Recently a reader asked for any tips on good value winter cycle clothing. Over the years I’ve tested and used a huge variety of winter clothes. These are some of the best options for staying relatively dry and warm in winter, without breaking the bank. I’ve never been inspired to spend a lot on winter […]
Fastest Bike Change
I love this video from the world championships. I keep looking at it trying to work out how it’s done. Jauregui from Jacky Durand on Vimeo. I also love the way the French bike mechanic laughs afterwards saying ‘ I really don’t know how that happened’!
Cycling Stats in UK
Cycle Rates in UK Summary Cycling on the road in the UK has increased 12% up the last 10 years (using 3 year rolling average). The biggest increase has been on surfaces other than the road. The % Cycling ‘mainly on the road’ has fallen from 46% (2002) to 40% 2009 London has seen the […]
Cat & Fiddle Hill Climb
The Cat & Fiddle is one of the longest hill climbs in England. It’s not the longest continuous climb because there are a few brief sections of downhill. But, from the start to finish, it is 6.6 miles (or just over 10 Km.) It climbs east out of Macclesfield toward Buxton and the Derbyshire border. […]
Cyclists, Extras, Violinist and how not to overtake a cyclist
Extras waiting to take part in a film set. The thing with Oxford is that nearly every British film, tv series seems to want to take some shots in the famous city. There have been so many murders in Inspector Morse, you must wonder if there’s any academics left…. I remember once watching a film […]
Think About Cyclists
The Department of Transport has launched a Think Campaign for cyclists and motorists – similar to the Think campaign used for motorcyclists. Cycling is relatively safe, but according to the D o T still has the second highest KSI rate per billion passenger miles travelled of any road user group. (death rates per bn km) […]
Public Space – People, Bicycles and Cars
A couple of interesting blogs about the relative space taken up by people, bicycles and cars. Firstly, the Cycling embassy of Great Britain has a good post on use of public space in Amsterdam. Look at the photos and weep. Question: Why does no-one in Amsterdam wear a helmet? Question: Would you prefer to cycle […]
Ray Booty
Just a brief mention for one of the great British Time triallists of the post war period – Ray Booty, who sadly passed away recently. Ray Booty was most famous for riding the first 100 miles in under 4 hours in 1956 A considerable achievement in the days before tribars and aero equipment (most of […]
Cycling Photos at the Crossroads
Waiting at lights. Good views Nice and Bright Beware reversing lorries. More fun that an SUV any day. I wish I went to school on something like that. The corner of Broad Street is a good place to take photos. Broad street is a no through road so traffic is relatively light and encourages […]
Guinness World Records Cycling
Some Guinness world records about cycling. Most Vertical Distance Climbed in 24 Hours The record for the most vertical metres cycled in 24 hours is 20,049.9 m (65,780 ft 4 in) and was achieved by Horst and Gernot Turnowsky (both Austrian) at the Rinnegger highway, from Weinitzen to St. Radegund, Graz-Umgebund, Austria, from 30 June […]
Great Aromas of Cycling
The sense of smell is something we tend to forget, but unconsciously is always there. It’s certainly not the first thing you think about with regard to cycling. It’s more of a visual feast – the peleton strung out alongside an immaculate French vineyard or the visual pain of seeing cyclists with knee high black […]
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Cat & Fiddle hill climb 2013
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