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Category Archives: Bicycles
The Out-Group – Why Hi Viz Doesn’t Work
Muthumanaka Pinhamy, a Birmingham, UK, mother of five, was killed while cycling to work 6.30 one morning despite wearing hi-viz and reflective clothing and using front and rear lights. An articulated lorry pulled out of a side street and struck … Continue reading
Cateye Rapid X – Rear Safety Light
Over the past few years bicycle lighting has seen a phenomenal development. Light Emitting Diodes and rechargeable batteries have been developed in both power and efficiency to the point where it’s hardly worth considering old school alkaline powered lights and … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycles, BikeTesters
Tagged Cateye Rapid X, cycling, LEDs, lights, rear lights, rechargeable batteries
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Something For You Gear-heads
Dérailleur: NOUN – A bicycle gear which works by lifting the chain from one sprocket wheel to another of a different size. Pronunciation: /dɪˈreɪl(j)ə In the strict engineering sense this is a device which shouldn’t actually work. Derailling a bicycle … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycles, BikeTesters, Techie
Tagged bicycle chain, bicycle gears, cycling, dérailleur, Disraeli Gears
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That Grumpy British Bloke Is Back
Yes. I’m back on the blog. It’s been a while, but I’ve just been too absorbed in facebook and kind of lost the plot. But Oh! That British Bloke is back on a new platform. It’s even on my own … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycles, Hifi, Modelling, Music, Railways
Tagged Alan E Hill, cycling, hifi, modelling, music, new blog, That British Bloke, WordPress
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