'commuter'

It always amazes me how many miles you can rack up in the city. Last week I had a 32 mile commute between meetings from Chiswick to Islington, back to Twickernam and finishing in the West End. 30 miles of stop start, exhilarating riding through traffic and hug variety, whether you are riding in one of the parks or dodging cabs in Soho. Singlespeed all the way as my bike of choice, fast, simple, clean, robust and light weight with bolt through axles for ease of locking. The SS is fast on pick up when track standing at lights and the 44/16 gearing is big enough for hammering fast.

-5 degrees on Saturday morning in the rolling Shropshire hills. A 30 miler on a collection of old, pub and loaner bikes with family and friends, it felt like the "old days".

"It's not about what you are riding but about how much fun you are having." - Was that Gary Fisher?

Arguably you can have a better ride on the best kit money can buy, but equally you can have an awesome ride on the bike that is left at the back of the in-laws garage.

Any way, I digress. 

Still loving these, yes they take the space of one poor unfortunate car but they offer the potential of 25 less cars on the road. 

Looking cool, space for 25 bikes (ish) and in practical positions.