Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Bay City oldie


We spent a couple of days sightseeing in San Francisco. You have to love the 'F' streetcar line which consists of vintage cars from cities around the world. Fare $2, 75c seniors. Pic by Colin Marsh.

Friday, May 11, 2012

From Monterey to Le Mans


As a warmup for Le Mans I'm at Laguna Seca, near Monterey, California, for the six hour endurance race on Saturday. We are following the #11 JDX Racing Porsche of Matthew Marsh, Martin Ragginger and Chris Cumming. Pic by RLT.

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Training in Toronto


I'm meant to be in training for the upcoming cycle ride Le Havre-St Nazaire in June. I took my 1972 Batavus Batafold bicycle for a spin, about 15 miles. The Batavus features a Sachs Torpedo Duomatic 2-speed kickshift hub gear - makes you work a bit harder.  Here I am outside Curbside Cycle - notice the shopper-style bike in the window. Pic by Ron Stockey.

Uphill Battle Tour

For their autumn tour Jack and Richard chose two Moulton bicycles to ride from near Oswestry, Shropshire to Lewes in Sussex. Rupert to join ...