Author: Matthew Cashmore

General Ramblings

Sickest man in the country
ByMatthew Cashmore April 27, 2007

Not only does he show photos of a decapitated biker – eyes still open – he does so without even talking to the vitims family. Full story over at MCN.

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General Ramblings

What is it with smoking and bikers?
ByMatthew Cashmore April 26, 2007

There has always been a connection between smoking and bikers. I can’t put my finger on why, but it’s something that still persists today. It particularly came to mind last year when my bike club londonbikers.com, went over to France and we had to stop every 1/2 hour to facilitate various smoking habits. This was…

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General | Russia | Training

April training run takes us (me) home.
ByMatthew Cashmore April 26, 2007July 14, 2011

Ready for the off – again – as we prepare for the April training run. We’re heading to Celyn Brithion back home in Wales. It’s a beautiful spot right at the heart of a beautiful country (not that I’m biased). I’m really looking forward to the long corners and steep bends that the road up…

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General | Russia | Training

Stunning Photography
ByMatthew Cashmore April 23, 2007July 14, 2011

We’re very luck here in Journey To Russia towers… we have a genius photographer with us. His name is Stace and he can’t half shake the right end of a lens around. Here are some of the amazing shots he took of our Dartmoor run – he wasn’t even trying to take brilliant shots as…

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General Ramblings | Touring

I like to think I’m brave
ByMatthew Cashmore April 23, 2007

This weekend saw the second annual St George’s Day ride out to Dragon Hill up by the White Horse in Oxfordshire. We had a stunning ride around some of the most beautiful places in England… sometimes I can even go as far as saying that some places were as pretty as Wales is… but only…

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Hack Day | hackday

Hack Day 2007
ByMatthew Cashmore April 19, 2007

I don’t normally talk about work here – but this is really really cool. For the last few months I’ve been bursting at the seems to talk about this – Hack Day 2007 – it’s going to be held at the amazing Alexandra Palace – known to us biker sorts as the home of the…

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General Ramblings

Never, ever, ever, let me work on your bike
ByMatthew Cashmore April 17, 2007

The last couple of days have seem me desparately trying to do the very simple job of replacing my chain and sprockets. I say simple because it is at most a couple of hours work. For me, it’s turned into a nightmare. 1 – Couldn’t get the bolts off the sprocket. 2 – Couldn’t get…

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College Courses | General Ramblings

One should never start a job…
ByMatthew Cashmore April 16, 2007

…that you can’t finish. Blast. I have had the most frustrating afternoon. I started what I thought was a pretty straight-forward job. Replace my chain and sprockets. Nice and simple, just get the back wheel off, break the old chain, take off the sprockets and then put it all back together. What I didn’t learn…

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General | Russia | Training

April Training Run – almost ready
ByMatthew Cashmore April 15, 2007July 14, 2011

We’ve chosen the location, we’ve bought new kit, and we’re ready for the off! Well, almost. I still need to change my sprockets and chain, Stace needs to re-configure his luggage after buying a new 2 second tent with a smaller ‘wing factor’, and Patrick needs to ride-in and make sure his recent head bearing…

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Touring

Coffee Maker
ByMatthew Cashmore April 12, 2007

Strange but true here’s my new camping coffee maker it’s going to be very nice in Russia!

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