Posts written by Author: Ben
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It’s been about eight months since Warwickshire County Council announced its plans for a new School Street in Nuneaton, but now it looks like it may finally become a reality. In its newsletter, Chetwynd Junior School has revealed that Caroline Close is proposed to be the...
A 10.9km (6.8mi) ride along the Coventry Canal, starting from Lock 5, Atherstone, and ending at Bridge 20, Bull Ring, Nuneaton.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfV_UZSYzfM
Route:This is an easy one - just follow the canal....
Having had my bike for about a month, and covering about 140 miles in that time, I decided it was time to give the chain and mechanism a bit of a clean.
To be honest, I probably should have done this a bit sooner. I'd notice the ride was getting a bit noisy a...
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This silver Volkswagen decided a wait of a couple of seconds until the clear opposite lane was too much to ask, and overtook very closely just as another car came the other way.
I wonder if this was a punishment pass for me daring to overtake the pulled-up bus, or for keeping up w...
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The white car decides a great place to overtake a cyclist would be at a traffic island. The pass here is close enough that I could reach out and touch the car if I was so inclined.
Close passes like this are inexcusable regardless of where the driver is going, but to make this wor...