My new bike arrived today and I went out for a little test ride this evening. Nothing serious, just to the corner shop and back. I did this twice as I had forgotten my wallet the first time.
I found one problem straight away. I had fitted the rear rack using the fixtures supplied - and [...]
My new bicycle arrived in a big white box. It was hard to guess what was inside, what with the big logo and all…
The bike came in a samsonite case, but I soon opened it to reveal it in all of it’s glory.
I soon had the bike partially assembled, I need to tweak things more [...]
The BBC have a report about bridal shops making a charge to look at wedding dresses. This is to try and stop people who come in to try on the dresses as recreation.
Whilst I can see that this may be a problem for the shops, I know that when we got wed we would have [...]
We’re always being told that we’re in a global economy, so why have I just had to pay so much to get my new bicycle, a new world tourist, through customs? Is the UK being protectionist about bicycles?
Ah well, I should have done my research more carefully to avoid the surprise - but from past [...]
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