Apple Shop in Glasgow!

How Exciting, opening day is Saturday 25th August! Free t-shirts for the first 1500 customers and "on the spot" mac book and ipod prizes. I think i may just have to make my way there. No more do we have to go to Scotsys for our Apple products.
Read about it on the apple website

Calvin & Hobbes on existence

old times...

I found this slide whilst clearing out a few things today, it's me and my brother a while ago. Thats him on the right looking cool on his blue and yellow bmx (with matching hat and gloves) and i'm the fat one with, what looks like a brown leather jkt (??) on the kiddies bike.

Life was so simple back then.

(if i can get a clearer pic, i'll post it up)

Documented through camera phone

I was reading the paper in the coffee shop last night and saw this headline, makes me sad that this tends to be the sentiment of greedy local authorities. In an ideal world, it should read- "We've still got plenty of countryside, lets preserve and enjoy it."





Oh yeah, i finally got my Post Grad certificate through the door today- proof that i didn't waste last year.

mac vs pc

south park version of mac vs pc

It finally came! and boy, it is so nice

Badger's Ferrous finally came today...steel frame with an eccentric bottom bracket.

(sorry for the blurred pictures, best viewed in small)

seriously! how many bar-ends do you need?

There is a guy at work who cycles to work everyday on this monstrosity. He has basically bought every piece of bling kit he could afford and put it ALL onto this Orange P7 frame. (notice the Full XT groupset, Pace forks, Easton bars, Brooks swift saddle, Thomson finishing kit, Candy SL's...the list goes on)

It can be clearly seen that putting as many fancy bits of kit as you can afford onto your bike obviously doesn't mean it's going to be nice to look at, to ride...

Oh yeah, and remember don't bother cutting down the steerer tube- take up that excess space with loads over-priced Hope carbon spacers!!

now i do like Ramussen but i found this link amusing:
i believe rasmussen

Riding wit my dad

Superb day had, we rode just over 50miles in and around deepest Ayrshire. We had a few laughs, the weather was great, the cycling was good...what else can you ask for?

sadly, i had to come back to paint the house, but with good memories.


Here's a pic of me sporting my free Gore top and my dad flying the flag for team Banesto...Indurain eat your face off!

Alterations

Still had to sand down the edges at this point

Commemorating badger ordering his steamroller...

new saddle time

The good thing about the Rat getting a bit of an overhaul at the moment, i've decided to get rid of the awful saddle it has been sporting for far too long and i've got a bit of time to think about what i want to replace it with.

This is one of my options:


Cutting (Butchering) the edges off a Brooks B17 to give it that aerodynamic look, also takes a bit of weight off too.


Looking to do something a bit different, needs to be old skool looking to go with my new (old) dura ace cranks.

Make your own simpson charater

I tried to make me, i dont think it turned out that well. I did the best i could with the materials i had available. (also, i wish i wasn't colour blind)

go here

The Honey Badger

Honey badgers are similar in size and build to the European badger. They are heavily built, and have a broad head with small eyes, no external ears, and a relatively blunt snout. The legs are short, but the forelegs are well-developed, and the fore feet are equipped with strong claws which can be up to 40mm long.

Interesting...



How great is this little guy?

Remember this?

I found some old pictures on my phone...

That was a fun commute home...fun being shit!


Jam's Proper Houdini


Christmas Bike


Bringing in the hire bikes used to be fun

Bit of maintainance...

Seeing that both the rat and the rig are off the road at the moment, i thought it the perfect time to do a few things that have been on the cards for a while now.



Waxoyl in the Rat


Boone(ing) the Rig

new record!

Boredom

Check out this page if you're bored

build your own fixie

Addictive

Whack the Cyclist



So much fun...surf the moles, its the only way to get a high score.
Can you tell i'm not doing a lot during the day? 1353.4m!

Caledonia Etape

I've managed to wangle a complimentary place to ride the caledonia etape. Not sure what i've got myself into, 81miles of hard cycling with proper roadies!!!

here's the profile of the course too!



Caledonia Etape

Time to get a few more miles on my legs methinks...

Axis of Weasel!

Team Weasel...

I'm so proud





pictures
ssuk 2007 flickr group

This is where i'll be working in August...

Woodfarm High School

Stand up for what you believe in.

On the 4th June 1989 - The People's Liberation Army cracked down on the Tiananmen Square protests in Beijing.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiananmen_Square_protests_of_1989

Apparently i look like these people???

Killing ourselves softly

...and without a song.


Here's a very rough map of the ride.


Great day, great views.


This is badger just about to go for a pee, we weren't tired by this point- he's just looking for his willy!!!


another stop, badger wanting another pee, i wanted some food...GO bar time.


Overall distance for the day, phew!

My favourite tool

This little guy tightens wheels and opens beers. what more do you want?