Bish, bash, bot!

Posted on August 11, 2018 by Bruce Ryan

cycling distance: 48.6 miles (Konstanz to Kaiserstuhl)
cumulative distance: 234.0 miles

Fractal in at least two dimensions

Posted on August 9, 2018 by Bruce Ryan

Following a river-route is bound to be fractal in the horizontal plane, but why does it also oscillate unpredictably in the vertical plane?

cycling distance: 37.6 miles (Bregenz to Meersburg + 0.4 miles to the ferry) + 2.4 miles (Meersburg to Konstanz – 2.9 miles of ferry) = 37.4 miles
cumulative distance: 185.4 miles

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Don’t double-dip the chamois-cream!

Posted on August 9, 2018 by Bruce Ryan

For non-cyclist readers, chamois-cream is unguent applied to those parts of cyclists most likely to chafe. It should be obvious why a second scoop, at least with the hand that applied the first scoop, is a serious breach of hygiene and marital etiquette! NB I have not done this!

distance cycled: 16.8 miles (Maienfeld to Buchs) + 27.1 (Buchs to Hard) + 3.2 miles (Hard to Bregenz – Google Maps estimate) = 47.1 miles
cumulative distance: 147.8 miles

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No-va caned!

Posted on August 7, 2018 by Bruce Ryan

Because several times I had to get off and push Lev, and without the various analgesic creams I’d have considered amputating my foot…

Distance cycled: 48.55 miles (cyclemeter map)
cumulative distance: 100.69 miles

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Ni with digital evidence

Posted on August 6, 2018 by Bruce Ryan

View from our train to Oberalppass	View from our train to Oberalppass
View from our train to Oberalppass	View from our train to Oberalppass – look at that road!
View from our train to Oberalppass	View from our train to Oberalppass
Coming into Oberalppass station	Oberalppass station
We cycled down that …	… but we couldn’t cycle up that!
Looking around from where I waited for Elly	Wierd thing en route
The Rhine emerges from Tomasee down the gorge on the right	The Rhine
Place-may in the pub: churches around Trun	Tide marks where I had kinesiology tape on my leg
We’re in a Romansch-speaking area. Our landlady speaks it, German and Italian. Also she seems to know at least one word of Russian: ‘spasiba’ (‘thanks’).	Advert in Romansch

Ni!

Posted on August 6, 2018 by Bruce Ryan

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Getting higher!

Posted on August 5, 2018 by Bruce Ryan

Grüss-di aus Andermatt! Wir sind in Gasthaus Skiklub, auf Gotthardstrasse. That’s enough German: predictive text is being unhelpful.

So there were quite a lot of trains yesterday and today:

Amsterdam Centraal	18:55	Arnhem Centraal	19:59
Arnhem Centraal	20:44	Duisburg Hbf	22:14
Duisburg Hbf	23:13	Basel SBB	06:22
Basel SBB	08:28	Brig	10:40
Brig	10:40	Brig Bahnhofplatz	10:40
Brig Bahnhofplatz	11:23	Andermatt	13:20
View of Rhône from train to Brig		Brig Bahnhof is watching you!

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Squirm!

Posted on August 4, 2018 by Bruce Ryan

Cycling distance 19.30 miles plus a few bimbles in central Amsterdam
cumulative distance 30.88 miles

Elly has described a bit of magic that happened today.

‘Hello, world!’ from a cafe overlooking the IJ from the back of Centraal station. First thing to report to Napier friends and colleagues is that I’ve switched off my Napier e-mail. Personal email, text etc are welcome, although immediate response is not guaranteed, sorry.

It’s pleasingly ironic that netween us Lev and I had one good leg and one good pedal, not in contact with each other. Oops! Even more pleasing that the magic is here, despite a couple of shakedown breakages. Long pauses to watch the world and hydrate ourselves.

Squelch!

Posted on August 3, 2018 by Bruce Ryan

All Levved up and Fidel’s to go!

The ever-wonderful Elly has described our trip from home to North Shields so what can I add? Well, I’m amazed I can even think about blogging after 4 hours’ sleep last night, but I’m just so happy to be travelling again with my lovely lady. And of course huge thanks to her and our employers and our various yoga-teachers, spinning instructors, and therapists for all their parts in enabling this trip! Continue reading →

Votez mes maillots!

Posted on August 1, 2018 by Bruce Ryan

I’ve just received this (bought from Organic Athlete):

I do – but slowly!

But I only intend to take 3 jerseys on the honeymoon. So which of these treasures do I leave at home?

LifesCycle

IRN·BRU

#BLOODYCYCLIST

Tweet to @bruceryan_rants to let me know what you think!

On mature(?) reflection, I have to pay tribute to LifesCycle for keeping me fit and sane, and I have to take something slightly rude, and I won’t be able to feed my addiction while we’re away. So, with sadness, the Irn Bru stays in the wardrobe.