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Jack Thurston @jackthurston.bsky.social · 1d

I wrote this mini guide to the hardest road cycling climbs of Monmouthshire. How many have you ridden? www.visitmonmouthshire.com/inspire-me/r...

A Climber's Paradise: Exploring the Road Climbs of Monmouthshire

When Tour of Britain riders tackle the notorious Tumble twice in one stage, they'll be sampling just a taste of what makes Monmouthshire a climber's paradise. As the race prepares to take on…

www.visitmonmouthshire.com

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Jack Thurston @jackthurston.bsky.social · 6d

I'll be there, cheering you on, you and your penny-farthing aero gainz.

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Jack Thurston @jackthurston.bsky.social · 6d

What if Substack offered a PAYG package, starting at, say, £50. The reader could graze the whole site, paying the per-article fees, as set by the writer. I still buy print (FT, NYT, Prospect, etc) is because I don't want to commit via a sub, and have it all pile up, mostly unread.

Jack Thurston @jackthurston.bsky.social · 6d

Forgive the zombie comment, James, but isn't Substack exactly the sort of platform that could enable 20p/50p/£1 per article micropayments?

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Jack Thurston @jackthurston.bsky.social · 6d

Medicine man!

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Jack Thurston @jackthurston.bsky.social · 6d

One last tilt at the hour record?

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Jack Thurston @jackthurston.bsky.social · 6d

Yes, been on the lookout for one of those for years. The most dapper bicycle.

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Jack Thurston @jackthurston.bsky.social · 6d

The South Pole awaits you!

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Jack Thurston @jackthurston.bsky.social · 6d

Full sus recumbent mtb 🔥

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Jack Thurston @jackthurston.bsky.social · 6d

I’ve become that sort of mid-life cyclist who already has (or has had) all the normal bikes and is now only interested in the freak ones. N+2 collected today. How long before I’m sniffing around recumbents?

Circe Helios tandem with 20 inch wheels and electric assist

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NationCymru @nation.cymru · 7d

Cardiff Council is set to become the first local authority in the UK to introduce higher parking charges for SUVs and other heavy vehicles, in a move campaigners say will make city streets safer and fairer

Cardiff set to tackle SUV 'carspreading' in UK first

Cardiff Council is set to become the first local authority in the UK to introduce higher parking charges for SUVs and other heavy vehicles, in a move campaigners say will make city streets safer and f...

nation.cymru

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Jack Thurston @jackthurston.bsky.social · 23d

Quiet Monday night at the Laurieston but woah the interior 😍

Jack Thurston @jackthurston.bsky.social · 23d

Yes please!

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Jack Thurston @jackthurston.bsky.social · 23d

That’s a wrap! A fitting scene to end the last recce ride for #LostLanesScotland. By far the most challenging and rewarding Lost Lanes book to research. Book will be out next spring 🫰🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🚲Now off to have some bevvies in Glasgow. 🍻

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Jack Thurston @jackthurston.bsky.social · 28d

My bike, on a bus! Good work, Border Buses. (This is the X95, Carlisle - Edinburgh, though I hopped of at Canonbie and rode to Hawick where I am now)

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Jack Thurston @jackthurston.bsky.social · Sep 20

Researching a potential gravel section for a #LostLanesScotland ride and the best info I can find on it (before recce'ing it myself next week) is this YouTube video of a car rally. What do you all reckon? www.youtube.com/watch?v=3O93...

Stage 6 Riccarton Border Counties Rally 2022

YouTube video by SGP Motorsport

www.youtube.com

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Jack Thurston @jackthurston.bsky.social · Sep 18

Audax cyclists have this too, but it measures in km. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Scientists pinpoint the brain's internal mileage clock

They located this key area of function by recording the brain activity of running rats.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Jack Thurston @jackthurston.bsky.social · Sep 18

The #ai apocalypse is upon us. We’re all doomed!

Large quantities of paper clips for sale

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Vintage Obscura Radio @vintageobscura.net · Sep 18

The Hoctor Band - I Shot The Sheriff [US, Reggae Funk] (197x)
https://redd.it/7urekv
https://youtu.be/2aP69DhQhJE

The Hoctor Band - I Shot The Sheriff [US, Reggae Funk] (197x)

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Jack Thurston @jackthurston.bsky.social · Sep 18

Libertine!

Jack Thurston @jackthurston.bsky.social · Sep 18

Hot damn it’s moist today

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Jack Thurston @jackthurston.bsky.social · Sep 17

Not sure I could eat 23 bars in one sitting, but also not sure if one square is enough to make a sound judgement.

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Jack Thurston @jackthurston.bsky.social · Sep 17

Someday I will buy one bar of all 23 Ritter Sport variants, gather together my 15 favourite people in the world, and together we will determine which one is the best.

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Jack Thurston @jackthurston.bsky.social · Sep 17

Royal role models. Might have to whip this out the next time some busybody asks me where’s my helmet. 😎 #cycling

Hello magazine cover showing William and Kate Windsor smiling astride bicycles. No helmets, just sunglasses.

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Jack Thurston @jackthurston.bsky.social · Sep 16

I too like this way of thinking about solar power v fossil fuels, from @ember-energy.org via @hannahritchie.bsky.social's excellent Substack newsletter.

You could say that wind power is also solar power, as it's the sun that powers the wind, via uneven heating of the earth's surface, right?

Infographic - text reads as follows:

Burning fossil fuels is like burning old sunshine; now we can utilise the sun in real-time

We are rapidly consuming fossil fuel reserves that took millions of years to form (and are essentially stores of old sunshine; I like that framing of it). We now have technologies that allow us to use the sun in real time (and the planet receives more than we could ever possibly need every day). The question is how much of that we can really tap into and at what cost.

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