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From: North Queensferry Scotland and London (and France)
Bikes: Custom (Colin Laing) 531c fast tourer/audax, 1964 Flying Scot Continental, 1995 Cinelli Supercorsa, Holdsworth Mistral single speed, Dahon Speed 6 (folder), Micmo Sirocco and a few more
Ages since I've contributed to this, but I'm now commuting on a folder (Dahon Speed 6) about 6 or 7 miles each way in London (used to be 13 miles each way into Edinburgh).
Anyhow, today I got thumped on the back of the head by a London bus mirror. Gave me a bit of a fright as I was stationary at the time. I "discussed" it with the driver, who had just misjudged my height (but why he had pulled up so close who knows) and he was very apologetic.
Now I know what helmets are for.
Other than that got stopped for a while at the zebra crossing outside Apple Studios on Abbey Road, some Beatles fans doing the photo thing.
Rainy but no wind so quite nice really
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1985 Sandy Gilchrist-Colin Laing built 531c Audax/fast tourer.
1964 Flying Scot Continental (531)
1995 Cinelli Supercorsa (Columbus SLX)
1980s Holdsworth Mistral fixed (531)
2005 Dahon Speed 6 (folder)
(YES I LIKE STEEL)
2008 Viking Saratoga tandem
2008 Micmo Sirocco Hybrid (aluminium!)
2012 BTwin Rockrider 8.1