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If, like me, you're wrapping presents now, this photo article by Daily Candy offers some great ideas on how to jazz up your presentation. My favourite of course has to be the bicycle bell bow!

As the days grow shorter it's important to make adjustments to ensure that your cycle journey remains a safe one. This primarily means making sure that you are visible on the roads and the best way to do that is to invest in a decent set of lights. It is of course illegal to ride at night without both a white front light and a red rear light but it ( Read more... )

Brooks England have earned renown in the last hundred and fifty years thanks to their stylish saddles and bicycle accessories - everything from baskets and panniers to sleek copper rivets. However, if you're planning a picnic this summer, you might want to head over to Etsy instead, where you can purchase this chic leather wine holder - perfect for ( Read more... )

As one would expect from a Disappointing Love Story, this one involves dashed hopes, fruitless attempts to just make it work, and inevitably, an ending laced with ambivalence. But some things just can't be patched together with gaffa tape and cable ties.

This particular story symbolises the end of my relationship with KnogFor the last two years I ( Read more... )

I've been thinking about "Must get Ahead", which is a condition that many of the motorists that I know personally suffer from. Basically, it means that a particular motorist (as implied in the title), must get ahead, no matter how irrational - or impractical - this need is.
It ashames me to say that my own Mother is one such motorist, and I tire of ( Read more... )

If you'd had the misfortune of being with me when I spotted this bike, you'd have witness my rather shrill squeal of delight. And then seen me jog towards it, camera in hand, then pop a card in the front basket and exclaim that it was like a post slot. There's something delicious about wicker, but original uses for wicker (beyond d-shaped baskets, ( Read more... )

This morning I woke up and turned BBC breakfast on, as is now my daily routine as I prepare to leave for work, and was greeted by a news feature concerning cyclist helmet cameras. Now, recording the daily commute is hardly a new phenomenon amongst city cyclists, and even I flirted with the idea before dismissing it as too whimsical for my ( Read more... )

Anyone who's seen Mrs Henderson Presents will be familiar with some of the history of the Windmill Theatre, which now, as the red neon signs indicate, is a table dancing club. Just to the right of it, where a small crowd is just visible, is the stage door to the Lyric Theatre, currently showing Michael Jackson's Thriller. It was against this ( Read more... )

Log onto Urban Outfitters quickly and grab a bargain! Their now much depleted range of Nutcase cycle helmets has had a massive price cut and they're now being flogged for a mere £20. I got mine delivered this morning by a rather soggy postman, and my cat couldn't help but take a sniff.


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