Comments for James Farquharson http://jamesfarquharson.wordpress.com Cromwell Road's leading coffee drinker and man of letters Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:57:25 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Chris Wheeler by Wayne Scott http://jamesfarquharson.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/chris-wheeler/#comment-1036 Wayne Scott Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:57:25 +0000 http://jamesfarquharson.wordpress.com/?p=553#comment-1036 RIP Dude. May God be with you. RIP Dude. May God be with you.

]]> Comment on Mrs F back from Alaska by jane http://jamesfarquharson.wordpress.com/2006/08/29/mrs-f-back-from-alaska/#comment-1035 jane Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:14:20 +0000 http://jamesfarquharson.wordpress.com/2006/08/29/mrs-f-back-from-alaska/#comment-1035 Whales are amazing creatures..just had to share this beautiful pic: http://www.redbubble.com/people/andrewpatsalou/art/4189923-1-killer-whales gotta love whales…hope to see some real ones soon.. Whales are amazing creatures..just had to share this beautiful pic:

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gotta love whales…hope to see some real ones soon..

]]> Comment on Staying Alive by James Farquharson http://jamesfarquharson.wordpress.com/2009/11/12/staying-alive/#comment-1034 James Farquharson Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:12:14 +0000 http://jamesfarquharson.wordpress.com/?p=537#comment-1034 Oh cripes, yes, bendy buses. They're rotters. I forgot to put in a specific learning about those - 8. Don't try to overtake a bendy bus unless you are completely certain it will not start moving as you'll never get passed once it gets going as it's 300 miles long and you'll just end up not knowing what to do and either have to stop in the middle of the road in the hope that the taxi behind it will take pity on you or go round the wrong way of a traffic island and hope to God there is nothing coming. Terrible, bendy buses. Terrible. Oh cripes, yes, bendy buses. They’re rotters. I forgot to put in a specific learning about those – 8. Don’t try to overtake a bendy bus unless you are completely certain it will not start moving as you’ll never get passed once it gets going as it’s 300 miles long and you’ll just end up not knowing what to do and either have to stop in the middle of the road in the hope that the taxi behind it will take pity on you or go round the wrong way of a traffic island and hope to God there is nothing coming. Terrible, bendy buses. Terrible.

]]> Comment on Staying Alive by Andy Wicks http://jamesfarquharson.wordpress.com/2009/11/12/staying-alive/#comment-1033 Andy Wicks Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:54:19 +0000 http://jamesfarquharson.wordpress.com/?p=537#comment-1033 James, Having cycled in London for a number of years I agree with most of what you said. My only real disagreement is around bus drivers - especially bendy busses. The drivers of these seem to forget just how long their vehicle is - i shared my route home with the number 18 bendy bus route and have lost cost of the number of incidents and near misses experienced as a consequence of being overtaken by one of these buses which then proceeded to pull back in immediately in front of me! James,

Having cycled in London for a number of years I agree with most of what you said. My only real disagreement is around bus drivers – especially bendy busses. The drivers of these seem to forget just how long their vehicle is – i shared my route home with the number 18 bendy bus route and have lost cost of the number of incidents and near misses experienced as a consequence of being overtaken by one of these buses which then proceeded to pull back in immediately in front of me!

]]> Comment on Staying Alive by Tom http://jamesfarquharson.wordpress.com/2009/11/12/staying-alive/#comment-1032 Tom Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:49:50 +0000 http://jamesfarquharson.wordpress.com/?p=537#comment-1032 8) Cycle as far as possible away from parked cars as they might fling a door open at any moment. Also, watch out at traffic lights for passengers jumping out of cars with no warning. 8) Cycle as far as possible away from parked cars as they might fling a door open at any moment. Also, watch out at traffic lights for passengers jumping out of cars with no warning.

]]> Comment on Review: Mezzo folding bike by James Farquharson http://jamesfarquharson.wordpress.com/2009/10/02/review-mezzo-folding-bike/#comment-1031 James Farquharson Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:28:24 +0000 http://jamesfarquharson.wordpress.com/?p=477#comment-1031 *UPDATE* The luggage rack, which incidentally has never carried any luggage, fell off last night. Rubbish. *UPDATE*

The luggage rack, which incidentally has never carried any luggage, fell off last night.

Rubbish.

]]> Comment on Review: Mezzo folding bike by James Farquharson http://jamesfarquharson.wordpress.com/2009/10/02/review-mezzo-folding-bike/#comment-1030 James Farquharson Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:23:41 +0000 http://jamesfarquharson.wordpress.com/?p=477#comment-1030 If cool is what you're after, these look cool: http://www.airnimal.eu/Joey/Commute.php If cool is what you’re after, these look cool: http://www.airnimal.eu/Joey/Commute.php

]]> Comment on Review: Mezzo folding bike by Seth http://jamesfarquharson.wordpress.com/2009/10/02/review-mezzo-folding-bike/#comment-1029 Seth Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:52:35 +0000 http://jamesfarquharson.wordpress.com/?p=477#comment-1029 See this is why Montague bikes are so great. My folding Swissbike LX is full-sized so I don't feel like I look weird riding it. And it's so easy to fold and unfold, w/ no adjustments needed. See this is why Montague bikes are so great. My folding Swissbike LX is full-sized so I don’t feel like I look weird riding it. And it’s so easy to fold and unfold, w/ no adjustments needed.

]]> Comment on Carter Rucked by Helen http://jamesfarquharson.wordpress.com/2009/10/15/carter-rucked/#comment-1027 Helen Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:46:01 +0000 http://jamesfarquharson.wordpress.com/?p=499#comment-1027 ...the real winner here is rhyming slang. Nicely put James. …the real winner here is rhyming slang.

Nicely put James.

]]> Comment on Review: Mezzo folding bike by Tracey Rawling Church http://jamesfarquharson.wordpress.com/2009/10/02/review-mezzo-folding-bike/#comment-1026 Tracey Rawling Church Mon, 12 Oct 2009 08:20:54 +0000 http://jamesfarquharson.wordpress.com/?p=477#comment-1026 You forgot to mention that folding bikes make you look desperately uncool. Mine's a Dahon and, whilst fortunately relatively noise-free so far, has a saddle fixing clip that needs to have its tension re-set every time I unfold the bike. In order to avoid the indignity of it sinking to the ground as soon as you sit on it, the clip has to be set so tight that Popeye himself would be hard-pressed to close it. Because I never seem to get the saddle height right first time, I end up cycling with my knees around my ears because I don't have the strength to wrestle with the clip again. In principle, folding bikes are an appealing concept, but the reality leaves a lot to be desired. You forgot to mention that folding bikes make you look desperately uncool. Mine’s a Dahon and, whilst fortunately relatively noise-free so far, has a saddle fixing clip that needs to have its tension re-set every time I unfold the bike. In order to avoid the indignity of it sinking to the ground as soon as you sit on it, the clip has to be set so tight that Popeye himself would be hard-pressed to close it. Because I never seem to get the saddle height right first time, I end up cycling with my knees around my ears because I don’t have the strength to wrestle with the clip again. In principle, folding bikes are an appealing concept, but the reality leaves a lot to be desired.

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