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Well, Well, Well

Last night I was dragged along to a wine-tasting event, The Chiswick Wine Society Christmas Extravaganza 2008 (Monday Edition) by a good friend of mine, Damaris. Among many other attributes, Damaris is an 8-time veteran of Chain Gang tours –…

Bernard Dugdale
December 11, 2007

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An Early Christmas!

Every year, once our cycling season has finished, there’s a list of jobs to be done, especially relating to next season.We have to book all our hotels in France and Italy, for example, as early as we can, especially in…

Bernard Dugdale
December 6, 2007

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Bike Maintenance

A funny subject this. I love messing about with bikes, and one of the most satisfying parts of our bikes tours is when a wheel gets badly buckled. A brief inspection reveals 2 broken spokes, for you, my friend, the…

Bernard Dugdale
December 3, 2007
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Feedback Requested

This year we broke an old Chain Gang habit and canvassed everyone for feedback on our bike tours. And I’m glad I did. Most of the comments were very flattering, and that’s lovely, but some weren’t. I recognise that I…

Bernard Dugdale
November 30, 2007

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