The first rule of driving in Montenegro is there are no rules!

Faiza Shaheen: "We fixate on this issue, on stop the boats.. meanwhile our bills are going up, are housing is so expensive, our childcare costs are insane" Spot on. The rich and powerful want us angry at refugees rather than being angry at the real problem - them.

The Venn never lies. #DimWoman www.facebook.com/share/r/1HyH...

The irony......

Just walking to the shop and noticed a taxi driver sat at the lights, with that telltale head down pose. Didn't look too pleased when he realised he had been caught on camera. Footage sent to the police for them to process.

You'd think even Katie would have cottoned on by now.

I've had worse Tuesdays. No cycling today, so a day on the beach instead.

Just saying.......

Does anyone else not understand the fascination with the band Geese? 🤷 They just bore me silly, and I don't see why anyone would choose to listen to them when there are so many good bands and artists around.

I learned today that a guy in the office spends at least 35 minutes a day commuting to work by car. He lives 1.8 miles from the office, and could walk it quicker, even on a good traffic day. He even said one of the girls from the other offices beats him home and she's on foot! 🤦

Heading out on my first weekend ride of the year tomorrow. Decided to take the gravel bike this time, rather than the speed machine. This is either a foolish idea, or great training for our upcoming Mallorca trip.

This is going to take some getting used to, after driving a now 28 year old diesel van for the last 12+ years. Just need to figure out my commuting routine, incorporating getting all my clothes to work for the week and charging the car and fetching the shopping on Fridays 🤔

According to West Yorkshire Police this is a perfectly acceptable standard of driving fromm the driver / owner of this Ford Ecosport (reg: YG64 MTY). The Grey Honda wasn't much better either.

Work smarter, not harder. Or just don't work at all. 👌 Some serious balance skills going on here, especially over the speed bumps and down the lock gates.

Huey Morgan tickets bought. Just need to decide if Man/Woman/Chainsaw are being added to the list. Oh, and maybe The Vaccines 🤔

Seriously considering going to see Angine de Poitrine on their next tour, just for shits n giggles!

Getting more and more despondent with Operation Snap and West Yorkshire Police. 3 dangerously close passes last week, where I could have easily reached out and touched the vehicle, and they've said they're perfectly fine. Despite me providing video footage, screenshots, measurements, etc.

Happy Valentine's my dear. You're welcome.

Any keen stamp collectors out there know how much this is worth?

New winter cycling shoes ordered. Let's hope these Shimano ones last longer than the Planet X ones have.

Me last week: "I need to eat less crap and exercise more." Girlfriend goes away for the weekend. Me this weekend: "A packet of Bourbon Creams is a perfectly acceptable meal while I sit on the sofa and binge YouTube."

Contacted Planet X about this issue and they've looked into it and issued a full refund, as they don't have any shoes in stock right now. 1st class customer service 👌 Just need to decide what winter boots to get next time now 🤔

That Benfica game is mad! Can't help but think that Madrid caused their own downfall there 😂

Well that wasn't very nice, and on zig zag lines too. Not that the police will do anything about it. It's almost like bus drivers know that.

Imagine driving a really nice Merc and having 6 points on your licence. Luckily for this man he doesn't have to imagine for much longer.

Bought these Planet X winter boots last March and this has happened. Their quality has gone downhill faster than some of their bikes!

I like the standard Renault 5 electric, but I can't help but think my version is better 😂

He looks really pleased with his gift from Venezuela.

Impressive work! 👏🙄 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

“Uruguay did what most nations still call impossible: it built a power grid that runs almost entirely on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. The physicist who led that transformation says the same playbook could work anywhere—if governments have the courage to change the rules.”

I was bored earlier, so turned the (t)rusty old van into a Transformer, because why not. I'm really going to miss this van 😢 I was thinking last night I should just throw some money at it and get the body panels sorted, or learn to weld better! 😂

I need a new car / vehicle, as the (t)rusty old van won't hang on much longer. Question is do I go sensible and boring and get a VW ID3 or Peugeot e208, or do I go old tech and quirky with a BMW i3? Other option is to just get a cheap petrol or diesel and run it until it dies / costs too much 🤔

I occasionally nip back to my old Twatter account, mainly to laugh at the gammon foaming at the mouth on Chaponabikes posts, but I think it might be time to close the account completely. I've not used it since I locked my privacy settings, deleted the app, etc, but I left it there just in case.

Get in! #COYS

Chapeau to those braving the ice this week on their bikes, especially this morning. Not a chance of me doing it, so I'm having to sit in traffic in the van, counting the number of drivers I see on their phones..

Switching my alarm on, after switching it off over 2 weeks ago, has almost made me cry!

Occasionally I like to log into my Twatter account and read the replies to Chaponabikes posts. 1st class gammon baiting there 👍😂

Guilty! Still tomorrow is a new year, so I can start again from zero!

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Cycling snack of champions (possibly). I doubt these will last until I'm next on the bike though!

If you're here for the yodelling lessons please form an orderly, orderly, orderly queue.

Let's hope they do a good job of this, because the cycle lanes to the north, and much of the city centre, are a bit of a state. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I think we have found our winner for our Tour de Churros! Back at the van now, hiding from the rain and listening to Blondshell.

We went on the hunt for monkeys today, and got a result. Wasn't much else to see or do in Gibraltar so we hot-footed it back to Spain.

A steam powered bike in Tarifa, Spain.

Great bit of parking here in Spain. Visited a historic old town, for a stroll round in the rain, and ended up in an argument with 2 council workers after their wing mirror hit my elbow and got pushed in. Luckily I know the basics of how to tell people to fuck off in Spanish! 😂

I think I might need a new power bank 🤔

As it's almost Christmas, and I have nothing better to do this evening, I thought I'd do my top 10 records of the year, plus my favourite album and favourite gig. They're not necessarily in 10 to 1 order, but they're probably close.

Today is an Ethel Cain kinda day. youtu.be/baeonbc4rF4?...