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Videos of Oxford Cycling 1951 and Present Day

By on October 29, 2011 in oxford

A charming little video of Oxford cycling in 1951 from Pathe News. In those days cycles were even more numerous than now. It looks like cycles were the main means of transport. The video clip seems to pick up on the problem of finding sufficient places to park (reminiscent of Amsterdam today). It looks like [...]

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12 Recent Photos of Oxford Cyclists

By on September 19, 2011 in cycling, oxford

Going about their business. A cyclists carries flowers and women pushes her child around.

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Abandoned Bicycles

Abandoned Bicycles

By on September 7, 2010 in bikes, oxford

Oxford has a high rate of cycling, but, it must have one of the highest rates of abandoned bikes in the country. I guess, in Oxford, there are many temporary students who lock a bike and then go back home. I think there is even a Flickr group dedicated to the abandoned bicycles of Oxford. [...]

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