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 →

Less fun more riding

by simonnurse

Less fun more riding daddy. <pause> eh? Less fun more riding daddy. You’re talking too much. I wasn’t prepared for this exchange and it brought a grin, a mile wide. Less fun? More… Read More →

The ‘Nontercation’

by simonnurse

Non·ter·ca·tion /ˌNontaˈkāSHən/ Noun A noisy non-argument and actual agreement, esp. in public. Two parties share the same view, often over the noise of an engine. Synonyms accord -  – affinity – non-dispute I’ve… 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 →

Man, sign, bike, shadow.

by simonnurse

Long shadows cast by this morning’s summer sun. Does anything beat commuting when the conditions are this good? Let’s hope 2013 is a vintage year for getting outside.

Abandoned Part 15

by simonnurse

Horrific scene discovered by passerby  Yesterday, a grisly discovery was made at a Central Cardiff bike shelter when a passer-by discovered 4 bikes which had been brutally slain and their parts removed. According to… Read More →

Abandoned Part 14

by simonnurse

  Police report. Murder of Raleigh cycle, Bridge Street, Cardiff. The victim John Doe, red paint, approximately 24lbs, found brutally murdered in Bridge St Cardiff sometime prior to discovery on the 19th April… Read More →

Steep learning curve

by simonnurse

Two green jackets emerged from Westbourne Crescent. Two peas in a pod. Clack. Grunt. Clack. Grunt. Clack. Grunt.  CLICK. YES! Her voice penetrated the air like an air raid klaxon. I know that… Read More →

Lock it properly or lose it quickly

by simonnurse

I really don’t like being publicly critical of others. I’m more of a glass is half full type of person (unless you’re at the bar. Then I’m a:  ’Hi! my glass is half… Read More →

Reasons to cycle #6 – Picking up on things

by simonnurse

You witness and hear so much more on a bike. Banksy style Cynical Graffiti on Taff Trail, Forest Farm, Cardiff More in the series: Reasons to cycle #1 – Commuting, Reasons to cycle #2, Reasons to cycle… Read More →