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Utility cycling and long distance cycling

By Andy | Published: July 15, 2010

“Utility cycling encompasses any cycling not done primarily for fitness, recreation such as cycle touring, or sport such as cycle racing, but simply as a means of transport. It is the most common type of cycling in the world” I recently cycled from Dover to London and from London to Stevenage on the way [...]

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A Two Month Storm

By Andy | Published: July 13, 2009

Long time since I wrote, I know. In fact I’ve been spending a lot of time in front of a computer. I’ve been writing every morning and now have written 95000 words of my book. I met one of my sister’s friends a couple of days ago who has just finished writing a book she [...]

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Rutland Water

By Andy | Published: September 17, 2006

On Saturday I biked around Rutland Water and went windsurfing. The biking was great. 16 miles in about 1.10 hours. The wind was not in the right direction for the launch beach. I think it was North Westerly and therefore blowing offshore. The wind started about 8 mph and dropped. Not ideal conditions but I [...]

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