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I remember this layback seat posts.
So sick!!
Cycling news highlights- 'Not impossible' for Cadel Evans to win the Giro d'Italia 20 May 2013
- Emma Pooley wins stage and takes overall lead in Tour Languedoc Roussillon 20 May 2013
- BBC Sport - Sir Bradley Wiggins withdraws from Giro d'Italia due to illness 17 May 2013
- Wiggins' loss is Evans' gain as Giro hits Alps 17 May 2013
- After Amgen Tour win, Voigt says it will take two riders to fill his spot 17 May 2013
Category Archives: Commuting
Undermining #cyclesafe by running red lights
“Recently I approached a notoriously dangerous junction with the lights on red and a police car at the front of the queue. I knew that in half a second the lights would switch, that the other lanes were already at … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Commuting, Safety
Tagged "road safety", #Cyclesafe, red light, RLJ, safety, The Times
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The only critical mass that matters
It’s Team Green Britain Bike Week, another of those pointless ghettoising weeks that litter the calendar, like National Doughnut Week. One week of the year when a PR company tries to place cycling stories so that everyone can forget about them … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Commuting, Culture, Cycle To Work, Transport
Tagged Advocacy, commuting, Critical Mass, London, politics, transport
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The myth of the green cyclist
There are many stereotypes which come up time and again when cycling is discussed: red-light jumpers, lycra louts, mid-life crisis on carbon and – the one I hate the most – the environmentally-aware commuter. It comes up, alongside the others, … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, Culture, Journalism, Opinion
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Lacoste commuter bike
Spotted this on Cyclefilm’s twitpic yesterday from the annual bike trade uberfest that is Eurobike. I love Lacoste. Currently on my most wanted list is their 60th anniversary Snoopy limited edition at Dover Street Market (more details pics on Fashionism). … Continue reading
Posted in Bikes, Commuting
Tagged bike, commuter, commuting, Eurobike 2010, Lacoste, Peanuts, Snoopy
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Winter cycling essentials for commuting
With the cold arriving in London, it looks like autumn has lasted all of a couple of days. London Cyclist Blog has got their winter motivating in motion, so I thought it my civic duty to do likewise. Mudguards Wet … Continue reading
Transportation bikes, less a style more an ethos
Reflecting back on Cycle, the London bike show at Earls Court, I was reading Carlton Reid’s thoughts over on quickrelease.tv and I think he’s right about how the industry is missing a coming trend: “Don’t get me wrong, aspirational bikes … Continue reading
Posted in Bikes, Commuting, Opinion
Tagged "London Cycle Chic", "transportation bike", Carlton Reid, lights, London, Quickrelease.tv
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E’gads it’s a real peasouper
Winter has finally arrived rolling across London with thick morning fog the last couple of days. It’s even forced the thick Altura winter jacket out of the closet, although it’s gone back in now that I’ve remembered just how much … Continue reading
Navigating Oxford Street
Well, I’ve moved offices which means I’m having to work on a new route in. Instead of the flat side of High Street Kensington and through Hyde Park I’m now north of the park and go up Holland Park Drive … Continue reading
It doesn’t happen every day
It should have been a day like any other: pedal to work far too fast while half awake, spend the rest of the day regretting not stretching enough; then cycle home slightly tired and try to remember what I actually … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting
Tagged "road safety", commuting, Kensington, London, police, The Mall, traffic
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