December, 2006

December 21st, 2006

Shafted by the iPod

Apropos of my claims that vinyl can’t carry DRM the fucktards at Apple have shafted me up the arse.
I installed a new software version (1.3) for the old iPod the other night which now righteously refuses to play any of the .mp3s I have created from my vinyl collection. Ironically the last step of creating […]

December 19th, 2006

Track Of The Day

3, count ‘em, plays
Whatever happened to mountain biking pop star Mike Edwards?

December 18th, 2006

Gleam

Photo courtesy Vale of Lune

December 15th, 2006

Paradise Lost

Photo by dr chopper
As the 25th Anniversary of the Falklands War approaches dr Chopper - on board the RRS Ernest Shackleton on his way to Hallery Research Station in the Antarctic - stopped off and took this photo of paradise lost.

December 13th, 2006

The Tuffer Puffer

What would Stamstad do?
Strathpuffer 2007 is looming, only a month away now.
I won’t have ridden a bike for weeks, apart from Skull & Crossbikes, so I can’t help wondering whether singlespeed is a good idea. Then I look back at the state of my Spot after last years mud and I know that it is […]

December 10th, 2006

Skull and Crossbikes

Free races. No insurance. No pits. Any bike. Anybody.
Rules are flexible and at the organiser’s whim.
skull and crossbikes rules
The only rule: There are no rules
Just let yourself tune in
Another Man’s Rhubarb Pop Will Eat Itself
Steve’s photos
Steve and Simon have captured the event. I _may_ have taken a shortcut on a lap or two and taken […]

December 9th, 2006

Driving Blinkers

Last week the car was in for some repairs after it was hit by a dog. Yes, you did read that right. Not hit a dog. Hit by a dog.
Anyway, back to the point. In lieu of car I commuted to work on two wheels instead, risking life and limb on autumn leaf mulch on […]

December 8th, 2006

Three Peaks Fixed

SteveR has interviewed Samuri for 63xc about being the first man to ride the Three Peaks on fixed.
JW: I rode a fixed wheel bike around what is generally considered to be the hardest cyclocross course in Britain, if not the world. I didn’t come last and my knees don’t hurt.

December 7th, 2006

’tis the season

All I want for Xmas?

Memories brought back by Matt & Rich.
Thanks Guys.

December 7th, 2006

SSWC 2007

www.sswc2007.comIt’s coming…

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