Riding An Electric Bike In The Dark – Some Lessons

Electric folding bicycle at night

Day 51 of 365 Days Of Low Carbon Living: my first experience of travelling by electric bike in the dark.

Recently I went on an adventure. I was attending a big dinner with an environmental theme. So naturally I decided I would ride my electric bike. It was a series of new experiences, and I learned some valuable lessons. Continue reading

How To Put A Folding Electric Bike Into A Car Boot

UntitledDay 48 of 365 Days Of Low Carbon Living.

Less than two weeks after I tried travelling by a folding electric bike, I returned to collect the bike I had ordered. I wasn’t in a position to ride it home, so I took the opportunity to document how to put my new folding electric bike into my car boot. Continue reading

Could Slowing Down Be What We Need?

RestingDay 46 of 365 Days Of Low Carbon Living.

Sometimes things don’t quite turn out the way you planned.

It’s been quite a while since my last post, and there were a few gaps before that – definitely not what I set out to do with 365 Days Of Low Carbon Living.

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Why My New Black Pants Are Better Than New

Black pants on white door

Days 35 & 36 of 365 Days Of Low Carbon Living.

Each year my family members offer to each other clothes that we no longer love, need, want or fit. (We’re lucky because we are similar sizes.)

It’s great fun returning to the childhood and teenage joys of trying different clothes and looks – often of things we would never consider if we were in a shop.  And because this all Continue reading

How I Tried Travelling By Electric Bicycle

Electric bicycle - step-through, foldable

Days 33 & 34 of 365 Days Of Low Carbon Living: the story of how I finally managed to try travelling by electric bicycle within my city (as distinct from a short pedal around a carpark or a patch of grass) – and what my experience was like. Continue reading