It has been a while since my last post reason being I have been away traveling for the last seven months and just got home to Dublin. It is great to be home, after spending the last few months traveling around Asia, Dublin seems a lot less hectic
After saying hello to everyone my first port of call was checking out my bike which had been gathering dust in the garage. I really missed her while I was away! All she needed was a quick pump up of the tires and I was motoring again but I soon realised it was not the weather for cycling in Dublin; it was so cold I nearly froze; I am definitely missing the hot weather I left behind! We’ve had some sever frost and snow over the last few days with temperatures going as low as -10 degrees which has made cycling around the city a bit like cycling on an ice rink!
white on white!
cold!
So unfortunately my bike has gone back into the garage for the time being until the ice melts. Meanwhile I have my feet up by the fire and have started the mammoth task of sorting through seven months of holiday pictures below are some pictures of bicycles that caught my eye in Hanoi, Vietnam.
My bike is better than yours...
Everyone does it, checking out their neighbours bike while waiting for the lights to turn green, I know I do
Hanoi
a lady and her bicycle
These old bikes get a lot of use and abuse but they are so sturdy they look like they could last forever!
I love old footage, this is the first part of a 1973 documentary about the Giro d’Italia, (Tour of Italy). It has some fab footage of Merckx and other cycling heros, the commentary is superb.
Keep an eye out for the guy in giant white flares and fro at 8.50, bottom left of screen.
Don’t forget the Deus Swap meet is on tomorrow, lots of fun stuff happening. Rosy and I will have a stall there selling all sorts of bike paraphernalia, brakes, grips, fenders, etc etc. See ya there!
The article reads “If you ride a bicycle to school or let it stand outside at home, the seat can be kept dry by merely slipping an oiled-silk bowl cover over it. When folded, the cover occupies only a small space and can be carried in the tool box.” – E.L. Enochs, Glendale, Calif.
This is Anna, she was on her way to work in Surry Hills looking lovely on her vintage bike from Mitchell Rd Auctions. She loves cycling and commutes everyday.
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