Let the lens do the talking.

by simonnurse

When the evenings extend and the scent of spring blooms wafts through the air, I’m not the only one who gets lyrical. This is a lovely image of a late Feb Copenhagen. You… Read More →

Two hours and one gear. Satisfaction level? Infinite.

by simonnurse

Yesterday was absolutely beautiful. No question. After being out for far too long the previous day (watching the rugby at Twickenham), I only had a couple of hours spare and these needed to… Read More →

Year of the ninja dog

by simonnurse

I’m sat on the train from Cardiff to Birmingham, winging my way to our factory unit. Actually ‘winging’ doesn’t really describe this particular journey. ‘Sauntering’, perhaps. ‘Ambling’, maybe, but ‘winging?’. No. The cross… Read More →

‘Cities fit for cycling’ – appropriate art

by simonnurse

Given the ride taking place later today (details on the earlier blog post), when I spotted this excellent piece of cycle art by Guilherme Henrique, I couldn’t resist popping it on the site.… Read More →

Highlight the dangers, offer the solutions.

by simonnurse

Disappointingly, there is no way that I’ll now make the 14.55 train from Cardiff to Paddington today. So I’ll have to do my bit via the medium that is available to me; the… Read More →

Don’t you love a happy ending?

by simonnurse

Here’s a very sorry tale, with a very happy ending (all too rare in the cycling world). Roxanna Tustain is a young lady from Bristol who spent several months collecting together enough cash… Read More →

Be careful what you wish for.

by simonnurse

The old adage, ‘be careful what you wish for’ rang true yesterday. As I mentioned in the post below, Matt and I were headed for a good old fashioned cross bike blast over… Read More →

Up, up and away in my beautiful balloon

by simonnurse

I love this print. It has a daydream quality. I’d like to be in either situation; zipping along on my road bike in echelon, or gazing down from a drifting balloon. I had… Read More →

Two wheels forward, one step back.

by simonnurse

Cycling home this week, I was pleased to note that Cardiff council had decided to maintain the ‘Bute Park trial’, a decision to leave Bute Park open to cyclists until 7pm during the… Read More →

Beer and loafing in lapsed pathos

by simonnurse

“An idle mind is a questioning, sceptical mind. Hence it is a mind not too bound up with ephemeral things, as the minds of workers are. The idler, then, is somebody who separates… Read More →