Brian Chapman photos

[juliet]

Further to my ride report of the Brian Chapman (619k bike ride the length of Wales & back, or 470k bike ride + v expensive taxi if you're me): photos!. Featuring me looking v silly in bike kit, & lots of pictures of Wales being pretty.

Things I would never have seen without audaxing: Welsh hills at sunrise.

Comments

[friend-of-tofu.livejournal.com]

I can't ride a 2-wheeled bike, something to do with my terrible balance. I tried several times when younger and always fell off :¬( Dyspraxia is rubbish.

It's a very kind offer mind you, if you really think I could learn. I'm quite tempted, except for the possibility that I would drive any teacher absolutely loopy by being repeatedly dense...

Thank you!

Incidentally, have you ever been to the bike workshops they run at the 56a Centre?

[juliet]

No idea whether you could learn or not offhand :-) except that Marna claims to have bad balance (as does Pete), but both ride fine... You'd prob need to borrow Marna's bike though, or Bec's, as mine would be too big (plus these days I do not have beginner-suitable bike). I would be happy to assist, though, if you come round the park sometime!

I started uon off IIRC by lowering the saddle enough that he could more or less push it along with his feet - that way you get the idea of the balance before having to also think about pedalling.

I do not know what the 56a Centre is, so no :-)

[friend-of-tofu.livejournal.com]

ariiadne left her bike behind on account of it needing repair. alextiefling is planning to fix it, ideally for himself as a spare bike. I expect I could fit on that one, as she was 1" shorter than I am.

I could probably be persuaded to come round the park, as even if I don't learn to ride at all, I would probably still be having a nice time in good company :¬)

Oooh, I think you would like the 56a Infoshop! It's a sort of anarcho-hippy affair which has a variety of functions - there's a VERY reasonably-priced food co-op selling organic vegan stuffs for cheap (seriously worth checking out), as well as a zine archive and a bike repair group. Some info on them on the London Action Resource Centre website, but they're not far from you at all. It's at 56 Crampton Street, Walworth, in that maze of little streets between the Walworth and Old Kent roads. Not open v often, but prob worth a visit. (I think I have bleated some about the vegan food co-op before.)