Here we go again the clocks have gone back so darker evenings and......

...I really can`t understand why some cyclists feel the need to ride without lights?

I always have lights on my cycles all year round, I don`t like cycling at night anymore but you never know when you may need them. A puncture or any other problem can stop you from reaching your destination before the lights fades. I used battery Cateye lights, the front has 2 modes flash -constant while the rear has 3 modes rapid-flash-constant. They are cheap and the battery life is okay, the front takes 2 AA and the rear takes 2 AAA.

I also have Pedal Reflectors that are cheap to buy and easy to fixed onto your pedals.

Also have a light on my helment, but I`ve only used it once when I got caught out in some thick fog during a morning ride, it wasn`t foggy when I left home.I once set off on a lovely sunny morning and few hours later found myself in darkness in a nasty thunder storm sure needed my lights then.

Looking at other Cycle CLubs Blogs and Facebook & Twitter......

...I`ve always wonder why so many have to do selfie? Is it because they feel left out of the Photo? Or they need to prove they were there too? Or they just like see their own face!
To me most selfie look rather ridiculous anyway with the taker head/face stuck in front like that.
Another thing that get me is why some cyclists have to take pictures of there food? Don`t they eat when they are at home? To me there`s much more interesting things to photo in our countryside and towns than a all day breakfast or a slice of cake!

                                          Snape Quayside, Suffolk August 28th 1990

                                               Cley Mill, Norflok 24th March 1989

As you see I don`t need to do selfie, even though I mostly cycle alone.

Hmmm I don`t know who wrote this or where ....

I got it from but it makes me smile.

MOUNTAIN BIKE BLUES

I am a brand new mountain bike
My owner`s pride and joy
I`ve chunky tyres and umpteen gears
I am his favourite toy

I`m bright and clean and shiny
My owner`s joy and pride
And every weekend without fail
He takes me for a ride

He loads me on his Volvo drives
Fifty miles and then
He lifts me down to ride three miles
And drives back home again

There`s just one thing that puzzles me
The roads we ride are flat
They say that I`m a mountain bike
A mountain? What is that?

I always greet other cyclists with a morning or afternoon and a friendly wave.....

I also greet horse riders and walkers the same way. Motorist that give me the right of way even if I don`t have it and they don`t have to give it either, they will always get a a thank you and wave from me.
But some cyclists will past me without any acknowledgement whatsoever! Perhaps I`m not riding the latest carbon state of the art cycle or wearing the latest design cycle wear? Or maybe its my Saddlebag or toe-clips, which are old fashion among many cyclists today.

Another thing I find annoying is the way some cyclists will overtake me (most overtake me these days) a bit too close and then whip in front of me, what all that about? There`s a Road Safety Campaign going on at the moment telling motorist to give cyclists at least 1.5 metre clearance when overtaking us, perhaps some cyclists should also be told of this too!