Dan Birchett
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Dan Birchett
@dbirchett.bsky.social
Cyclist, Father, Husband, Geek, Boxing Fan, Veteran and Metal Head
October 14, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Social media is always keen to sell you idyllic, rural, West Cornwall. The quiet. Just peace, animals and birds. What they don’t talk about is the DANGERS! This morning a falling horse chestnut (conker), spiky shell included, fell from a tree and struck my ear! Ouch! #Cornwall #RuralLiving #Nature
October 11, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Me enjoying the weekend (mine is on a Wednesday this week). Phone rings at 9am.

“Can you do overtime today (we start at 0730)?”

“No but I can come in tomorrow and Friday.”

That was a short weekend 😂
October 8, 2025 at 12:37 PM
I found this to be a very interesting read. Maybe government ministers should read it too. It stresses that when societies become unequal, those societies (countries/empires) collapse.
October 1, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Nice haul of blackberries & apples from my lane so made a crumble #Countryside #Cornwall
September 5, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Horrible news for Intel. I have questions…

1. Will Intel’s “T” line of processors now stand for “Trump?”

2. Will they be gold?

3. Will their AI capabilities only extend to generating pictures of young girls?

PC Gamers know from experience that competition is important. #Hardware #Intel #AMD
August 23, 2025 at 6:56 AM
A bit of resistance training this morning 😳 #cycling #ActiveTravel
August 17, 2025 at 6:51 AM
This is one of my “favourite” pieces of infrastructure! Look at the sign placement on a shared path! 🙈😂. #ActiveTravel #Cycling #Walking #Cornwall
August 14, 2025 at 3:12 PM
The #cycle was great. A lot of traffic even on the back roads though #SummerHolidays #Cornwall 😬
August 14, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Beautiful evening looking over the valley I live in 😍
August 10, 2025 at 6:52 PM
As part of my father’s birthday celebration, a couple of beers were sank between the Mexico Inn, Longrock and the Packet Inn, Rosudgeon. #BskyBeer
August 7, 2025 at 8:19 PM
I’m trying a cargo bike for the first time later today. At 6’6, this is how I will look…
August 7, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Hopefully it’ll be fun. We’re heading out from Penzance and stopping in Marazion for pasties/ice cream then off to Newlyn and back to PZ. My wife and eldest daughter will be on Super73s and my Dad on a Synch’s S-Cargo (designed in Dorset).
August 6, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I’m test riding a cargo bike tomorrow afternoon for a couple of hours. It’ll be the first one I’ve ridden. Pretty excited but not quite as much as my youngest daughter who’s gonna ride in the front. #ActiveTravel
August 6, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Second/Third only to riding my bike/reading a great book is listening to Tool on a decent set of headphones. #Music #Metal #Bowers&Wilkins
August 6, 2025 at 12:04 PM
A cracking pint of Verdant Minature Cymbals at the Mexico Inn, Marazion #Cornwall #BskyBeer
July 31, 2025 at 4:39 PM
A bit of Dad and Daughters time at Marazion today. #Family #Cornwall
July 31, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Thanks very much Craig. They do indeed sell the shirt 👍
July 30, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Beast of a caterpillar! Privet Hawk Moth according to Google. butterfly-conservation.org/moths/privet...

#nature #caterpillar #moth
July 30, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Thankfully you caught it! I’m waiting on a #Parcelforce delivery, they can’t find my house! I can’t use either their automated phone system or website because I don’t have a “sorry we missed you slip.” I’ve had to fill out a complaints form online instead (48hr response time) 🙄
July 30, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Tenuous but… trail dog?
July 28, 2025 at 7:33 PM
My legs and lungs are finally feeling strong again after what, in June, must have been a Covid variant. #Cycling #Fitness
July 27, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Great content from Will again. If you’re not subscribed to his YouTube channel, do it now!
July 26, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Refreshing post work, post cycle commute beer. I’m not usually a lager fan but this was pleasant (received as a gift) #BSkyBeer
July 25, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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July 25, 2025 at 6:09 PM