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November 01st, 2013

11/1/2013

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Yesterday I had the afternoon free so popped down to Box Hill after work to meet a friend for a coffee. We were supposed to meet up on Wednesday, but they cancelled on me at the last minute. In all honesty, I would have preferred going earlier in the week because, well, it was sunny on Wednesday. Yesterday, it was chucking it down. Thankfully I was wearing my rain suit and following on from the problem with my feet getting wet, went for some Sealskinz waterproof socks  www.sealskinz.com/UK/. What a great product. In this country, they seem to be aimed at walkers and cyclists, but are perfectly suited to motorbiking too. My feet stayed dry all day.
Thankfully when it was time to leave, the rain had stopped, but as it was Friday rush hour, I really didn't want to fight town traffic on the A3 and A406 on wet roads, so I did something that I very rarely do, In fact I try to avoid it at all costs, but yesterday I rode home on the M25.
As I was riding along filtering, a rider on an Aprilia Tuono Factory pulled up behind me. Realising I was going slower than him I started looking for a place to 'pull over' in the traffic to let him past, but before I could do that, he'd already changed lanes and was weaving, at speed through the 20mph traffic! This got me thinking. Everybody has an opinion on the best way to ride. Me, I'm Rospa trained, but that doesn't mean I always ride that way. Watching this bloke race to his almost certain doom I was thinking that I could right up a few 'How to's' and publish them up on here. Covering elements like filtering on motorways and riding in the City. I know there are plenty of books and DVDs out there, but I'll try and put my own little spin on things and see how they work out.
Anyway, I eventually got home in the dark yesterday, cold and a bit wet and it was only 17:30. When do the clocks change back again? 
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    My name is Matt Brown and I'm a UK journalist formerly based in London, but now calling the South of England home. I've been riding bikes since 2007, but got hooked straight away. Nothing gives me the feeling of freedom, even when stuck in a city. In 2010 I became a RoSPA gold rider, but when it comes down to it, I'm Just a normal man, riding his bikes as often as he can.

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