Singlespeed

Last autumn I heard that my friend Rob had outgrown his courier wannabe stage, was selling his single-speed and had got himself a motorbike. Unfortunately by the time I heard, he'd already listed it on eBay so I decided to surprise him by winning the bid. I know, what do I need another bike for, especially a single-speed with a flip-flop hub? Er... bike polo?

Now 4 months later, I've finally gotten down to London to pick it up. I was expecting it to be more hassle than it was, because we had Jeff dog with us too, but was pleasantly surprised to find this helpful TFL map which showed me I was allowed to take the bike on the tube from Maria's in Southfields with only one change to Kings Cross.




East Coast Mainline was also a breeze: free bike carriage with my ticket and a pre-booked berth for the bike in the guard's compartment. Makes me wanna book a ticket to the highlands with only my mountain bike for company... not really: look at those faces!




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