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Look, Ma – No Gears! Perfectly adequate in Cambridge, second only to Christchurch for lack of topographical diversity – would not be so useful in Wellington though, sadly.<\/p>\n
Cycling with my better half in Cambridge can be quite a challenge, even though it\u2019s a famously cycle friendly city. He seems to think that cycle lanes are a sign of weakness. This means i\u2019ve had to develop quite a complicated series \u00a0of hand gestures to pacify angry motorists: Thank you! Sorry! Yes, i\u2019m with him! No, he doesn\u2019t know what he\u2019s doing! Sorry again!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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