Today my colleague was looking for information on how to take off the cassette from his rear bicycle wheel. Then I remember that I have written something on here about the differences between cassette and freewheel. What a great idea keeping a diary like this! I can easily retrieve the information too, probably quicker than [...]

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We finally got our allotment after what must have been a 2 years queue. This is how the allotment area looks like (not how our plot of land looks like though at least not yet). We would certainly like our plot to look somewhat like that, but it will almost certainly requre a [...]

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I must have been cycling for 5 years now, on the same bike I bought through the Cycle-2-Work scheme. I have mended punctures numerous times, changed brake pads at least once for both wheels, and replaced freewheel and chain a year and a half ago. But not once have I really serviced my bike. In [...]

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Bar in Heathrow Terminal 1, by arctanck

It’s incredible to think about it now that we can get access to the information almost anytime anywhere. Before iPhone it was still a pain in the arse. And iPhone has really exceeded my expectations. Today I was still able to use MSN to keep in touch with W [...]

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When I first heard of this activity from my colleague I thought it’s going to involve shooting birds! Obviously I was wrong. It is actually one of those Olympic events where they shoot at flying clay discs. Silly me, but don’t you agree that the name is a little confusing, if you have not heard [...]

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