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The proud dad cycling for Simon

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Shaun

I went to see a man about hiring a bike yesterday. Not that there’s much wrong with my own wheels other than old age, but the chain has come off at least once now in each of the past three … Continue reading →

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Nothing but flowers

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Shaun

There was a moment yesterday when the world and all of its craziness just melted away. I was lying on the edge of a cycle-track just a few miles out from Haddington in East Lothian, staring up at the blue … Continue reading →

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Don’t be a cowboy .. get on your bike and drink your milk

Posted on August 14, 2012 by Shaun

It was a fine day on Sunday. The sun was splitting the sky, a slight breeze cooling at just the right moment. The perfect day for football, suntraps or lounging around in your favourite company. My choice was to get … Continue reading →

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Tour de Farce, maybe, but we’ll Pedal for Scotland

Posted on June 24, 2012 by Shaun

Cycling was never my thing as a kid. I enjoyed it enough dodging about on the streets with friends, steering between the shards of broken glass that inevitably littered the bleak, concrete housing scheme where I grew up. But they … Continue reading →

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