Longwall Street Off to play Rugby Nice clear roads And good weather Caption contest

A Great way to cycle to work. A rather thin bike lane. Maybe works if the car is an old fashioned mini. At least it reminds motorists cyclists have a right to be on road. Don’t drink and cycle – you may spill your coffee. Car parking and bike parking. cycle path by river Some […]

Flavio Zappi in his cafe Flavio Zappi has launched a new cycling club based from his cafe in Walton Street, Oxford. The club is open to all cyclists from triathletes to sportive riders and road racers. Flavio is also planning  to be entering a team for riding in the Premier Calender Road series in 2010. […]

This weekend I was ‘up north’ for the hill climb season. Three hills in two day. It was an interesting experience. Otley CC Hill Climb Guise Cliff, Pateley Bridge On Saturday, the wind was upto 30-40mph. On the top of the Nidderdale Moors it felt nearer to 40-50mph. Defending National Champion Matt Clinton, got blown […]

In previous posts, I examined how much space cars give bikes. I came across a couple of links which made me go back to the issue. The first is a study by Dr Walker, whose research was published in the journal Accident Analysis & Prevention [link] Using an electronic measuring device, he found that when […]

Cycling a good way to lose weight. I was intrigued by these figures I found in a book Cycle for Life, by Nicole Cooke. According to these calculations the calories burned per hour in cycling varies considerably depending on effort / speed. Calories Used Per Hour In Cycling 10mph – 133 15mph – 349 20mph […]

Readers Question: What is the best way to climb a hill that is steep at first but near the top really eases off? I usually ease in on the less steep part and then attack the last part of the steep section but my speed dies on the less steep section:( Really enjoy the info:(from […]

Climbing in the seat, good for long steady climbs With the hill climb season round the corner, I am switching my training to lots of interval sessions up hills. The idea of racing up hills is not everyone’s cup of tea, but, whatever form of cycling you take up (save moving to Holland) you will […]

Last week, I highlighted an excellent cycle path. So I was disappointed that in the past week, a cycle path has appeared in Blackbird Leys, which again displays the councils lack of awareness about cycling. The problem with the cycle path is that they can’t decide whether to put cyclists on the road or on […]

I’ve written about this before (Should helmet use be made compulsory?) But, I’m against making helmet use compulsory by law. The Association of Paediatric Emergency Medicine has just voted to officially call for a change in British law to make it compulsory for cyclists under 16 years of age to wear a helmet. The Association […]