General Ramblings

General thoughts on bikes… and stuff.

General Ramblings

Wet wet wet
ByMatthew Cashmore May 17, 2007

Photo from Andyrob’s photostream No not the band, the weather in London at the moment. Don’t get me wrong we need a lot of rain right now, the garden is parched after a particularly dry April, and my wife is pleased as punch that she’s not having to water all of her plants… but why…

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The velvet highways of the Land of My Fathers.
ByMatthew Cashmore May 3, 2007

Fully loaded the CBF600 is starting to feel like she’s wallowing, and frankly unless I get more training, that’s exactly what I’ll be doing all the way to Moscow. The problem I think is a simple one of too much weight combined with too little experience sledging around pristine Welsh tarmac right into the heart…

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Pilot for the new series of the office
ByMatthew Cashmore May 3, 2007

Also blogged by Ian Forrester

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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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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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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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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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A rather strange photo – a coffee machine?
ByMatthew Cashmore April 12, 2007

If you’re wondering what that last post was all about then allow me to explain – it’s a Mini Outdoors Espresso Maker. This fantastic little machine makes a perfect espresso just about anywhere my Trangia or a fire will go. It’s smaller than a standard mug so I should be able to squeeze it in…

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Back in the saddle
ByMatthew Cashmore April 5, 2007

After five weeks of riding only for the JTR training run, and to hotels with work. All of course with full panniers and stuff strapped to the back, I’m back in the saddle, properly Yesterday I got to take all the luggage off and blast into work. What a stunning ride, the sun coming up…

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