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 [...]
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Retro Cycling Clothes
I’m a big fan of retro cycling clothes. I know wool is not as efficient as lycra. But, the wool tops look good. It invokes memories of great champions. Flandria was the team of great classic stars like Walter Godefroot/Roger De Vlaeminck/Rik Van Looy Other classic tops include: Molteni (Eddy Merckx) Bic (Rik Van Looy) [...]
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 [...]
Foldable Bikes
Foldable bikes enable a great range of cycling possibilities. Unfortunately, train companies increasingly make it difficult to carry bikes, especially at rush hour. Purchasing a fold up bike enables you to take the train and bike. For commuting around London a fold up bike will be perfect for getting around. The bike doesn’t need to [...]
The Hour by Michael Hutchinson
Coming across Graeme Obree’s blog and being reminded about Yvonne McGregor’s hour record in 1995, got me thinking about the World hour Record. The World Hour has always been something that has captured my imagination, perhaps being a time triallist it is the ultimate challenge. The hour by Michael Hutchinson is a great read [...]
Graeme Obree Blog
If you were inspired by Graeme Obree’s book or the film ‘The Flying Scotsman’ you may be interested in Graeme’s new blog. Graeme Obree.blogspot – ‘My Words’ I would be interested to hear Graeme’s ideas on cycling and life and hope he has time to maintain a blog. As I mentioned in a comment to [...]
Tragic Death of Top UK Cyclist
jasonjasonYesterday there was very sad news that one of the UK’s top time triallists and cyclists, Jason McIntyre, was involved in a fatal collision, whilst out training near his home in Fort William, Scotland. Jason came to cycling relatively late he only began aged 18, but his enthusiasm and passion for the sport saw him [...]
Cycling Quotes
I started reading The Cyclists compendium in a book shop and I noted down some of the quotes On a bicycle you consume a fiftieth of the oxygen consumed by a motor vehicle, and expel no pollutants “Nothing compares with the simple pleasure of a bike ride” John F Kennedy “Just as the ideal of [...]
Employers and Cycling
Many employers are increasingly become more interested in the benefits of employees who commute through cycling. It is estimated that the average cost of providing a car parking space is £2,000 per year. At this annual cost, the comparative cost of providing space for cyclists is comparatively much lower.
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James - Claud Butler: Some great advice here. It's important to get a q...
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steve: Interesting essay there, though I'd disagree with...
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Tim: At a couple of traffic-light-controlled-junctions ...
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Danny A: The lemming effect is an interesting one. However ...
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Hortoris: Fascinating photos. Why do cyclists always move ...
