Tag: cycling

Bicycles Change Lives

Byartsyhonker January 6, 2016 0 Comments
I'm increasing my cycling to 80 miles per week to improve my fitness. As a way of staying motivated I have signed up for a charity sponsorship thing. Qhubeka is the African programme of World Bicycle Relief. They provide bicycles to children -- many of whom would otherwise walk more than an hour each way to and from school. The bicycles are assembled locally. They are robust and durable, with...

London to Oxford on a Pashley

Byartsyhonker April 14, 2011 0 Comments
This year for my birthday I got a very shiny bicycle. This was in no small part due to someone else being positive about cycling in London without turning into a fluorescent Lycra-clad speed demon or getting squished; not only was she enthusiastic about cycling, but she recommended a shop where I might be able to find a bicycle that fit me properly.Now this lovely lady is planning on cycling from...

Building a Case for a Serpent, Part I

Byartsyhonker February 12, 2011 2 Comments
In order to attempt longer and more adventurous Snake On A Bike journeys, I want to build a better case for Charlie the Serpent. The existing case is a box, lined with blue muppet pelt, with some padding on the two largest sides. But there's nothing that really holds the instrument securely within the box, it is very heavy, and the box itself is worryingly flexible. It has all the weight of a...

Snake on a Bike! Snake on a Bike!

Byartsyhonker February 10, 2011 2 Comments
On Sunday I tried an experiment. Carefully, gingerly, I manoeuvred the serpent case onto the back of the bicycle, and used several bungee cords to secure it there. The plan was to then walk the bicycle to St Mary's Wanstead, where the London Gallery Quire were providing music for Evensong. It seemed a better option than taking the Tube one stop, and a more comfortable one than walking with a...

A transport of delight…

Byartsyhonker October 15, 2010 3 Comments
Allow me to indulge in a little off-topic blogging...Today was my day off, and it is nearing my birthday, so I went to pick this up:Her name is Millicent, and she is a birthday present from a certain boy who seems to take inordinate pleasure in spoiling me rotten. No complaints here!Since I was a teenager I have been hankering after a bicycle that is a grown-up version of the big old blue...