There are quite a few different options for buying a bike. Bike Shop Bike Zone Oxford. A good place to buy a bike. Not all local bike shops are the same. Some will specialise in selling cheap hybrid bicycles and have little knowledge of road bikes. It is harder to find a shop which specialises [...]
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Organising a Cycle Race
Sunday was a different kind of cycle event for me. Rather than rolling up and riding around as usual, I was organising a 10 mile Time Trial on the H10/181. (Witney bypass in normal language) How much cake to buy? is one of the great dilemma’s of being a race organiser. I bought too many [...]
Red Lights and the Lemming Effect
There were 15 cyclists waiting for this light change. Not one jumped through red-light- if nothing else you would have to weave through a lot of other cyclists to go ahead. But, if no-one else is around, the % going through red is higher. With too much time on my hands, I thought I’d [...]
Mavic Ksyrium SL Review
I have been using a pair of Mavic Ksyrium SL wheels for 3-4 years. They are a very good road clincher wheelset. Light, stiff and look very good on the bike. The first thing about the wheels is that they look pretty impressive with shiny silver and flat spokes. A rarity amongst wheels, they will [...]
Stats on Cycling Through Red Lights
An interesting report from Transport for London about the % of cyclists who actually cycle through red lights in London. Report on Cycling stats TFL pdf Transport for London Conducted a survey at 5 different locations around London and marked the number of cyclists who went through red lights. Total Cyclists who ran red light – [...]
Patience – A Difficult Virtue for Athletes
It is said that it’s much easier to give advice than to take it. I thought after recent accident and blood clot, I should take it fairly easy. But, the leg seemed to have fully recovered, and you soon forget about the past and your own advice. I was out cycling towards Brill on my [...]
10 Irritating Types of Cyclists
Irritating types of cyclists, could include: Any cyclist with a better bike than you. Any cyclist who overtakes you on a hill and says ‘jolly nice day’ pretending not to be even out of breath. Any cyclist who is faster than you. Any cyclist who pretends to never do any training, but still manages to [...]
Bicycle Sting Operations
Bike theft is one of the most demoralising aspects of cycling. There is a real epidemic of bike theft in the UK. It is estimated a bicycle is stolen every minute and less than 5% of those are returned to their owners. There is a total of around 500,000 bike thefts a year – a figure [...]
Cycling: A Question of Perspective
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Is the glass half full or half-empty? Is cycling a status symbol or old fashioned means of transport 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 [...]
Graeme Obree’s World Speed Record
Graeme Obree will be soon attempting to break the World human powered speed record on a home built bike. After a break from the sport where he become world champion (4Km pursuit), Obree talks about his motivation for coming back and attempting to go for this unique record and new challenge: “So I thought to [...]
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