We share the road with a variety of other users. In Oxford we have everything from Refuse collection lorries, innumerable double decker buses, to packs of tourists who follow a small umbrella of the tour guide oblivious to any passing traffic. If you wanted you could very easily get frustrated with tourists who pack into […]

Don’t fancy rolling around in the mud of cyclo cross or tackling Kirkstone Pass the steep way? Are you bemused by lycra clad, out of breath, shaven legs cyclists speeding past? Is your idea of a good cycle ride, two miles around a lake? Would you like a cycle hire scheme which enables the you […]

The iconic Penny Farthing. “When I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not despair for the human race.” – H.G. Wells. When Was the Bike Invented? 1817 – The Running Machine. Invented by German Baron Karl von Drais, this had no pedals no chains, but two wheels. It was propelled by pushing feet […]

A new bike auction site – Going Going Bike offers a dedicated bike auction site. It looks good and I like the efforts to deter thieves with the bike certificate of ownership initiative. There is no upfront fee only 5% of final selling price. I am often reluctant to sell bikes, because you can lose […]

There are some days, when you can feel quite vulnerable pedalling a lonely furrow amidst the stream of passing cars and lorries. This week has been a salutatory reminder of the dangers on our road. Wednesday, I went for a 70 mile cycle ride to High Wycombe; where-ever I cycled I seemed to come across […]

(A cunning anti theft device, as soon as it touches the ground, the alarm sounds.) Last year 23,000 bikes were reported stolen in London, an average of 63 per day — up 30 per cent on last year, with unreported thefts estimated to add another 40,000 to 60,000. A recent survey found that 1 in […]

(Bonn Square, Queens Street Oxford. Cyclists allowed between 6pm – 1am. Buses allowed all the time. So Cycling made it even to the pages of the Economist this week. There I was falling asleep between reading about budget deficits and austerity packages, (I am an economist by trade) and the Economist has a short piece […]

In a way Bradford is my home town. I went to school at Bradford Grammar and used to visit Bradford for shopping, and even worked in a stockbrokers office for a couple of weeks for work experience (yes, there really was a stockbrokers in Bradford). For a long time I haven’t visited Bradford, I remember […]

First bike, curly blonde hair, stylish tricycle, feet don’t quite reach the pedals, mum these green pinstripe trousers are  cool! Who would have thought he would have turned out like he did? Tejvan aged 3 on a tricycle My next bike was a bmx, I think

Once you have found an energy drink which works well for you, it is advisable to stick with it. Sometimes, I will test others, like recently Science in Sport. Variety is good too. But, I have always enjoyed the neutral flavour High 5 Energy Drinks.  My favourite drink is water, which explains why I prefer […]