To faff, meaning to waste time dithering or fumbling about is,
I think, quite a British expression closely associated with the U.S term of “dicking
around”.
Faffing about is an undesirable
activity that can blight the best intentions of the practical cyclist, it can
actually be measured in terms of the time it takes from deciding that you will
use the bike to make a particular journey to finally getting in the saddle and getting
on your way. Faff can emanate from a
multitude of sources; last minute tyre inflation and bike adjustments,
searching for the cycle lock, helmet, spare inner tube and tools, water bottles,
pump, lights, batteries, not to mention the incredible amounts of faff that electronic
gadgets, trip computers, GPS receivers and smart phones all generate.
Throughout this blog I will look at ways that faff can be eliminated
and how journeys on the bike can present the same level of convenience we
associate with “jumping into the car” or “just nipping out” to the local shop.
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