Classic Bike Guide

FRANK WESTWORTH

“ I expressed sympathy, in a remote way, and pretended to be too busy to chat, as it’s called in the online world. It’s much easier to do that via social media than when your pal is sitting on the sofa and cursing into the beer he’s just liberated from your fridge. Trust me on this. ”

LOTS OF FRIENDS talk to me. I have no real idea why this should be so, but it is. Relentlessly, they tell me things; a few of them are useful, but increasingly they are packed

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