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I've always cycled. Well, strictly, that's not true: I came to cycling late, getting my first bike at the age of about thirteen. But since then I've always cycled, both as a cheap and efficient means of transport and just for enjoyment.

Now and again I write about it.

Girvan 2008: Tales from the back of the fridge

by Simon Brooke in Girvan, Monday, 24 March, 2008

Easter is a festival which commemorates the death of a man nailed to a frame, and hung out in the wind for three days to die. Health and Safety regulations now forbid the use of nails... [read more]

It's not cricket! -- Monday, 18 August, 2008
Well, we're half way through the Olympics.And already jounralists are saying we spend too much on cyclists, that our cyclists are pampered... It's not cricket.
The old road -- Sunday, 17 February, 2008
The old road has sunk back into the landscape. It's still a good road, well engineered, avoiding swamps and hollows, built, for the most part, of well graded, well compacted stone. It's a road used now by the shepherds on their quadbikes, by the horse folk out exercising, and by walkers in the summer. But a cross bike, now. This is a road for a cross bike.
What's happening to the Highway Code - and why it matters -- Tuesday, 22 May, 2007
The highway code is changing, and it will put cyclists at risk. This issue is so important I'm posting two articles on it; this one is the background.
A Journey through a Battlefield -- Tuesday, 22 May, 2007
Scouting the Glentrool-Kirroughtree route seems to have become one of my annual rides, almost by default. Two years ago I rode it simply to check that it was possible. Last year I rode it to check an new route (and to waymark it). This year, it had to be waymarked again... I wasn't looking forward to it.
Tools for mapping cycle routes -- Tuesday, 22 May, 2007
Over the weekend I've experimented with both Toporoute and Sanoodi to map routes and create elevation profiles for a cycle event. Here are my conclusions.
Cycling not related to global warming? -- Sunday, 13 May, 2007
For most people, switching journeys from private car to bicycle would be one of the most significant ways they could reduce their carbon footprint; but it seems we've completely failed to get that message across.
A Journey to the back of the fridge -- Wednesday, 9 May, 2007
Reading these ride reports, you'd almost get the impression I like the Mennock Pass. And you'd be right, of course. I do like the Mennock Pass. Sort of.
The Girvan: Diary of a Stage Race -- Monday, 9 April, 2007
The Girvan Three Day race is Britain's longest running stage race, this year in its 38th year. And for every two riders, there's at least one person in the support team. Here's the diary of one of the foot-soldiers of that team

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