I did move The Blog.

http://nickbeee.wordpress.com is where the new posts reside.

The layout templates over there give me more screen real estate, which means if I want to start posting back here again then I need to design my own page template.

I Might move the Blog...

...over to Wordpress. The latest Wordpress has some neat features and much tidier layouts where I can make use of the whole page width.

I've mirrored (copied over) all the past posts, not much work involved apart from one line of typing and a few clicks.

You can find it at http://nickbeee.wordpress.com/

New Bike

Back in June I bought another bike (some self-assembly required).
This one is more suited to road riding as it has smooth, Kevlar-lined tyres (bullet-proof?). The one thing it lacks that I miss from the other bike is the front suspension - when I do the Rushcliffe Park run there are some rough parts on the tracks that are made up of old building rubble, bricks & stones and the vibrations get transmitted through the front of the bike, along the handlebars and up my arms before finally being felt at the top of the spine. I still have my daughter's bike in roadworthy condition so I'm tempted to do the rougher runs on this, or maybe I should get another mountain bike type?

Whatever I do, I need to motivate myself to ride it more.

On the plus side it is excellent on the roads. Disk brakes seem to be very effective and the frame is lightweight aluminium alloy which means I can carry it over 50 Steps Bridge quite comfortably. Did I mention it's also quite fast with the smooth tyres? I probably ought to invest in a speedo to ensure I don't get any speeding tickets.