Author: richard
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Five Days Cycling Out of Seven
Reading Time: 4 minutesIf I drove four hundred and thirty kilometres I would either be going on holidays or wasteful with petrol. To do the same thing on a bike is much better for the health of the planet and my own. The reason for this is simple. Good cardiovascular health. Normally I would not…
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Of Hiking and Cycling Climbs and Descents
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen you’re young and your knees are intact it’s fun to head down a mountain. It’s fun to run down. As you get older the effort of going uphill gets more and more habitual, and more and more comfortable. I often find that hikers prefer the climb to the descent. While cycling…
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The Inconvenience of a Late Train With a Bike
Reading Time: 2 minutesYesterday I went for an evening bike ride in Geneva and I chose to take the train home, rather than cycle. In the process I saw that trains are not that convenient later at night. The reason for this is that they’re smaller, so the space for bikes is restricted. A person…
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Strava July Cycling Elevation Challenge Success
Reading Time: 2 minutesFor seasons, or even years I saw the Strava Elevation Challenge and I thought "I won’t even try this challenge, because I will fail". This month I tried it, and I succeeded. Not only did I succeed to climb the 7000m suggested by the challenge but I got to 10,415m. I overshot…
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The Recycled iPhone SE Second Generation
Reading Time: 3 minutesIt is natural to form an emotional bond with the phones that we carry with us 23 and a half hours a day for two to four years, that come with us to festivals, to the cinema, to work, on hikes, on bike rides and more. It is normal to feel nostalgia…
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Mediocre Content, YouTube, and Children
Reading Time: 4 minutesAs long as two years ago I stopped paying for YouTube Premium because I was disgusted by the crap that it was recommending to me. Within the last week the United Kingdom has requested that websites age verify their users in order to allow them to use a site. At first this…
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The bike Handlebar bag – ACTV 100
Reading Time: 2 minutesCyclists like to be lean and clean when they ride. They don’t like to ride with bags. They prefer to keep spares in the rear pockets of jerseys rather than carry a bag. As a hiker I don’t mind carrying a bag but I decided to try minimalism. Top Tube Bag and…
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From the Foot of the Jura to the Léman
Reading Time: 2 minutesToday I tried route 473 which goes from the Morges Train Station towards Montricher and across, before heading back down to the lake side. This is a 57 or so kilometre loop along roads that were quite quiet. I don’t know whether that was because of the rain forecast or because people…
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The Weekend Without Social Cycling Plans
Reading Time: 2 minutesFor the first time in weeks I have no social plans this weekend due to two factors. The first is weather. It’s meant to rain both days so I’d rather not plan to do something that needs to be cancelled due to bad weather. The second reason is due to the selfish…
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When Weather and Contours Make Us Lazy
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen I decided to flee the noise pollution of Paléo to stay somewhere different for a few days I was filled wiith cycling projects, but because of the weather forecast I mothballed them. They announced that it could rain all day, every day, for almost the entire week. Weather They announce that…