Author Archives: Ponder

Rain. This time of year isn’t good for my state of mind, but the almost constant rain is making my, normally mild, S.A.D. a bit more severe. What’s normally a minor irritant is causing major stress. I should be happy, … Continue reading →

Back with another compilation of clips from my regular commute rides. Not quite so much rain this time but still more than enough. We also see the return of the paint scrapers. Otherwise quite short with a couple of new … Continue reading →

Rain, rain and more rain feature heavily in this video. I’ve been playing with more effects in the video editor I use (kdenlive) while creating videos for my retro channel, so added a few here. Nothing over the top, but … Continue reading →

I was surprised that there was only the one close pass this time, but that was more than made up for by impatient bastards who hate cycles being in front of them in traffic. Most of the time they don’t … Continue reading →

Rain. Rain, rain and more rain. No shortage of paint scrapers again. One I can’t show because it really was too close for comfort and I’m taking it further. I still don’t know how he missed my handlebar with his … Continue reading →

As a driver, I’ve passed 5 driving tests, 4 of those in a professional capacity. As a cyclist I follow the Highway Code, which I know quite well due to the above, and my desire to do the right thing … Continue reading →

Given the start, I thought this was going to be dominated by close passing paint scrapers, but it turned out to have quite a bit of variety. No shortage of cockwombles, that’s for sure, including a bus that passed so … Continue reading →

Not as long a video as I was expecting. It seemed people were better behaved in general. No shortage of paint scrapers but it’s pedestrians who stand out in this one! On a technical point, rendering these videos is so … Continue reading →