Tagged: Cycling

Story of a Carrera Vengeance Restoration 3

Bike Restoration 單車修復

Despite I’ve been living in the UK for a few years now and have adapted to most aspects of daily life, as someone who spent decades in Hong Kong, the winter temperatures here still feel quite daunting. Because of this, my outdoor cycling trips have significantly decreased over the past few years. That said, my passion for bikes remains strong – just shifted from riding to repairing and modifying them. My first actual attempt was probably a couple of years ago when I helped fix my son’s classmate’s bike.

雖然在英國住了幾年,衣食住行各方面大都適應了不少,但對於生活在香港幾十年的我,英國冬天那種溫度還是有點嚇人,所以過去幾年走到戶外踩單車的次數亦顯著減少了。話雖如此,我對單車仍有一番熱誠,只不過已由踩變作維修及改裝單車,而第一次全力投入的應該是前年幫兒子同學維修單車。

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Summer Holidays Ride 2024 暑假單車遊 2024

Summer in the UK is quite short, only lasts for about three months. By August, the sun starts setting after 8 p.m., and soon the days get shorter again. A few days ago, my son suggested we should going on a long-distance cycling trip given the slightly longer daylight and the fact that school hasn’t started yet. As he was so excited, I should have no reason to say no. However, in view of the pain in my right wrist, which probably caused by tendonitis, that haunting me for a few months, a long ride might make it worse!.

英國的夏天日子不算長,只有短短三個月,踏入八月,下午八點後便開始日落,又回復日短夜長的日子。早幾天兒子提議趁日間時段稍長,而且仍未開學,不如一起來個長程的單車一日遊。難得他有這個興趣,我理應義無反悔的應成,但心想近幾個月右手腕隱隱作痛,相信是筋膜發炎所致,勉強踩長程車,一不小心,可能手尾會更長!

Storing multiple bikes at home is a challenge and this is my second attempt to build an in-house upright bike rack 7

My DIY Bike Rack – UK Edition 自家製單車架 – 英國版

Ever since my son’s bike was stolen from our underground parking lot two years ago, I’ve brought my own road bike back home. Along with the mountain bike I recently bought for my son, finding a place to store my three bikes at home has become quite a challenge.

自從前年兒子放在停車場的單車被盗後,我日常使用的公路單車已搬回家内,連同最近為兒子再買的攀山車,在家中找個地方存放我的三部單車已成為一個頗大的困擾 。

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Bike Shops Tour in Osaka

Doing window shopping is one of my favourite activities when having overseas visits. In my latest Osaka / Biwako tour in end August, I had included optional visit to some of the bike shops in my plan.

Right before the day I returned to Hong Kong, I have spared some time to visit these shops.