Monthly Archives: February 2025

Bike Blog 11-02-25

Posted on 11/02/2025 by Gary

My plan to convert Mr Bumble, my Brompton C Line Urban, to single speed should have been a straight forward exercise, however, it’s turning into something of a marathon, like watching all 218 episodes of the X-Files or reading Tolkien’s … Continue reading →

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Turf Blog 09-02-25

Posted on 09/02/2025 by Gary

Many moons ago, when I was a innocent spotty teenage apprentice at James Gentles & Sons, Chartered Quantity Surveyors, Galashiels, there was much discussion in the office about the so-called butter mountain, the location of which I always wondered about. … Continue reading →

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Turf Blog 08-02-25

Posted on 08/02/2025 by Gary

After four years of posting blogs about turfing, these past few weeks have been a real challenge to come up with interesting content for another turf blog. However, having been out turfing recently on our Brompton C Line folding bicycles, … Continue reading →

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Turf Blog 06-02-25

Posted on 06/02/2025 by Gary

It’s truly amazing what a paleopolymer engineer can achieve these days. Or should I say, mad scientist? To be able to dig into the Lego fossil record, extract some Lego DNA from a lump of fossil amber, then culture a … Continue reading →

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Turf Gallery 0052

Posted on 06/02/2025 by Gary

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Street Gallery 0182

Posted on 06/02/2025 by Gary

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Bike Gallery 0028

Posted on 05/02/2025 by Gary

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Bike Blog 31-01-25

Posted on 01/02/2025 by Gary

There has been a question asked of me recently. That question was why on earth would you want to convert a Brompton folding bicycle to single speed? Actually, this question has been asked before. A few years ago, I converted … Continue reading →

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Turf Blog 31-01-25

Posted on 01/02/2025 by Gary

The Loch Leven Heritage Trail was much colder than I expected this morning. Okay, it was cold but I was still feeling the cold while wearing a thermal long-sleeved t-shirt, another t-shirt, a fleece jumper, a windproof jacket and a … Continue reading →

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