GS Astuto

  • Oops, I Did It Again! (Sorry Britney!)

    With deepest apologies to Britney Spears, I have managed to ‘do it again;’ the ‘it‘ in this case being an extremely pricey bike crash. Fortunately, perhaps, with typical self-absorption I’d forgotten how badly my ASTUTO VASARA bicycle was affected by the accident. The crash occurred in early November 2025. Following the crash, I rode the bike roughly 100 kilometers, and took it on the train, but hadn’t focused on its damage. Subsequently, I was so caught up in my pain, recovery, and then the holidays, that I basically forgot all about it. I broke my leg in the accident and finally started rehabilitation last night. As the physiotherapy clinic is…

  • Return To The Fold (And Returning Skinfolds)

    Once again, my outrageous fortune–which swings between good and bad–came into the fore again yesterday when I went out to get one of my bikes for a ride and was greeted by the sight I never expected to see. It was my GS Astuto bike, but one that had been stolen almost four months ago, and now, here it was, lying in the exact same place from where it had been taken! A few accessories like bags, the tool kit and the massive chain that had locked the bike up were gone. But otherwise, it was functioning almost perfectly; the sole flaw being that the disc brakes that were crucial…