General Ramblings

General thoughts on bikes… and stuff.

General Ramblings | Touring

Long Way Down
ByMatthew Cashmore July 3, 2007

I’m really enjoying the new stuff from Euan and Charley. This time they’re heading all the way to the bottom of Africa – no small task – and once again there’s a TV series to go with it. What makes this one a little different however is the fact that they’re doing it with the…

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Russia, is off, or rather postponed
ByMatthew Cashmore July 3, 2007

Gutted. It’s about the only word I can come up with to cover off how I feel about Russia having to be postponed until next year – take a look at the site for the whole story – http://www.journeytorussia.co.uk/2007/07/02/taken-a-knock/ I’m just going to stick my head in the sand and see what else I can…

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Getting my bike back
ByMatthew Cashmore June 28, 2007

Had some fantastic news yesterday. After nearly a month of riding around London on the totally crap Suzuki Bandit I was over the moon this morning when I had a letter from Bikers Legal Direct letting me know that they are going to repair my own bike. I should have it back in about a…

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ahhh crap
ByMatthew Cashmore June 23, 2007

See this is what comes of trying to upgrade your blog software AND trying to start a whole new blog about technology. All the custom template work I did is dead…. bugger. Backup? Paaa who needs backup.

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Running with the dream
ByMatthew Cashmore June 10, 2007

I’ve just started reading Running With The Moon by Jonny Bealby – after reading the reviews over at Amazon I was a little concerned – some are amazing, but rather a few are a little derogatory. It’s a revelation. I made the mistake of reading the first couple of chapters just as I was heading…

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Ouch!
ByMatthew Cashmore May 27, 2007

I’ve been very lucky with this small crash – I’ve escaped with relatively minor bruises and grazes compared to Patrick’s broken leg! But it still blasted well hurts! I’m sure it will heal very quickly but I can’t wait for the shoulder bruising to sort itself out – It doesn’t look much but the whole…

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Fun at the ace
ByMatthew Cashmore May 26, 2007

The ace is one of the few places left on earth where you can pull up a chair day or night, in a gang or on you’re own and still have a great time with people you don’t know. I wrote a review about the Ace over at TrustedPlaces

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Interesting evening
ByMatthew Cashmore May 23, 2007

Just when I thought things were getting boring all hell brakes loose. Riding home this evening from Alexandra Palace I was stopped at traffic lights when a corsa behind me felt that stopping was optional. I’m pretty much okay, nasty bruse on my chest where I went through my windscreen and my ankle is pretty…

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23052007053
ByMatthew Cashmore May 23, 2007

Just been knocked clean off the bike sitting here now waiting for catherine to come and get me. Nothing seriously hurt which is the main thing.

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2nd Class Citizens
ByMatthew Cashmore May 23, 2007

Yesterday I had to work in Central London, Shaftsbury Avenue to be exact. That meant riding into the heart of the beast, spending 30 minutes finding somewhere to part that doesn’t cost £10 per hour (thank you NCP) and then trudging in my kit to the office. Nothing too bad there at all, appart from…

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