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Notes I am a “cyclist”It makes perfect sense… ;-)
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Notes Lakeland Pedlar Cafe ReviewHere is a review submitted to Louise McCall (McCake?)’s site Patisserie Cyclisme
Lakeland Pedlar Cafe
Description:
Located right in the Centre of Keswick the Lakeland Pedlar Vegetarian Wholefood cafe/restaurant with a bike shop on 1st floor.Route taken:Lancaster - Levens - Bowness - Ambleside - Grasmere - Dunmail Raise - Thirlmere - Keswick - Whinlatter - Lorton - Buttermere - Honister - Keswick and back to Lancaster. Ride report and photos: http://lunercc.org.uk/edgar-ride-2011-reportWebsite: http://www.lakelandpedlar.co.uk/What did we have?Coffees, teas, organic cola (good bottle refill diluted with water!)Date slices, Hummus toasties, bowl of olives, 3-bean burritoHow was it?Good tasty food, friendly staff. Waiting for table, getting the orders through and served as well as the time required to eat through the massive portion made this the longest cafe stop we could envisage. Downside: Bacon cravings will not be fulfilled :-)Cost/Value for moneyExpensive as far as cycling cafes are concerned but that’s OK. This place is quite special.Facilities for cyclistsWell furnished and friendly bike shop on 1st floor. cycle parking limited to leaving bikes by the side alley.Posted via email from dropbars
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Notes One for the Blogroll / RSS Reader: “Thinking about cycling” by Dave HortonA plug for Lancastrian / sustainable transport thinker / uni lecturer / cyclist / nice guy Dave Horton’s blog: http://thinkingaboutcycling.wordpress.com/
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Notes First Aid for Cyclists by Steve Evans (@paramedicsteve)Paramedic and cyclist Steve Evans (aka @paramedicsteve on twitter) put together a set of slides aimed at cyclists to increase awareness about basic first aid when out cycling. First aid courses typically cover the worplace environment and tend to focus on typical office environment hazards but this is quite different. I think any cyclists, clubs and groups of cyclists alike would benefit from having a look through those slides. Feel free to pass the presentation around. Copyright is Steve’s but he’s keen to have it distributed as broadly as possible.
Nic
PS: I know… I have already posted this on the Lune RCC website but different audiences etc… :-)
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WANTED: Islabike Beinn 20 (Small) - please RT :-)
Hindsight is a wonderful thing, eh? I shouldn’t have sold our first daughter and should have kept it to pass it on to her sister. Alice’s birthday is coming up soon. She’ll be starting to go to the local Go-Ride club (Salt Ayre Cog Set) and she is in need of a new bike. Second-hand would do. If you or know anybody willing to sell an Islabike Beinn 20 (small frame), let me know (nicolas.bertrand_at_gmail.com or on twitter @nichbuick). Thank you!
Just forget about me expressing regrets selling my eldest’s Beinn 20 :-)
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Notes Hitting the cobbles in slow-motionBeautiful.
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Oxford to Avignon by Bike
Thanks my good friend Huy for pointing me in this direction. As it turns out I had been discussing such trip a Lancaster to Avignon with my better half.
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http://cyclingroutesoxford.blogspot.com/2010/09/oxford-to-avignon.html
11 days? probably a little too long. 2 days to get to Oxford then 6 days to reach Avignon would be an attractive proposition.
(you can tell I am starved off my bike right now. 3 days left…)
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New cycling site I like: The Cake Run (http://www.thecakerun.co.uk)
cakes, cycling… what’s not to like? some great routes in there and gems of cafe stops.
You can also follow Gordon / The Cake run on twitter too: @thecakerun
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Cycling sucks (via @markbikeslondon and @iamnotacyclist)
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Lune RCC A Run - Dolphinholme, Trough of Bowland, Bowland Knotts, Wray
Another good turnout for a planned classic loop over the Trough, Bowland Knotts, Clapham, Ingleton and back.
Bad luck to @agnew63 who sheared his rear mech on a cattle grid. I tell you what, cattle grids around the forest of Bowland are vicious.
The group further split after the trough. Most people opting for what I believe would be a steadier, flatter route back to Lancaster though Longridge. That left me, Julian, Settle boy Sandy and Neil to motor it home past Newton, Slaidburn, Bowland Knotts. Sandy carried on home to Clapham (he’d ridden from Clapham to Lancaster). Neil, Julian and I turned towards Bentham, Wray and Caton. Despite the variation from the original planned route, it was a great ride. Legs feeling good. No cafe stop for three Sundays in a row. Get in!
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