

Posted on June 30, 2009 by Karl McCracken

I’ve just found this picture by Richard Masoner on Flickr, and had to share it with you:
The picture I have in my head is of Mr T riding up on a tiny little BMX, which he then locks with one of the chains from round his neck. Made me laugh, anyway.

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Too Crappy To Steal

Posted on June 28, 2009 by Karl McCracken

This is a brilliant idea – via Bike Hacks. It’s a bunch of ‘rust’ stickers that you can apply to your swish and fast ride to make it look like a pile of junk that’s not worth stealing. Given the intelligence of the average bike thief, you could probably apply these to your full-carbon road [...]

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