As a hobby, I like to take photos of cycling. Quite a rarity is to a see a cyclist smiling. Perhaps we are too busy concentrating on dealing with other traffic, or the effort of cycling. Nevertheless, when people see that you are taking photos, some will obligingly smile for the camera.
The only time when it was easy to catch people cycling and smiling was at Bleneheim Palace Cycling festival. No coincidence the cycling was on traffic free roads.
So anyway, if you see a tall, lanky person taking photos of cyclists in Oxford, smile and you might just become famous overnight (well, famous to the 20 readers of this blog anyway.)
This lady had spotted some friends on the other side of the road.
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I think this is a smile. Ed Silverton enjoying the cyclo cross season.
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Mike Potts shows his beautiful teeth – after finishing a race
Finishing a race (from: Classic Time Trial Photos)
Twice the fun on a tandem
Brompton Fun
The back tyre may be a bit flat, but, these two are enjoying riding along the High in Oxford.
Smile From High
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That’s a brave guy on the penny farthing… looks like an original, which makes the steel about 120 years old… with a hub light, ready to fall off and get stuck in the spokes… and, to make things even more dangerous, a radial spoked front wheel.. My replica penny has 4 cross spokes and although I have a hub light I never ride with it fitted, it just doesn’t look safe!
You should come to scotland. I can’t get the smile off my face when I am out cycling. Between the awe inspiring scenery, and adrenalin depleting hills, you just cannot ldo anything but love cycling in scotland.
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