The Virtual Museutte has produced an authoritative list of the great cyclists of the modern era. Using a certain points scoring system, he came up with a top 25 list here: I’ll just mention the top 10, but, you can see the rest on his site: Eddy Merckx “The Cannibal”, Belgium (1966-1978) Total points: 410.50 […]

It’s a tough time to be a cyclist at the moment. Every morning, we seem to be faced with either ice or snow. Since coming off early in the year, I’m reluctant to go out when I can see patches of ice still on the road. I did manage to cycle into work last Friday […]

Back in 1998, Tom Lynch was working as an ambulanceman in London. He was on an emergency call out and stuck in traffic. It was then he had the idea – why am I here? I would be able to get to the accident much quicker if I was on a bike. By 2000, he […]

There’s nothing like a patch of ice, to remind you of how unstable a bike can be. Before you can say, ‘that looks pretty slippy’, you’ll be  unceremoniously thrown to the ground with a torn trouser, injured pride and a damaged bike. Having said that I haven’t fallen off very often. In the past 30,000 […]

Whilst in Malaysia I met a good sub 2.30 marathon runner who takes a largely raw food diet. At meal times he would eat about 3-4 plates full of fruit. He says at home he eats 10 bananas a day. He is not completely rigid and does supplement his diet with a little rice e.t.c. […]

When fog descends it can leave cyclists vulnerable, especially because we often don’t take lights or high reflective clothing in the middle of the day. This picture shows how difficult cyclists can be to spot when it is foggy. In winter I always leave lights on my bike for unexpected periods of greyness. Picture by […]

Getting the right bike size and build is essential for a comfortable ride and enjoyable riding experience. Sometimes when taking photos of people in Oxford, I cringe at how bad the position looks. (The other thing which causes consternation is seeing how many people pedal with the balls of the feet rather than just below […]

Fortunately or unfortunately, I studied PPE (politics, philosophy, Economics) at university which involved a course in social history and class politics. I have always been fascinated by concepts of class, especially within the UK. For example in Cutteslowe, Oxford, the residents of a private road built a wall to divide themselves from the new ‘council […]

A couple riding a tandem. As taking their photography I couldn’t help hear part of their conversation. “compared to your daughter you…..” And they cycled off into the distance, leaving us uncertain whether the tandem is an extension of marital bliss or an extension of a nagging wife. Tandems are great fun. They can be […]