Last night we had fantasies of cycling 87 miles from Winschoten to Bremen, or maybe just 60 miles to Oldenburg, with coffee-stops at Papenburg (21 miles) and Bad Zwischenahn (34 miles). Continue reading
To Leer and beyond
2
Category Archives: Amuse-Bruce
Cross country
So we’ve made today’s plans: 56 miles including the glorious tarmac of the Afsluitdijk. That’s a massive dyke shutting off the North Sea, but the main advantage is smooth tarmac, sheltered from the wind by the polder wall. There is video of some of our route: I bought the GoPro, but I won’t upload it until we have wifi.
IJMuiden to Volendam
A gentle warm-up and shakedown today: 26 miles. Considering that this time last year I could hardly walk, I feel amazingly well. There are some niggles: my toes say they have worked. But we are working: Bruce and Elly are cycling! Continue reading
Fog on the Tyne, in my mind
Crashed out in the upper bunk in room 7123 of our floating hotel. Let’s see what I can remember of today. Continue reading
sus cursu: Lev de novo rides again
So the reinvigorated Lev is about to take his first trip abroad. Tomorrow, Elly and I take Lev and Fidel on the train to Newcastle, cycle to North Shields, take the overnight ferry to IJMuiden, then cycle to Volendam. We have no fixed plans after that, except that we have to be back in IJMuiden by 4pm on 11 August. However, Copenhagen’s only 500 miles away, and we might be able cycle on to Sweden. Continue reading
Bike of Theseus? Thanks to @EdinburghBikes
In just over a week’s time, Elly and I continue our explorations of Euro-asphelt on Fidel and Lev Davidovitch Bikestein. Lev and Fidel have both been feeling a bit cranky, so I put them in for servicing at the bike co-op whence they came.
The day after I put Lev in, the co-op phoned with some supposedly bad news: Lev’s frame had a small but irreparable crack. They would replace the frame under warranty, but the new frame would be a slightly longer and grey, not black. They would re-use Lev’s original black front fork, so I’d have a piebald bike. I pondered – briefly – renaming Lev to Jezzer Crusty Torvalds. Continue reading
There and back again
End of a spinning era
Rowan, the ‘smiling demon’ of Lifescycle, is going to Canada. Here’s some photos from her last Sunday morning class.
Nuptials!
I am the luckiest bugger in the world! The ever-wonderful Elly and I are engaged. Continue reading
19 May: photos from Riesenrad
So the Riesenrad has a great scheme for making more money from visitors. Of course we succumbed:
 Happy! |
 Scared! |
 Us! |
