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Cycle Clothing
The great thing about cycling is that you can simply jump on your bike and just ride away. It does not matter what clothing you are wearing at the time, be it the business suit you are wearing to work, … Continue reading
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Fat Bike Tyres
When out riding a fat bike it is often the fat tyres that attract all the attention and comments. Usually about how heavy they look, how hard it must be to pedal and so on, occasionally just how stupid they … Continue reading
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Edinburgh Seven Hills
The City of Edinburgh, like the city of Rome, is said to have been built on seven hills, though this is perhaps not that widely known. All are located no more than 3 miles as the crow flies from the … Continue reading
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About Selfies
My interest in taking selfies came about one day when I was trying to do some street photography in Edinburgh, however, I just couldn’t get my eye in and see anything worth photographing. It was one of those days when … Continue reading
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Full Moon Ride
By the end of October, the nights have drawn in, temperatures have dropped and the weather is, well, just the weather, usually cool, wet and windy. However, sometimes conditions some together to entice me to get up at Midnight, otherwise … Continue reading
Blog 31-10-20
Next 2021, on the 12th November, I’ll have reached the grand age of 60 years old and thought now would be a good time to start looking at retirement, giving some thought to the subject and putting pen to paper, … Continue reading
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Dalkeith Country Park
Dalkeith Country Park is a popular place to visit at weekends and during holidays, so the best time to visit for a cycle is on week-days when there are fewer people about, particularly dog walkers and horse riders, both always … Continue reading
Cockpen Church, Bonnyrigg
Returning home from the Prestonholm Mill landfill site, I passed by Cockpen Church and Graveyard, Bonnyrigg, on my way home and popped in to check out a small area beside the road where rubble and other waste was starting to … Continue reading
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Prestonholm Mill, Midlothian
A few years ago when I first starting getting interested in bricks, I was actually thinking about collecting bricks, physically taking them home and starting a brick collection. One of my first field trips was to the site of Prestonholm … Continue reading
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Dalhousie Curling Pond
The old curling pond in the grounds of Dalhousie Castle, Midlothian, was something I’d noticed while viewing some old online maps of the area and as I was passing this way to look for bricks at the site of Prestonholm … Continue reading
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