Keeping connected

by simonnurse

There was a time before mobiles. A time of being incommunicado. Catching up with people on return. Forgetting the milk with no reminders. That time is long past. I spotted these commuters at… Read More →

Urbanflow

by simonnurse

Urbanflow Helsinki from Nordkapp on Vimeo. I find cities endlessly fascinating. By turns planned, yet organic, organised, yet random. The challenges of the 21st century will be tackled in these behemoths and the… Read More →

Rather not be anywhere else…

by simonnurse

The sun is beating down relentlessly. Park those fears of an early summer. Dust off your short sleeve cycle jersey. Pack away the arm warmers. Ditch the ¾ lengths. Reach for your weapon… Read More →

A sensible Mantra

by simonnurse

  Another manta I can fully buy into. Cycle art by Shane Harris. Visit his website and buy art here. 

Reasons to cycle #13 – The liberation of windy hilltops

by simonnurse

Wind that blows trees horizontal, blowing urban cobwebs away . May it always be at your back. Senghenydd Moor, Mid-Glamorgan.  More in the series: Reasons to cycle #1 – Commuting, Reasons to cycle #2 - Views, Reasons… Read More →

Constructing the future

by simonnurse

Hello! A toddler smiled and peddled by. I’d not heard him approach as I stood, blissfully unaware of my surroundings and capturing images of the light filtering through the canopy. He was accompanied… Read More →

The mental soundtrack Part 3: Recollection

by simonnurse

I ride solo a lot. Left with nothing but your thoughts, the buzz of wheels and the mental soundtrack driving you into headwinds and motivating up the climbs. On Saturday morning I tackled… Read More →

Reasons to cycle #11 – Pint sized opportunities

by simonnurse

Combine travel options. Go anywhere. Birdy folding bike, Senghenydd Road, Cardiff More in the series: Reasons to cycle #1 – Commuting, Reasons to cycle #2 - Views, Reasons to cycle #3 - Early morning re-animation, Reasons to cycle #4 -… Read More →

Standing on the concrete for Earth day

by simonnurse

Its Earth day and those with a keen interest in sustainability, environmental issues and the use of natural resources will mark it in their own little way. I’ve done mine; by pure co-incidence,… Read More →

Reasons to cycle #8 – Avoiding busy roads

by simonnurse

Why duke it out with traffic when you can go under it? Underpass, Taff trail, Cardiff More in the series: Reasons to cycle #1 – Commuting, Reasons to cycle #2, Reasons to cycle #3, Reasons to cycle… Read More →