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Turf Blog 19-02-25

Posted on 19/02/2025 by Gary

Wester Hailes, Edinburgh. It’s actually quite amazing when you mention Wester Hailes to people, well, some of them anyway. Oh, I wouldn’t go there, it’s too rough and they will nick the wheels of your car and the chocolate off … Continue reading →

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Bike Blog 18-02-25

Posted on 19/02/2025 by Gary

With my latest project complete, converting my Brompton C Line Urban 2-speed to single speed, I have another project idea in mind. I love the simplicity, smoothness and joy of riding a single speed Brompton and find myself intrigued about … Continue reading →

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Turf Gallery 0053

Posted on 19/02/2025 by Gary

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Turf Blog 15-02-25

Posted on 15/02/2025 by Gary

Tuesday 13th February, I’m hunting turfer unique zones again, though meagre pickings with just the one down in Musselburgh. Today was also another example of how frustrating collecting turfer unique zones can be. So, I pedalled down to Musselburgh on … Continue reading →

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Bike Blog 14-02-25

Posted on 14/02/2025 by Gary

Some people treat bicycles solely as a mode of transport, a means of travelling from point A to point B and back again. Some have no interested in how their bicycle is performing, whether there is enough air in the … Continue reading →

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Turf Blog 12-02-25

Posted on 12/02/2025 by Gary

Turf particles have been few and far between on Planet Gary these past few weeks, almost none existent, in fact. Ah, what is a turf particle you ask? Well, a turf particle is largely unknown to mainstream science though clever … Continue reading →

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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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