Declan Hayes

Two riders, one red light, forty seconds of arguing about tyre pressure. Standard Tuesday.

Aw bɛ kamera bila duguma ani ka nɛgɛso bila ka na aw ma. A nɔfɛta tɛ teliya abada — jɔli bɛ kɛ.

Rain does not make roads slippery. The first ten minutes of rain do, when the oil lifts. After that it is just wet.

Not the torque wrench. A cheap magnetic tray — because the bolt you drop is the bolt you never find.

Out before eight and back before the traffic. The best road in Ireland is any road with nobody on it.

A bɛ fonɛnɛ fila bɔ n y’a sɛbɛn ka bɔ ani n ma deli ka ci digi. I bɛ masin dɔw nafa bonya siɲɛ kelen dɔrɔn ni mɔgɔ wɛrɛ b’a fɛ.

Tyre plugs, a small pump, zip ties and cash. Three of those have got me home; the fourth got me a coffee.

Listed it, got two calls, took the ad down the same evening. Some machines you only value once somebody else wants them.