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Short rides to see @BareNecessities before he and badgers went off into the woods over a couple of weekends. As usual I am left with a couple of odes to the short bike ride
the all city remains the ideal bike for riding around a single, maybe 2, postcodes on the weekend. Leaving it locked outside the cafe, the charity shop or the store, not a care in the world. Delightfully silent as you roll through a quiet side street. Slender enough to not be blocked by a poorly parked SUV or and overly eager merger. A position which won’t get you further than five miles or so but will make those five miles feel cooler than they should.
In contrast the hulsroy left me yearning to ride a little further but my health will not allow it at this time. The time will come soon I expect. Can feel it. That said being able to get on it, ride it and carry it between trains without feeling like I was going collapse has made the purchase worth while. Sad case of a custom bike being the ideal solution, possibly the only time ever.
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