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Twitter. Wears a Mask. Irish in London. Loves Cycling & Active Travel. I love my brick!
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Local opposition party to remove Autumn if voted in come May 2022.
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@soapachu
Saw these painted Sheffield stands yesterday outside a school near Finsbury Park - they look so good.
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I am 100% sure that generations to come will not agree with Little Ninjas take on this....
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I get a real kick out of the fact that a local anti-ltn campaigner here in Enfield spends a lot of time denouncing LTNs and then cycles to work along quiet residential streets in the wee hours of the morning when there is no traffic (sounds very similar to the benefits of LTNs)
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This is astonishing! 8.09am and complaining that the shops are empty and that not even a single cyclist was seen, apart from the one in the photograph. Best to liven it up with some vehicular traffic, wouldn't want to let those people walking enjoy the street.
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I love this so much - the juxtaposition is fantastic. The background - traffic free roads, tress in full bloom; the middle-ground - two people on bikes, planters rich with colour; the poster - polluting cars in a winter/autumn scene. Makes me want to cycle and ask for more LTNs!
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Well, it’s my birthday & I’m very excited that it’s also
#newbikeday
Massive thanks to my partner & my sisters & parents for contributing a lot by way of Xmas & early Birthday gifts to help me buy the fanciest bike I have ever owned! It’s a
@ribble_cycles
R872 Carbon Road Bike.
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@CyclistAttitude
Sounds like they were wasting police time by visiting you about wasting time.
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I’m so famous, others are using my face as a profile picture. The funny thing here is this was taken just after a driver had knocked me off my bike. I’m also a
@London_Cycling
member and have been for years. Cycle lanes for Green Lanes please!
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@BetterSt4Enf
@EnfieldCouncil
@MPSPalmersGreen
@MPSWinchmoreH
@metpoliceuk
I took the liberty of removing the tape that the driver of this truck used to obscure the regwhile blocking footpath & mandatory cycle lane at Tops Tyres N13 477 Green Lns
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Just doing the hoovering (Henry-ing!). Oh what’s that, an old fridge that I painted pink and some new Brompton storage? Well yes, yes it is!
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This is driver entitlement at its finest.
I can’t believe what I am seeing here on Bincote Road, En2!
@SadiqKhan
@ShaunBaileyUK
@TfLAccess
@MumsForLungs
@metpoliceuk
@BorisJohnson
@BetterSt4Enf
@EnfieldCouncil
@EnfConservative
@MPSEnfield
@AndrewBoff
(video 1 of 2)
#LetSchoolsBreathe
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Just took a spin out to the Fox Lane LTN for the first time in ages - it’s really horrible here. People out walking and cycling and that sort of thing.
@FoxLaneLTN
@BetterSt4Enf
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What is this post all about? Cycling is an incredibly affordable and economical way to travel, it’s accessible to more people than many other ways to travel in my opinion.
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What is the problem here (if this actually happened)?
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I see that Ediz has been sharing a video that I posted last year that shows no traffic along Green Lanes at 08.10am, on a Thursday in July, while schools were still in term. The mistake he made is that my post was almost a year after the Bounds Green LTN trial was implemented.
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Last time I checked, I was allowed to cycle down any road I wanted to in the borough. Despite my backpack being heavy (& my stomach!), I'm happy with my overall position on the bike. And yes, I support
@London_Cycling
and
@BetterSt4Enf
. Forgot that Ediz seemingly owns this road.
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@BetterSt4Enf
@JourneysPlaces
Was cycling in WH this morning and encountered Brompton Jag Man parked here blocking the cycle lane. I told him that he was and he said ‘So’, I said it’s against the law, he said ‘No,it’s not’, I said it is, he said ‘Tell the police’, I said I will.
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@EveningStandard
Oh dear, this is woeful. The good news is that I have been able to take even better photos of phone drivers while out walking of late. I urge everyone to report dangerous drivers to the police using this link if in London:
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You want to spend £1.4 million ripping out LTNs where children are currently playing, walking and cycling on safer streets, by doing so you are not supporting young people, just ruining a potential future that’s not fully dependent.
As a Dad of three young children I’m proud that an incoming
@EnfConservative
administration would invest an additional £500k in playground equipment and skate parks to support young people 🛹🌳🚸
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Just got a call from my sister in Ireland; both my parents were in Dublin as my mother was going for a scan, a taxi driver did a u-turn l, mounted the footpath and knocked them both down. Luckily they seem to be relatively ok, going to hospital for further checks now.
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Yes! It was a hard day but finished
#RideLondon
today, absolutely cracking day for it. Cheers to Brian for happily going along to loads of rest stops with me! Only 1 minute slower from me 2015 attempt (albeit a different course). Great to chat yo
@SouthgateCyclin
too!
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Looking forward to the CCTV footage that shows me causing alarm and distress. But all you will see is my cycling by, on a traffic free road, happy as Larry.
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There are complete arsehole drivers and then there is this person - a whole new category of arsehole driver. Outside The Old Wheatsheaf on Windmill now.
@EnfieldCouncil
@BetterSt4Enf
@MPSEnfield
@YPLAC
@EnfieldDispatch
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Another LTN protest, another vehicle being driven on the footpath. This is especially bad in this shopping area in Wood Green.
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1. That was an interesting encounter. I asked this person to move her car as it was on double yellows, on a bend and blocking a dropped kerb. She said she had a blue badge and could park there, I said she can’t block a dropped kerb and should move.
@YPLAC
@BetterSt4Enf
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Green Lanes December 2014 junction at Melbourne Avenue. LTNs have nothing to do with dangerous, idiotic driving. This stretch has always been busy and bad for cycling. Get the Green Lanes cycle lanes put in!
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Nothing like driving onto the footpath in a shopping area to show the need for infrastructure to protect vulnerable road users from dangerous and entitled drivers. Last time they drove a hearse on the footpath. What’s next - a truck?
Yes to democracy!
#notoharingeyLTNs
@DavidLammy
@mikehakata
@perayahmet
@CllrSeema
@TottenhamTammy
@michelle_saf
@o
@No2totltns
@apchara
@MamaPerdeep
@0zl3mGuN
@Keir_Starmer
@LeAggy
@MayorofLondon
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Hi
@EI_TheUK
&
@DVLAgovuk
Wanted to flag one of your rental DAF Tow-Trucks is being used in an illegal manner (obscuring licence plate, was driven and parked in mandatory cycle lane) which breaches your terms Section 3(C)(v). It was at 477 Green Lanes, N134BS today at 14.53.
@BetterSt4Enf
@EnfieldCouncil
@MPSPalmersGreen
@MPSWinchmoreH
@metpoliceuk
I took the liberty of removing the tape that the driver of this truck used to obscure the regwhile blocking footpath & mandatory cycle lane at Tops Tyres N13 477 Green Lns
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One of the main aims of LTNs is to stop through-traffic, why would you remove LTNs if all vehicles became electric overnight? Bizarre.
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Such a shame to see people campaigning to remove LTNs which are safe streets for active travel and also blocking the cycle lanes at the same time. People on bikes really get treated like crap by some people.
@CycleEnfield
@BetterSt4Enf
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My parents were very concerned with the potential for LTN boundary road traffic, but were very happy to see Bourne Hill was empty.
@BetterSt4Enf
@FoxLaneLTN
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@physrj
I had a good experience with a company today. I didn't want a confrontation so I emailed the company, they replied 6 minutes later and the engines were turned off. I couldn't believe it!
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@stephanosio
@Ianbarnes2001
@EnfieldCouncil
So, that looks like a photograph of multiple drivers illegally driving along the wrong side of the road to turn down Raleigh Way. According to Waze there seems to be two lots of roadworks on the go there as well, i'm not sure though. I like the street view though.
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@RobMcNicol
Much more subtle in comparison, but this house on Southwark Park Road always got my attention:
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According to this briefing the word 'neighbourhood' was not used much in the UK before LTNs - what on earth? Madness. 'Neighbourhood Watch' was formed in the UK in the early 80's.
"Selling the Dream" - how the words and images used to sell LTNs have been carefully chosen to convince the public they are desirable and benefit everyone. New briefing from SEJ, up on our website.
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@RishiSunak
A bus lane should always be in use - provide more public transport across the nation.
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@friebos
@richardmoore73
@cycling_podcast
@CycleEnfield
@BetterSt4Enf
Daniel & Richard, I loved KM0 about Alfredo Martini so much that I had to turn his Nobel quote into a poster, thanks again for the great Giro coverage.
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Here we have a
@FORS_online
accredited driver in an
@ArgosHelpers
van that drove on the footpath and cycle lane multiple times and told me to call the police on him, so I did. Should have full video as well.
@BetterSt4Enf
@CycleEnfield
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No road is shut down. Remember this. Local opposition continue to oppose schemes to create safer streets that enable active travel.
@BetterSt4Enf
“We will continue to campaign for every high traffic neighbourhood in Enfield to be rendered liveable” This campaign group along with
@SouthgateLabour
want to destroy the Enfield road network and shut down your roads. Remember this.
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@gazza_d
Poor people, just put for a bike ride. So many people out there still think using a phone at the wheel is trivial - it’s really isn’t.
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I appear to have triggered some strange anti-LTN folk. Nothing new there I suppose.
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A local anti-LTN advocate in Enfield has posted a video where he complains about cycle lane usage in Enfield and has tagged
@London_Cycling
@BetterSt4Enf
&
@JourneysPlaces
in his video. He claims to have come across 3 'cyclists', yet I have counted at least 8 people cycling.
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The single biggest thing my borough & London can do to tackle
#ClimateCrisis
is get more people cycling, walking and out of cars. I’ve just sent 1
#ClimateSafeStreets
email in 1 minute to borough leaders. Please will you?
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@TheAA_UK
@HaringeyCyclist
Double yellow, wheel on footpath and in mandatory cycle lane - definitely the safest place possible, for people on bikes, when drivers are not blocking them.
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Happy to report that I have received my virtual finishers medal & t-shirt for running the Virtual London Marathon on my treadmill on 3rd Oct 2021. All in all we raised £731 for the
@RSPCA_official
Thanks again to everyone that sponsored me, I am so grateful! 🥇
@LondonMarathon
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The amount of crap driving here in quick succession is shocking.
This is the fun I have on my bike. A left hook followed by a car blocking my path and finally someone overtaking me as I was trying to turn right. And all I want is to get myself to work.
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@SocEnvJustice
Depends on the lane of course:
An ambulance in London today demonstrating that protected cycle infrastructure can be helpful for emergency services. Unlike cars sitting in a jam, people on bikes using the lane were able to easily move out of the way for it
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I hope I don’t have to share the road with the rider of motorbike registration WF16ALU.
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I find it quite odd that some people who are anti-LTN dispute how data is collected and claim it’s manipulated, but then use the same data set to try and justify the removal of LTNs.
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Happy New Year. Here’s to more cycling in 2022 (hopefully).
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@derailleurkate
This is really lovely. I just read it with the memory of yourself and Francois singing your Bob Dylan duet ringing in the background. I feel like crying, for a man I have never met, but feel like he is one of my best friends. It's all so sad, I hate it.
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If I ever have to sell a bike, I might use this display method:
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@joanne4enfield
@EnfConservative
This Parklet in Southgate fulfils the 30 minutes free pop and shop parking policy you are proposing. More of this please. You can also sit down and charge your phone, have a coffee, enjoy some greenery.
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Well, I managed to finish the
#Festive500
after all with a spin to the Peking Chef in Winchmore Hill for a well-earned takeaway. Nice to spin through Cheyne Open Space one last time this year. Happy New Year All!
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Might as well start the new year with some fruit…
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Boots are closing 300 stores nationwide, maybe that are all beside LTNs…. I see Wetherspoons are offloading loads of pubs too, the Alfred Herring being one of them.
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@stephanosio
@Ianbarnes2001
@EnfieldCouncil
Also, that would be cars that are clogging up the roads.
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Ah, Windmill Hill, EN2 …… full of terrible law-breaking drivers as per usual. Red light? Who cares……. Will this be on the news? Not likely….
@EnfieldCouncil
@MPSEnfield
@BetterSt4Enf
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Oh Ediz, I post about a dangerous driver on the footpath and you glorify it. Yet complain about moped delivery drivers on the footpath on the road where you like. Pure hypocrisy indeed.
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I bought this recently for £50, I’m going to do it up as a project for myself, but it’s perfectly usable as a way to get around as it it. So many people can find bikes as cheap as this locally or via online Marketplaces. Cheap, fun and great for the body & mind.
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Today I drove a fairly short distance locally, but it meant that I could bring herself to Grovelands Park properly for the first time since the pre-pandemic days, it was fantastic. She wants to get a trike in the future, more
@BetterSt4Enf
vibes rubbing off!
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This is a new one on me, I got a slow flat tyre in Winchmore Hill, so I stopped to inflate it a bit and my pump is stuck solid on the valve, had to walk the bike home as no local mini-cab service I called would take the bike!
@BetterSt4Enf
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Spin to Sainsbury’s to test out the new Burley Travoy. It is brilliant, I don’t have the correct bags for it yet, but was able to strap my pannier bags to it and spin home. I love it. Tested out carrying the Brompton on it earlier as well. Game changer for
#quaxing
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Ah, so the boundary road photos I have been taking over last year documenting little to no traffic are now backed up with data, nice to know.
🚨 Exciting news to see the latest data from the hugely popular Fox Lane Low Traffic Neighbourhood in Enfield which shows that traffic has DECREASED on ALL LTN BOUNDARY roads sometimes by as much as 20%.
A short 🧵1/4
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@ShaunaCarberry3
Pavement parking and what looks like phone use behind the wheel. Terrible all round. Park up outside the city and get the Dart in.
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Just like the traffic on roads when commuting by bike during half term, the 'LTN carnage' video uploads have been equally minimal this week.
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Just a reminder that if you are not driving you are often considered last, if at all. Windmill Hill
@BetterSt4Enf
@EnfieldCouncil
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@Ianbarnes2001
I just saw this and found it to be quite a bizarre thing to tweet. There has been a lot of discussion about homeless people, drug users and deliver people using the parklet - they are all people, so why can't they use these spaces. Better likelihood of getting help when visible.
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@cristo_radio
@ediz1975
@talkRADIO
Be sure to discuss the actual truth about traffic along the road he lives on. This article gives an in-depth analysis of road changes in the area since 2010, consultations and additional info. Facts as it were:
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@joanne4enfield
@EnfConservative
@HanDysonCertel
Hi Hannah, I see that you have liked this post which prompted me to look at the EnCaf Climate Pledge, can't help but notice that 'Cut Unnecessary Car Use' is highlighted in red and white there, so at complete odds with this policy. Weird, no?
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@SocEnvJustice
This looks fantastic. Insane that you would not want this throughout London. Why does one of your committee members drive their children 2 to 3 miles away for a walk in cleaner air despite living beside an LTN which is dubbed as a utopia? Well, that was what was published anyway.
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Sounds like some sort of way to eliminate through-traffic would be good. If only something like this already existed in the borough........
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@JamesHockneyLLB
Yeah, great for people (staff/patients/visitors) who want to get to the North Mid and not be reliant on motorised vehicles. There are a litany of purpose built vehicular roads nearby for vehicular access. Would be good to promote this and think of others.
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@SportsOrla
@daniellloyd1
@mcewenrobbie
@AdamBlythe89
@gcntweet
@eurosport
@discoveryplusUK
How it started:
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Forgotten how amazing it is to cycle when it’s dark but the weather is balmy. After a tough week with hospital etc., we decided to break the Covid no takeaway rule and get food from the Peking Chef for the first time in 30 months!
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Did somebody say... School Street? (or perhaps some sort of solution that prevented through-traffic...)
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Thanks to the drivers along Windmill Hill that made pushing my partner in her chair all the more difficult this evening - who needs space or a drop kerb.
@BetterSt4Enf
@YPLAC
@EnfieldCouncil
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@MadexLogistics
@FORS_online
Thanks for replying. I have 'liked' the first part of this message as the sentiment is nice. However, the 2nd message clearly states that your company is willing to break the law and endanger people to get the job done - this is deeply worrying as a person who shares this road.
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A local anonymous twitter troll asked to meet me today on Grovelands Park, I went and they didn't show up, then went to a second location and they didn't show up. I was cracking up, how sickened must they be? Certainly looks like a coward in my estimation. Nice to go for a spin.
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@GlennWilson92
@SadiqKhan
@ShaunBaileyUK
@TfLAccess
@MumsForLungs
@metpoliceuk
@BorisJohnson
@BetterSt4Enf
@EnfieldCouncil
@EnfConservative
@MPSEnfield
@AndrewBoff
Jeez, that should be immediate revoking of those driver's licences.
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@carlafrancome
I went to Regents Park this morning and spent a few hours doing laps with Adrian. It was great. I also bumped into the entirety of the Community Bike Ride outside The Prince on the way home. Amazing day. Power Rangers at Ally Pally too!
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@BetterSt4Enf
@carlafrancome
So following on from my lovely coffee on Myddleton Road, I cycled to Knightsbridge with trailer in tow and met my mother. We the strolled to Hyde Park, set up the Brompton, packed away the trailer and attached it to my pannier rack and away we went.
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@BobFromAccounts
@IslingtonBC
Are you sure that’s not a ULEZ protest? Oh wait, no, there are more people here.
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So today, cycled a
@myurbo
for the first time from Enfield Town to the shops at Masons Corner. Parked the bike, had an espresso at Marino & Roberta’s.Walked to Winchmore Hill, tried out a new barbers there, then strolled up to PG for another appointment. Bikes all over the place!
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