Colin Bates

...and here I am typing away on a MacBook Air. Funny how your needs and desires change over time. Its convenience that atters now, not raw power.

Odd too to be coming back to 43Things after three years. Did it ever take off?

It’s the autumn now. Aw’s website had reductions on a Kona Unit. Went along knowing that it would be a tough sell back home at £600. Couldn’t find it in the shop but spotted a Dawes Edge One in the racks, just like ther second-hand one I’d missed in the spring, and marked down to £299. Out with the credit card and off we go – its an absolute hoot. The man said, “A singlespeed may not end up being the only bike in the stable, but it’s almost always a fun one.” And he was right.

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Need some hints and tips for creative ways to save! A 50p “Powerbook tax” on my morning becon & egg roll purchase from Ali’s snack bar isn’t going to get me there quick enough. A £5 “cashpoint tax”? will improve matters.