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  At work, there's someone who prides themselves on their "cheeky chappy" persona. They have zero self-awareness and they deliver lame joke after lame joke, without realising nobody finds it funny. What would it take for that person to wake up and stop that behaviour? If anything, all they're achieving is annoying everyone around them.

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  #WillCycle #Throwback: Chiseldon to Marlborough Railway Path This scenic 7.7 mile path mostly follows the track of the old Midland and Southwestern Junction Railway, linking Chiseldon and Marlborough. It's a shared path, and also a bridleway, so... https://www.willcycle.com/routes/wiltshire/chiseldon-to-marlborough-railway-path/

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  #WillCycle #Throwback: eBike touring eBikes are cool, and anyone who claims that ebikes are somehow "cheating" are simply jealous. On my commute, there's a mile-long climb of mainly a steady 11%, and I know... https://www.willcycle.com/adventure/ebike-touring/

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  Time I go settle down in bed with my book. Up at 04:45, to be on my bike by 05:15. Let's see what the new week brings.

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  #WillCycle #Throwback: The WillCam mount options Some people seem to have had a little difficulty in figuring out how to use the different mount options that comes with each WillCam, so I put these instructions together... https://www.willcycle.com/adventure/the-willcam-mount-options/

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  Democracy in the UK is not fully functional (to put it mildly). However, to anyone who wants to grab their pitchfork and torch, if YOU choose violence to achieve political aims, you and I won't be friends. We effect change via the ballot box!

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  2 more traffic-free cycling routes are now live on WillCycle. Have you ever had a look at the map, to find routes near you? If not, you're missing out, so go fix that now: https://www.willcycle.com/traffic-free-cycling-routes-in-the-uk/

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  #WillCycle #Throwback: Cycling Home From Siberia – Rob Lilwall I'm not sure that I'd want to cycle in the Siberian winter, and even if I did, I'm quite sure I wouldn't simply rely on an untested postie pair of... https://www.willcycle.com/cycle-touring/cycling-home-from-siberia-rob-lilwall/

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  The WillCycle app has undergone some enormous changes: It started using BRouter for routing, then I switched to GraphHopper, the to Valhalla (from Stadia Maps) and currently switching to FerroStar. This should be the very last such change. The reason ls behind the changes vary - from having offline routing, to having better recovery when going off-route, plus more. Critically, I need the spoken navigation cues to be spot-on and reliable, so people can almost entirely opt to just use spoken (1/3)

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  #WillCycle #Throwback: Up where we belong… Hills. Love them, or loathe them, but hills undeniably make cycling more interesting. The thing that determines how you feel about hills isn't found in your muscles. Instead, it exists... https://www.willcycle.com/adventure/up-where-we-belong/

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  I was toying with the idea of converting my bicycle trailer into a camping trailer, but on today's ride I had a FAR better idea: I'm going to convert it into a fairy-princess carriage, for my granddaughter! I'll have to start planning and will probably build a cardboard model 1st. I'll also fit a kiddie car-seat, but if course it will have to get a make-over as a throne. Quite excited by the idea!

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  Out of focus selfie. Past the parts of my bike in the foreground, you can just see my yellow coat reflected in a glass door.

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  How annoying: just got to Tavistock, then my phone rebooted by itself. It's not hot, or anything, either. No idea why it did that.

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  #WillCycle #Throwback: How to get fit for summer, before summer Many cyclists either stop riding, or greatly reduce their riding during winter. Of course, that's perfectly understandable. After all, it takes a great deal of motivation to step outside and... https://www.willcycle.com/adventure/how-to-get-fit-for-summer-before-summer/

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  Come on, come on! Time to get up and out of bed, lazy bones! Some of us are already at our desks, in the office!

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  #WillCycle #Throwback: Basingstoke to Benidorm, by Craig Killick When a book starts with the sentence "Life's a funny f*cker", you just know you're onto something different. This book tells the story of when Killick, aged 53 and somewhat... https://www.willcycle.com/book-review/basingstoke-to-benidorm-by-craig-killick/

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  #WillCycle #Throwback: The WillCam mount options Some people seem to have had a little difficulty in figuring out how to use the different mount options that comes with each WillCam, so I put these instructions together... https://www.willcycle.com/adventure/the-willcam-mount-options/

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  #WillCycle #Throwback: Bicycle Counter – the beginning In London, on some kerb-protected cycle lanes, they have large, digital, real-time bicycle counters. Those work really well, and people can see the counter increment. Superb as they may be,... https://www.willcycle.com/adventure/bicycle-counter-the-beginning/

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  #WillCycle #Throwback: Kit Review: DJI Neo drone A few months ago, on the recommendation of a friend, I purchased a DJI Neo drone. There were several reasons behind my decision to buy the Neo, and that started... https://www.willcycle.com/adventure/kit-review-dji-neo-drone/

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  I think, in spring 2027, I'm going to do a ride that tries to follow the course of the river Tamar, from source to sea. That's around 65 miles, but with a huge amount of climbing.

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  #WillCycle #Throwback: My colours This post is NOT about cycling, but it underpins EVERYTHING on WillCycle. Sometimes the right thing to do is to be diplomatic. Sometimes, the right thing to do is to... https://www.willcycle.com/better-world/my-colours/

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  My son wants to switch to clipless pedals, so today after work, we'll go look at getting him some shoes and probably SPD pedals. I favour Time ATAC pedals, but they have a 90kg weight limit, and he's built like the proverbial brick sh*those, and weighs a lot more than that. I'm curious about whether or not he'll fall over, due to not having unclipped. I know people say it's inevitable, except it's not. I've never fallen over because of not unclipping. When I 1st switc...

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  #WillCycle #Throwback: But travel is for the rich… Let us be honest: it will cost a lot of money to take a few years out to go cycle around the world. Mark Beaumont's latest world record cost over... https://www.willcycle.com/adventure/but-travel-is-for-the-rich/

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  #WillCycle #Throwback: Book review – Wild Camping the Wild Atlantic Way Every traveller's journey is unique to them, and is a snapshot in time. This book tells the story of when I cycled the bottom half of Ireland's Wild Atlantic Way.... https://www.willcycle.com/cycle-touring/book-review-wild-camping-the-wild-atlantic-way/

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  Time for a shower, then I'm off to bed. Up at 04:45 again, to cycle in to work. Sunrise tomorrow morning, where I live, is 07:00, by which time I would have been showered at work, changed into work clothes, and have been at my desk for quite some time.

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  #WillCycle #Throwback: The Breakfast Club Those of you who (like me) are of a certain age, will probably fondly remember the film The Breakfast Club. Released in 1985, it brilliantly tells the story of a... https://www.willcycle.com/adventure/the-breakfast-club/

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  I was originally hoping that Version 99 of LeafLine - which combines Mastodon and Bluesky in a single app - was going to be the public release version, but here I am, posting from version 102 already.

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  #WillCycle #Throwback: The Great North Road, by Steve Silk I recently reviewed another cycle touring book by Steve Silk, and that reminded me I never got round to doing a review for The Great North Road, despite having purchased... https://www.willcycle.com/book-review/the-great-north-road-by-steve-silk/

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  Testing the new routing for both the WillCycle website and the app, to do a sample route for cycling to eldest daughter's home, and it came up with a route I've never considered, and which looks like a better option than the way I would've cycled. Happy with that!

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  #WillCycle #Throwback: Cycling with kids: How to make rides fun and safe Kids are amazing. They're full of energy and inquisitive about the world around the. Until suddenly they're not. Every parent knows that tired kids can rapidly become grumpy kids. Add... https://www.willcycle.com/adventure/cycling-with-kids-how-to-make-rides-fun-and-safe/