Evidence suggests that cyclists are likely to breathe in more pollution than any other road user. I’ve never really fancied the idea of wearing an anti pollution mask, even when commuting into town. The pollution is generally not too bad in Oxford. Although, if I get stuck behind several buses I can understand the attraction. […]
Free Bike Hire Scheme for London
In an interesting move, Ken Livingstone announced plans to fund 6,000 bikes which will be placed in different parts of London by tube stations. People will then be able to hire the bikes and cycle around London. For the first hour the cost will be free, after the first half hour it will cost £1 […]
8 Year Old Girl Nearly Killed by Wire Strung Up
THE horrified parents of an eight-year-old girl torn from her bicycle after riding into wire deliberately strung between two posts want the culprits thrown in jail. Little Shayla cheated death, suffering cuts and bruises to her throat and face, when she was slung by the neck in a park near her Hastings home about 9pm […]
Advantages of Getting Fit Through Cycling
Get a bicycle. You will not regret it if you live- Mark Twain Cycling is an excellent way to get fit. If you can find some good roads to cycle on, it can be a very enjoyable way to lose a bit of weight and improve your fitness. These are some of the advantages to […]
Sheldon Brown Bike Mechanic
It is a great loss to the cycling community that Sheldon Brown, one of cycling’s great characters passed away recently. Sheldon Brown was known as a human encyclopedia of bicycling knowledge and was a famous employee of Harris Cyclery in Massachusetts Sheldon Brown had a great love for cycling, especially experimenting with new features and […]
Family Cycle from Land’s End to John O Groats
Interesting blog here, Family on a bike One families adventures on a Land’s End to John o Groats adventure Two adults, three young children, two tandems, two trailers and at least a thousand miles of continuous, unsupported riding. Oh and just seven weeks before the kids had to be back at school. Some said it […]
Positive Image of Cycling in Press
Recently I posted about the unsavoury article by Matthew Parris on the decapitation of cyclists. Often it seems cycling makes the newspapers for the wrong reasons. With this in mind, it is pleasing to come across the odd article which paints some of the positive benefits of cycling. This South African newspaper reports how cycling […]
The Origins of the Tour de France
One of the earliest French cycle races was Paris-Rouen, first started in 1869. However, cycling was still a relatively new sport when the Tour began in 1903. In 1891, 3 Newspaper men, Richard Lesclide, Maurice Martin and Pierre Giffard started 2 important races, Paris-Brest-Paris and Paris-Bordeaux. There was a certain idealism attached to cycling. The […]
How Important is Reducing Weight on a Bike?
My Hill Climb Bike (weight 6.0kg, 13.5lbs) It seems the issue of saving weight on a bike can become a great side hobby for cyclists. For some reason cyclists can become quite obsessed with saving the odd gram here and there. I have a good friend in the US, who rarely cycles, is quite a […]
How To Encourage More Cycling
I’m a great believer in cycling. Quite often I cycle through Oxford and think how great it would be to have 50% more cyclists, 50% less buses and 50% less cars. Many who get into cycling say how much they enjoy it. My former landlord used to drive the 2 miles to work for 20 […]
Targets for Cycling 2008
Last year, 2007 was quite a quiet year for me. I won 2 time trials and came 7th in National Hill Climb Championship. This year I am trying to motivate myself to do more races and hopefully enter a couple of National Championships. My main target will be the National hill climb championships in the […]
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