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December 11th, 2009 — cycling photos
The Joy of Three
Another blog, I’d like to feature this week is ecovelo.info. It’s run by Alan and Michael who are hoping to make a contribution to a better environment by promoting the bike as a primary means of transport. There’s some great photos which put cycling in a very positive light.
The long road ahead
The Art of Bike Photography
Autumnal cycling
December 5th, 2009 — bikes, cycling photos
Bike Art - Lake
Just wanted to feature an excellent blog I came across. Lovely Bicycle.blogspot has some great photos of bike culture and vintage bikes.
Joy of Cycling
“Entirely frivolous and self-indulgent, this weblog has no agenda. I just think that cycling is cool and that bicycles are beautiful.”
I love the blog’s mission statement
By River
Sunset
Retro Bike by Vienna
Thanks to lovely.bicycle for use of pictures
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October 28th, 2009 — cycling photos
Spiderman on a Bike
Just in case you need evidence that Super heroes use bicycles.
August 24th, 2009 — commuting, cycling, cycling photos
A cycle path of sorts
There are quite a few cycle lanes in Oxford which I try to avoid if possible. An example, is the cycle path on Botley Road. Firstly it is on the pavement with a white line down the middle. This means there is risk of collision with pedestrians using the pavement. I tried cycling once and often got stuck behind people walking. I didn’t want to ask them to move, as there wasn’t really anyway for them to go and I felt the pavement was really for them.
However, the main thing I dislike about this cycle path is you have to negotiate about 15 side streets in the space of 1 mile. In theory, you have to give way to traffic turning. This involves stopping and make sure no traffic is turning into the road. It’s irritating to have to stop so frequently and it feels more unsafe.
Don’t forget to give way every 20 yards.
Checking for turning traffic
August 6th, 2009 — bikes, cycling photos
Finishing work
Rush hour around 1900, people cycling home from work.
Cycle Race Kings Sutton
Cycle Race in Kings Sutton 1909. Looks like they are racing on grass. At the time, racing on the roads was not really allowed
School Children 1920s
School children in the 1920s, note the state of the road! At least some things have got much better. School, Bucknell, Oxfordshire, England
An early child carriage
The Rev. A.R. Ezard taking his two child by bike in Oxford
Properly Dressed
I don’t know what the Edwardians would have made of the modern triathlon outfit, with cut away shoulders e.t.c. Obviously, being properly dressed was considered more important than aerodynamics.
August 3rd, 2009 — cycling photos
Delivery on Bike
Getting directions by mobile. Or is it a text to ask Would you like Cheddar cheese or Wensledale?
Nice Basket
Eat Sand
Little and large
Bringing back bike from Cycle Repair shop. I often have this dilemma. How to take a bike to bike shop to get repaired without using car. Get the bus, or push a second bike along.
July 23rd, 2009 — cycling photos
Single Speed Cycling
Waiting for lights
Summer Cycling
Tejvan Looking over Shoulder
Cycling to School
Well dressed for cycling.
June 10th, 2009 — cycling photos
An Oxford college porter displays great dexterity in dismounting from bike
A cool way to get to nursery school
Well dressed for the commute into town
On The way to the Exams
June 3rd, 2009 — cycling photos
A few random shots from people waiting at traffic lights. This looks like a family who all hired identical bikes from a bike shop.
Waiting at Lights
Full Basket and handlebars like a Raleigh chopper
Time for a Chat. Waiting at traffic lights can be quite social
Getting a Head Start
The guy with a tie, looked very relaxed waiting at the lights, but others can’t resist temptation to keep going.
Traffic lights were invented by William L Potts, of Detroit, Michigan, who was a police officer. He based it on lights for trains. Traffic lights were used to try and deal with the ever increasing number of cars on the road and the congestion that they were creating. The first traffic light was installed in Detroit in 1920. Within a year Detroit had installed 15 traffic lights and his invention soon took off around the world.
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June 1st, 2009 — cycling photos
Tricycle Championships Belgium
From World Tricycle Championships in Belgium
Tricycle Championships
For those who might feel the Penny Farthing looks a little unstable, why not try a tricycle? In the UK and on the continent this particular branch of cycling has a few ardent followers. There are quite a few keen tricyclists I see competing in UK time trials.
Tricycle
The 1880’s were the peak years of tricycle sport. However the introduction of the two wheeler ’safety bike’ with equal sized wheels and rubber tyres in the early 1890’s nearly marked the end of tricycle sport as people chose the faster, cheaper and easier to ride bikes.
In 1928, the UK tricycle association was formed and this helped tricycle sport to take off again and in the UK there are regular tricycle competitions in Great Britain. From 1998 onwards World Championships are organised in France and Belgium.
The UK Road Race association keeps many tricycle records including place to place events such as Lands End to John o Groats.
I have never actually ridden a tricycle but, I’m told they are great fun. The important thing is learning how to lean with the bike. If turning left you have to lean over your left wheel to prevent it going up in the air. With tricycles you can go as slow as you want without risk of falling off. But at higher speeds you have to be careful to keep the balance over the wheel you are turning into.
