Rich
@rich531forever.bsky.social
Cycling, camping, cycling and camping, SAABs. Bit of everything really.
A bit left of Castro
A bit left of Castro
Well that’s not the story I expected on a Friday morning
Man arrested after horse and cart involved in fatal collision with e-bike cyclist: A 46-year-old e-bike cyclist has died following a collision with a horse and cart in Folly Lane, Chingford, east London, on Wednesday evening. The Metropolitan police responded to the i… https://ranked.news/158579?u=b
February 6, 2026 at 9:36 AM
Well that’s not the story I expected on a Friday morning
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Robert Jenrick complaining that the country is broken is like Fred West complaining that his patio is uneven.
January 16, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Robert Jenrick complaining that the country is broken is like Fred West complaining that his patio is uneven.
Drivers of Newport and specifically the driver of the M4 Motoring Driving School car (instructor) this morning, this is how you go round roundabouts properly. Basically, if it’s past 12 o’clock, you go in the right hand lane. It’s not hard ffs
February 2, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Drivers of Newport and specifically the driver of the M4 Motoring Driving School car (instructor) this morning, this is how you go round roundabouts properly. Basically, if it’s past 12 o’clock, you go in the right hand lane. It’s not hard ffs
So @gwr.com when are you going to refurbish your trains so that you don’t have to be a body-builder to take your bike with you?
We’re proud to reveal images of our new fleet – ‘Serenza’ 🚆
The 10 state-of-the-art Class 897 trains will be the first new fleet introduced as part of GBR.
To learn more, head to https://www.lner.co.uk/news/the-next-generation-lner-reveals-exciting-new-details-of-upcoming-east-coast
The 10 state-of-the-art Class 897 trains will be the first new fleet introduced as part of GBR.
To learn more, head to https://www.lner.co.uk/news/the-next-generation-lner-reveals-exciting-new-details-of-upcoming-east-coast
February 2, 2026 at 12:21 PM
So @gwr.com when are you going to refurbish your trains so that you don’t have to be a body-builder to take your bike with you?
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A reminder that punctuation is important.
February 1, 2026 at 11:45 AM
A reminder that punctuation is important.
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Question for the #Saab / #Car #DIY #Mechanics - Replacing my 9-5 ‘s brakes (front and rear, discs and pads), rear hubs (bearings) and front bearings (have a press at work), doable on the street? As far as I know, no special tools needed?
January 31, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Question for the #Saab / #Car #DIY #Mechanics - Replacing my 9-5 ‘s brakes (front and rear, discs and pads), rear hubs (bearings) and front bearings (have a press at work), doable on the street? As far as I know, no special tools needed?
Thought somebody might need a “timeline cleanse”. This is my puppy Labrador in September last year when she was 3 months old and is the picture I look at after she’s dug another hole in my lawn and spread mud all over my kitchen.
January 31, 2026 at 8:51 AM
Thought somebody might need a “timeline cleanse”. This is my puppy Labrador in September last year when she was 3 months old and is the picture I look at after she’s dug another hole in my lawn and spread mud all over my kitchen.
Has anybody taken their bike on the Channel Tunnel shuttle minibus? I’m looking to get back from Paris in May and think it might be the way.
January 29, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Has anybody taken their bike on the Channel Tunnel shuttle minibus? I’m looking to get back from Paris in May and think it might be the way.
Either Vingegaard is rubbish at descending or that amateur is really good!
Jonas Vingegaard crashes during training ride after being followed by amateur rider
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/440563/
Jonas Vingegaard crashed on a training ride on Monday after reportedly being tailed by a amateur cyclist. The…
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/440563/
Jonas Vingegaard crashed on a training ride on Monday after reportedly being tailed by a amateur cyclist. The…
Jonas Vingegaard crashes during training ride after being followed by amateur rider - Australia News Beep
Jonas Vingegaard crashed on a training ride on Monday after reportedly being tailed by a amateur cyclist.
www.newsbeep.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Either Vingegaard is rubbish at descending or that amateur is really good!
Can anyone confirm whether there is meant to be a cover there? Surely, to keep the bolt to the bottom bracket clean?
There’s supposed to be a cap/cover there, isn’t there?! It just fell off, probably last weekend. Could campag be any more Italian?! 🇮🇹
January 26, 2026 at 10:17 AM
Can anyone confirm whether there is meant to be a cover there? Surely, to keep the bolt to the bottom bracket clean?
He doesn’t are what it looks like, just as long as it’s pink and it’s tight
January 24, 2026 at 12:52 PM
He doesn’t are what it looks like, just as long as it’s pink and it’s tight
There’s supposed to be a cap/cover there, isn’t there?! It just fell off, probably last weekend. Could campag be any more Italian?! 🇮🇹
January 24, 2026 at 10:34 AM
There’s supposed to be a cap/cover there, isn’t there?! It just fell off, probably last weekend. Could campag be any more Italian?! 🇮🇹
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Your constant reminder. This will be happening here too, if you vote for #Farage. 👇
Our media & press never tell us the truth, so it's up to us to get the message out there: DON'T VOTE #REFORM!!
Our media & press never tell us the truth, so it's up to us to get the message out there: DON'T VOTE #REFORM!!
$9,114.99 in the USA to give birth, with full insurance.
No wonder no one is having children.
No wonder no one is having children.
January 24, 2026 at 6:43 AM
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This really makes the point…
January 23, 2026 at 3:04 PM
This really makes the point…
ebay.us/m/F4cIl3
There was a thread of “which car would you love, but would ruin you”. This is it for me.
#WeirdCarBS
There was a thread of “which car would you love, but would ruin you”. This is it for me.
#WeirdCarBS
ALFA ROMEO 166 3.0 V6 24V LUSSO SPORTRONIC AUTOMATIC * LOW MILES * TOP GRADE 4B | eBay UK
Mileage32,411 Miles. All of our vehicles are imported direct from their country by us personally, They are all handpicked and we try to find that special, unique or limited number of produced vehicles...
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January 23, 2026 at 2:59 PM
ebay.us/m/F4cIl3
There was a thread of “which car would you love, but would ruin you”. This is it for me.
#WeirdCarBS
There was a thread of “which car would you love, but would ruin you”. This is it for me.
#WeirdCarBS
This is the niche knowledge that I come to the internet for.
To the layperson aerodynamics might as well be witchcraft.
And these tubes here, designed to set Matthew Hopkins running to the nearest haberdashery, are the peculiar abuse of physics known as the Flettner rotor.
And these tubes here, designed to set Matthew Hopkins running to the nearest haberdashery, are the peculiar abuse of physics known as the Flettner rotor.
January 23, 2026 at 11:35 AM
This is the niche knowledge that I come to the internet for.
Thinking more about this. Does anybody know anything. They have a website, but it’s all a bit “sorry we haven’t updated it in 10 years”. @williamnb.bsky.social or @carltonreid.com do you know anything about it?
I’ve just learnt of The National Byway. How fabulous. That it was a millennium project and I’ve only just discovered it is symptomatic of cycling in the UK, but still
www.thenationalbyway.com
www.thenationalbyway.com
The National Byway® – The sign-posted leisure cycling route
www.thenationalbyway.com
January 23, 2026 at 6:14 AM
Thinking more about this. Does anybody know anything. They have a website, but it’s all a bit “sorry we haven’t updated it in 10 years”. @williamnb.bsky.social or @carltonreid.com do you know anything about it?
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I'm posting this for no other reason than goats
Well, solar's a pretty good reason, too
And also, solar is the GOAT
Well, solar's a pretty good reason, too
And also, solar is the GOAT
January 6, 2026 at 4:02 AM
I'm posting this for no other reason than goats
Well, solar's a pretty good reason, too
And also, solar is the GOAT
Well, solar's a pretty good reason, too
And also, solar is the GOAT
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We need a UK Digital Sovereignty Strategy.
Urge your MP to sign @sianberry.bsky.social Early Day Motion 👇🏼
action.openrightsgroup.org/protect-brit...
Urge your MP to sign @sianberry.bsky.social Early Day Motion 👇🏼
action.openrightsgroup.org/protect-brit...
January 22, 2026 at 11:44 AM
We need a UK Digital Sovereignty Strategy.
Urge your MP to sign @sianberry.bsky.social Early Day Motion 👇🏼
action.openrightsgroup.org/protect-brit...
Urge your MP to sign @sianberry.bsky.social Early Day Motion 👇🏼
action.openrightsgroup.org/protect-brit...
I’ve just learnt of The National Byway. How fabulous. That it was a millennium project and I’ve only just discovered it is symptomatic of cycling in the UK, but still
www.thenationalbyway.com
www.thenationalbyway.com
The National Byway® – The sign-posted leisure cycling route
www.thenationalbyway.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:00 PM
I’ve just learnt of The National Byway. How fabulous. That it was a millennium project and I’ve only just discovered it is symptomatic of cycling in the UK, but still
www.thenationalbyway.com
www.thenationalbyway.com
And this, kids, was the post that got my blocked by the digital editor of a local newspaper in Wiltshire!
Perhaps you haven’t read these road-collision-reporting-guidelines.uk/media/road-c...
road-collision-reporting-guidelines.uk
January 20, 2026 at 12:22 PM
And this, kids, was the post that got my blocked by the digital editor of a local newspaper in Wiltshire!
I am looking forward to worrying about needing to re-fill my water bottles or sweat crusting on my helmet straps or sweat getting in my eyes.
Having to think about my bike being filthy, my rim brakes not stopping properly or the fact it’s dark and I can see my line round a bend is getting boring
Having to think about my bike being filthy, my rim brakes not stopping properly or the fact it’s dark and I can see my line round a bend is getting boring
January 18, 2026 at 8:27 PM
I am looking forward to worrying about needing to re-fill my water bottles or sweat crusting on my helmet straps or sweat getting in my eyes.
Having to think about my bike being filthy, my rim brakes not stopping properly or the fact it’s dark and I can see my line round a bend is getting boring
Having to think about my bike being filthy, my rim brakes not stopping properly or the fact it’s dark and I can see my line round a bend is getting boring
Why do we need a law to force officials to tell the truth? Surely that’s the most basic tenant of being a reasonable human being
January 18, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Why do we need a law to force officials to tell the truth? Surely that’s the most basic tenant of being a reasonable human being
Oh and to the few sets of guys riding 2 abreast and not going down to single file when I was approaching…what’s with that?! The railway path is not wide enough for all 3 of us to go at the speed we want to side by side.
150km done. 75km in the rain isn’t fun though. Was definitely very cold when I got home.
January 18, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Oh and to the few sets of guys riding 2 abreast and not going down to single file when I was approaching…what’s with that?! The railway path is not wide enough for all 3 of us to go at the speed we want to side by side.