Relieving pre-exam nerves.

The cycle basket chain gang. – Rules max speed 15mph

Could almost be across the channel in Holland.

‘It’s actually all gold coins in here, but who would think it on this MTB’

Keep smiling.

A Cyclist meets tail end of the Oxford town and gown fun run.

nice fold up.

I love those 1970s brake cables – who needs all that fancy internal cable routing?

Struggling to keep up.

A classic bike and a classic shot.

Yeah, but it’s not as cool as cycling.

Narrow vision, narrow handlebars

A headwind into town.

More Oxford Cycling Photos

It all depends on the beholder. You can look at any situation, and come to so many different conclusions. I found this first picture on flickr, which got me thinking, then I looked at several other photos, and saw how differently people will judge them. What do you make of these photos?

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Struggling with load or showing the dynamism of cycling?

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Fun in the rain or a fool to get wet?

Stop having too much fun.

Helping the environment or pavement menace?

Should be cycling nearer the gutter | If only more places encouraged cycling.

What a loverly car free road!  | Are they riding 2 abreast!?

Other Random Photos and Comments

Who Stands out from the crowd?

Which side of road do we cycle on?

Family carrier?

scrapheap or recycling yard?

This hi Riser is very low down

Look Mum, no hands

Easy as hopping on or off – or a struggle with flat tyre?

Turning your back on ‘finger lick in good’ multinationals

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The quite deep water didn’t stop these intrepid cyclists using this cycle path.

Cycling is one way of not getting feet wet.

kind of enjoying the experience.

making a splash

trouser legs rolled up

cycling without shoes

heads down.

cycle path in drier conditions.

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Different directions

I was moving web-servers yesterday, when this blog got temporarily mixed up with my blog of Oxford photos. People searching for ‘cycling in the rain’, were probably confused when they got redirected to images of Oxford spires at Sunset. Thanks to those who pointed it out.

Also, sorry, comments have been a bit temperamental over past few weeks, but I think they are fine now. One of the travails of the computer age is those gremlins which stop things working as they are supposed to. I was never much good at cycle repair, but, at least you know where you stand with a bicycle. If the wheel is buckled, at least you can understand why it doesn’t ride in a straight line. A computer by contrast looks all innocence, but then mendaciously does the exact opposite of what is intended, and unlike a bicycle, doesn’t respond quite as well to being hit with a hammer…

This rambling intro  is mainly to offer an introduction for a few recent photos of Oxford cyclists, with the odd Morris Men thrown in for good measure. And to reassure you this is really cyclinginfo.co.uk , not Oxford Photos (hopefully!)

cycling in rain

Waiting in rain

Don’t take the corner too quick..

Sun creeping through – a rare site this April.

cycling

There must have been a Morris Men convention in Oxford. Lots of bells jingling on the streets. Good stuff.

Good old Morris Men can cheer up the dullest of days

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A few cyclists going past the Grand Cafe (open for 1/2 price cocktails, Champagne receptions and High 5 2:1 Energy Source) Dress Code: no Lycra

No time to stop for tea.

Cycling to work.

Cycling over Magdalen Bridge

Fast way to get to work.

Queens Lane

Slowly does it.

Well lit up.

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M is for Magna Carta – and the cyclists’ manifesto

W is Waiting patiently at red lights – like all good cyclists do. (Cycling through red lights)

U is for Ukelele. A ukelele would be hard to play whilst cycling on the road.

R is for Road to be shared equally and harmoniously between motorists, cyclists, pedestrians and players of the Ukelele.

O is for Orange, statistically the safest colour to wear whilst cycling, but quite awful too.

T is for tyres and the tremendous joy of cycling to town

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Some recent cycling photos

Taking it easy on the way to work.

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Orange Fixed

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Waiting for lights to change in the sun

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Coat without arms a la Sherlock Holmes

Poppy appeal

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It’s social waiting at lights.

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Three in a row

Nice hat.

nice boots.

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By khalilshah Punjab, Pakistan. A misty morning and a lift to school

photo by Lomokev .Brighton, England early morning. An evocative scene.

photo by Rohit in the Punjab. No rush

Photo by Moosey in Bruges, Belgium. A lovely cycle path into the distance.

By Ben from: Bucheben, Salzburg, Austria. The snow peaks invite the cyclists to keep climbing

By Emma – the Kilted Cyclist, Scotland.

By Anne Miek from De Wijert, Groningen, GN, Netherlands. Smiling in the rain.

By Daniel Saleit, Lombardy, Italy. Great view.

By AWOL Tours – South Africa. Cycle tours into African townships.

By GiantRadish – Morocco. Looks like you need a mountain bike for this terrain.

By Ben Kimball Rock City, California, US. Feels like you are in the clouds.

By lomokev Washoe County, Nevada, US. In the desert.

By airicsson Paris in the winter.

by Mikael Colville-Andersen Copenhagen. The freedom of cycling.

photo by Kgradinger Cycling in New York (bike lane for two)

by Steve Cycling in the hills of Bristol. Cycling in Bristol

Photo by Tejvan (me) from Oxford, High Street by Magdalen College

By Manic Street Preacher London at Night

San Franciso photo by jon crel

Photo by Maybemaq – South Perth

Photo by Felix van de Gein – Galloway Forest Park, UK.

By jeremyhughes in the city of London

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At Broad Street traffic lights

It’s a funny thing, but sometimes you half expect cyclists to be some homogenous bunch of people all wearing the same, fitting certain stereotypes. But, actually cyclists prove to be  pretty good cross section of society. (unless you turn up at a time trial, where 70% of entrants will be old men )

At Broad Street

nice and cool

Beating the traffic. The joy of segregated cycle lanes.

The Fast Lane and time to chat.

High Street

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A few photos of cycling around Oxford. The Sheldonian, The Bridge of Sighs, Longwall street

The other view towards Bridge of Sighs

Magdalen Roundabout

Christ Church cathedral