Why I'm excited about Di2.

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There’s a bunch of stuff online about the Shimano Dura-Ace Di2. And there’s a lot of comment online, people saying that they feel electronic-shift is unnecessary, and over-complicated. I’m mostly interested in why I might want to ride Di2, and I think there’s a bunch of reasons that I would want to, despite all the negative comments that are flying around! So, the big thing that I see as an advantage in the system is the fact that it adjusts on a per-shift basis, this is really handy for those of us that really just want to ride our bikes!

Rollapaluza Best

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As mentioned previously, my new Rollapaluza best time. Not really posted for that reason, but mainly due to test out the new IXUS 960IS I have been given!

1st Shoreditch Invitational Bike Polo

         imported      Cycling · London · londonfgss · Rollapaluza · Photography

A week or so ago, I spent a very enjoyable day watching some great bike polo - again with my camera. Enjoy the photos!. I also managed to knock my Rollapaluza quick-rollers PB down to 22.16s :-D

Rollapaluza XI

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More cycling event photos - a bunch of images from the Rollapaluza XI race last night at the Kingpin Suite in Bloomsbury. Lycra skinsuits meets cycling campaigns meets drunken cyclists. Beer, rollers and endorphins - what more do you need? (Click the image for the full gallery).

Grass Track Racing

         imported      Cycling · London · londonfgss · Photography

A couple of Sundays ago I went up to watch the grass track racing in Hackey, arranged by Hackney CC - finally got a moment to upload the photos! Full gallery is here, selected others below!

Handy vim tip

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I’ve been working on a number of bits of code recently, and have found that it’s not entirely practical to check into RCS or SVN for every change that I’ve made. I really like to work by committing when I’ve finished adding a feature to a script, or a project. Hence, I’ve been using the vim “set backup” option. However, this has some limitations, and hence I decided to have a look at what .

Big crash.

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Don’t swerve when people pass too close. There are many parked cars. I sustained broken teeth and ripped muscles. I now have this:

Other Cyclists.

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Please make sure you understand hand signals. And don’t try and half wheel other people, it causes crashes! Snapped chain. Bent chainring. Bent crank spider. Bruises. Damn.

IRO Mark V

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Figured I hadn’t posted a new picture of my bike for a while!

Rollapaluza

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I went to go and do some roller racing earlier this week, at a pub called the Horseshoe in Clerkenwell. The Rollapaluza guys were being filmed, and running a free-for-all race. First time on the rollers, I managed 23.48s, which turned out (once a couple of people had disappeared) to be good enough to get me to the quarter finals. clefty from LondonFGSS took a few photos, so I figured I’d post them here: