Cycle parking for Auchencairn
Cycle parking for Auchencairn
The current situation
Auchencairn — despite its hills — has over the past four years become a village where many people cycle; increasingly, people cycle on routine, utilitarian journeys, like going to the shop, or to events in the village hall.
The bike I don't love
The bike I don't love
I've reviewed a lot of bikes on this blog, both bikes of my own and bikes I've borrowed. And most of those reviews are pretty enthusiastic. They're bikes I've loved. What I'm writing about today is the bike I don't love. The bike which, even when I chose it, even before I bought it, I knew I wouldn't love. And yet, it was a sensible bike to buy, and I don't regret the decision.
Riese und Müller Load 4 75: brief review
Riese und Müller Load 4 75: brief review
The Riese und Müller Load 4 75 is a very high end cargo bike; in my estimation, one of the best currently available. It's also fairly expensive, even for the base model; and when one adds all the desirable options the price really mounts up.
Sweet as Sugar
Sweet as Sugar
This week I listened to a podcast in which Manda Scott interviewed Gaya Herrington about her work building on the famous Club of Rome Limits to Growth report of fifty years ago, and the five insights she's drawn from it; and while all of it was fascinating, one minor point snagged my ear.
Extreme poverty
Extreme poverty
I haven't done my research on this. I have literally no idea to what extent what I'm saying here is true. So you may take it, if you like, as the ravings of a deranged madman; or the seeding of a conspiracy theory; but.