Bicycle day

by simonnurse

Love the colours in this piece of cycle art by Anastasia; very tie-dye, very bunyip dreaming*. Cycle art by Anastastia available on Deviantart *An old and vaguely new age surf movie I’m quite… Read More →

Follow that car! Cycle theft gets sinister

by simonnurse

Another one bites the dust. Gavin, another mountain biking parent at my daughter’s school, had his brand spanking new, Giant Anthem full susser stolen from the boot of his car earlier this week.… Read More →

Reasons to cycle #5 – Empty evening trails

by simonnurse

Woods above Castell Coch. late evening sun streams through the trees, illuminating an empty trail.  More in the series: Reasons to cycle #1 – Commuting, Reasons to cycle #2, Reasons to cycle #3, Reasons to cycle… Read More →

Abandoned Part 13

by simonnurse

Pick me up. Go on. Pleeeassee… I’ve been  here for a long time. A very long time. Too, too, LONG. I don’t think she’s coming back. In the heart of the Hayes (Cardiff),… Read More →

Bikestack by Tailah Lampert

by simonnurse

Love these bikestack paintings from Taliah Lampert (she of bike portrait fame). Taliah’s work can be seen and bought here. 

Reasons to cycle #4 – Moorland moods

by simonnurse

Garth Mountain, North of Cardiff. Frozen puddles straddle the moorland path under broody skies. More in the series: Reasons to cycle #1 – Commuting, Reasons to cycle #2, Reasons to cycle #3

Even more music and bikes – Hugh Cornwell at the Globe

by simonnurse

Having just returned from the Globe, I can confirm, without a shadow of a doubt, that the best way to spend your evenings is in good company, with a decent pint of beer… Read More →

The Indian bicycle shop

by simonnurse

To my mind, it’s one of the great enduring images of cycling; the Indian street scene. Chaotic, vibrant, streets, populated by colourful, busy locals, many of whom will be riding, pushing or holding… Read More →

Light snow. Blue sky.

by simonnurse

Snow fell delicately and randomly, like soap suds cast from  a washing machine. Yet the sky was the pale blue of the Azurri. Sun streamed through the fence and scattered across the path.… Read More →

Bike indulgence and the perfect excuse

by simonnurse

It wasn’t me. It was the small parasite in my brain. Is that the best ever excuse for a decadent spree? A friend of mine (an eagle eyed David Price) spotted a science… Read More →