‘From the birth of cyclotourism to moon landings and the rise of 1990s mountain biking these mechanical marvels have played a small but crucial role. If your bike has gears, the chances are it also has derailleurs………’ Read the article here
An ideal forecast for cycling and so it turned out. Mike C was waiting when I arrived at the other place and soon Ian and John joined us. Where was everyone? All spread out around Europe- Spain, Iceland, Scotland and many other places! At least there were two Penryn Wheelers and two Mawnan Wheelers. A quick chat about destinations followed and Poldhu was agreed. Off we went, through Gweek and Trelowarren, across Traboe Cross and Goonhilly Downs, through Mullion and […] Read More
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At the moment we are looking at between 4th May to 11th May. Flights are about £135 return with Ryanair and include speedy boarding, 20kg checked in baggage and two cabin bags. A shared car to Bristol airport works out around £40 pp (four people) to cover fuel and parking. The taxi transfer in Mallorca is out at about 40 euros return per person. The accommodation – self catering villa with pool – is approx £800/£1000 for seven days. Shared […] Read More
The London Walking and Cycling Commissioner (how much does he/she get?) has said that cyclists in London are too white, male and middle class and more needs to be done to encourage women and ethnic minority groups. A trip out to the Dewspring Tea Room with the OGIL today would have given the answer as to why there are fewer women cyclists. It p****d it down for most of the morning. Women, it has to be said, have more sense. […] Read More
Last week I was mildly chastised for reporting, verbatim, Paul’s opinion of Tao Tzu, and, as with certain “fine art” images on facebook, I had to place a couple of *s in sensitive places to escape the blue pencil, though this does rely on those who may be offended not being able to spell very well. This did upset me a little, but on a scale in a week that included 60 unarmed protestors shot dead in Gaza and news […] Read More
“Who’s Lao Tzu?” asked Paul, pointing to a “saying” chalked on the wall above the counter. “Talks a load of b*****ks, who ever he is”, he concluded before I could ask Mystic Meg. Seems he was an ancient philosopher who founded Taoism; you know, “ A journey of a thousand miles begins with just one step, etc.”. We were at the Beach Café in Porthtowan and our journey had started at Union Corner, as usual, but a little late as we […] Read More
Mystic Meg suggested a warm sunny morning with a shower about 1pm. An ideal time for our annual trip to the café at Loe Beach, and I sent out a not so subliminal message, through facebook. Kath rather liked the idea of a shower at 1pm but did not fancy sharing it with the rest of us, so a debate ensued at the other place. Perranuthnoe was suggested, and dismissed, although Poldhu was accepted, mainly because it as too cold […] Read More