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Bye !

Haven't been writing for the longest time.

One of the reasons, a usual suspect: busy. I am quite busy at the moment with work, work and family.

So I have to call an end, to this little blog. Thanks for your support, writing feedback and pushing me to continue blogging.

Don't worry though, I have not stopped commuting by Brompton.

Come back

My Brompton is coming back, back to commuting. 

Having try to commute during the road work-in-progress, my Brompton need to go through two roundabouts. Normally, that is fine. But both roundabouts have exit to 80 kph road so the vehicles, truck , minivan especially, are pretty fast. I am OK if not share the road with them. So I decided to wait.

Then one day ..

Thanks to the "Bob the builder", I thought this should be a half-a-year work, this phase is done in a month!


Haven't worked for a while. After a hard day, my Brompton is sweating.
"Why not taking a cab? There is one next to us!"

sweating Brompton

205 days.

Lunch bike

I go out with Brompton, taking the usual route, shuttle - train - Brompton. Mission of today is to try new route. As my last post mentioned, the road I ride has been blocked for 100 days maintenance work

When I unfold my Brompton outside the train station. Raining heavily again, I decide not to ride and bring my Brompton to take a bus. As said, 'there is no bad weather, just unsuitable clothing', I don't have any outfit for this situation today and I don't want to ride like that along a new adventurous ready-to-discover route.

Instead, I will ride my lunch bike...

Yeah, I have another bike, parking at an outdoor. And it is for riding at lunch time.

I will ride this bike during lunch time to explore the area to find new route before I commute at morning rush hour.

no more cycling?

I have not cycling for last few days. Busy? Yeah, this is always the reason, or excuse.
There is something new too. You see the road I ride every day:

There is something big to work. I have checked it out, this will take 100 days!

Is this the end of my days of bicycle diary?

I hope not. I need to take up more road riding with all the buses, trucks, etc. There are some roundabouts, which I need to push my bike too.
Next week, I will explore the areas more, discover new routes. This is part of the adventure. But, of course, safety first.

202 days.

Pedal with no hand

Yesterday I shared about pedalling with one hand. Look at these guys:

I am a toddler, comparing with them.

201 days.

Pedal with one hand

It is not long ago, when I was learning to pedal with one hand grip (click here). I am always amazed with one of my favourite blog: Naturally Cycling : Manchester. Its blogger,  LC puts a picture like this in the header of the blog.

This may be natural to you all. But for a man learned to cycling at 40+, and not particular athletic, it is hard.
I try and I try. I try and I try.
And ...

I did it, not as good as LC though. From her picture shown, it is much faster and showing more about what she put on for cycling. That is her message: dress for destination.

Anyway, the feeling is great. I can do this on the 200th day of commuting with Brompton.

200 days.