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Page created 24 Jul 1999

The first horse power...

I didn't always ride a motorcycle, and I wasn't very good at riding horses (1 horse power)!

I used to actively ride bicycles (1 man power).  There used to be a time when I rode my bicycle to work instead of my motorcycle, riding a good 40 km to, and another 40 km back.

Here are some pictures of my other engineless steeds... enjoy!

My First Bicycle

My first two-wheeled clunker was a made-in-China racing bike.  As I used it a lot to get to classes when the weather was good, it had to be outfitted for road use, complete with mudguards, loads of reflectors and lights. 

This bike eventually died a dreadful death from abuse... it is not meant for cross country use, and I eventually killed the bottom bracket.  During its lifetime, the bottom crank had to be replaced twice and its rear hub once.

My Mountain Bike... a later acquisition

After I killed my first bike, I realised the need to have a mountain bike, because of my frequent adventures cross-country.  However, I couldn't do without a racing bike because of the long distances travelling to work (yup, I got yet another racing frame later). 

So I ended up with a mountain bike, and a new problem of how to store the two bikes with the same floor space... hanging it up became the best solution.

England on a bike

My Peugeot... loved the Italian strutless mudguards; sported an electronic anti-theft alarm too!

Riding across from Manchester to Preston (takes 9 hours) in winter... freezing cold!

Exploring the Cheshire countryside: at Lyme Park

On of my favourite passions while living in England was to explore the vast countryside on a bicycle.  Besides the fact that is was good exercise, doing in the middle of winter was quite a challenge.  At least the English winters weren't too harsh. I particularly liked this bike because the frame size was pretty large, more suitable for my height.  However, it was eventually stolen, despite having a D-lock and a bike alarm.  Thank God for home insurance 'cos that covered the cost of the bike, less depreciation.