Re-cycling
I planned a lovely cycle trip recently with some friends. We will start out in Dublin, and explore the alleys and byways of this lively city by bike. One route I am really looking forward to experiencing is following the banks of the River Liffey as it winds through the city centre to the port and the other way through suburbs and out into the glorious countryside.
Another highlight for me will be the visit to Newgrange in the Boyne Valley. This is a Stone Age passage tomb, built about 3200 BCE and aligned to the winter solstice.
In preparation for this trip, one of my friends was lucky enough to be able to buy a new bike. He chose a Raleigh hybrid, a great, reliable classic manufacturer that has always either kept up with the cycling times or even been an innovator. And the hybrid is perfect for the sorts of trips we are planning: both city streets in Dublin and some off-road exploring in the countryside. He went the full hog and got the little extras such as mudguards and a chainguard that can make a long cycle trip much more enjoyable.
As all bike-lovers know, there is only one downside to getting a new bike delivered – the massive packaging it comes in. When you strip the bike box off your new two wheels, the cardboard can just about overwhelm you. I was there when the bike was delivered, and the two of us ending up flailing around under what seemed like a mound of cardboard packaging.
But we found the perfect solution to disposing of this. Give it to someone with an allotment. The cardboard is thick and heavy, perfect to protect newly dug soil or a layer of manure, and the box is so big it will cover plenty of space. Reuse, or as we cyclists would always say, recycle.
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