Wrapped Up For Winter

By on December 13, 2009 in cycling
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Eco Velo

Eco Velo

By on December 11, 2009 in cycling photos

The Joy of Three Another blog, I’d like to feature this week is ecovelo.info. It’s run by Alan and Michael who are hoping to make a contribution to a better environment by promoting the bike as a primary means of transport. There’s some great photos which put cycling in a very positive light. The long […]

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Cycling 100 Miles

By on December 10, 2009 in training

After a gap of over 2 years, I finally managed a 100 mile cycle ride. It took 5 hrs 20 mins. It was fairly quick until the last 10 miles home into a headwind, which felt very sluggish. The first 40 miles I cycled towards Cirencester on fairly flat roads. Probably the highlight was taking […]

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Good Habits / Bad Habits Cycling

By on December 9, 2009 in cycling

Clean the Bike There is a law about cleaning your bike. Either you do it the moment you get in the house, or you leave it for later. If you leave it for later, of course, you never do. That is until the middle of January when the bike is so covered in layers of […]

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The Smallest Cycle Lane

The Smallest Cycle Lane

By on December 6, 2009 in cycling

Photo by Phil D, flickr I’ve seen some crazy cycle lanes in my time, but, this might have record of shortest bike lane. Not much use for a tandem…. This cycle lane may be longer, but, it is cunningly disguised as a wildlife nature reserve (outside Oxford)

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Bike as Art

By on December 5, 2009 in bikes, cycling photos

Just wanted to feature an excellent blog I came across. Lovely Bicycle.blogspot has some great photos of bike culture and vintage bikes. “Entirely frivolous and self-indulgent, this weblog has no agenda. I just think that cycling is cool and that bicycles are beautiful.” I love the blog’s mission statement By River Sunset Thanks to lovely.bicycle […]

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Hanging on to the Bunch

Hanging on to the Bunch

By on December 4, 2009 in cycling

by Phil Gayford flickr That horrible feeling as the bunch creates a distance to you. You know you have to close it down quick or it will get harder and harder.

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Cycling Weekly

By on December 3, 2009 in cycling

I’ve had an on off relationship with Cycling Weekly for a number of years. When I first got into cycling as a teenager, I used to devour Cycling Weekly every week, even including the adverts at the back. (I just longed for the day I could afford a 731 frame with Shimano Dura Ace, and […]

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Hidden Bike Paths

Hidden Bike Paths

By on December 2, 2009 in cycling

I’ve been cycling down Cowley Road for nearly 10 years. Yet, last month though was the first time, I used a cycle path that was running parallel to it. I really enjoyed it because Cowley Road is one of those intense roads where you feel almost claustrophobic squeezing in between buses, parked cars and impatient […]

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Common Sense Laws and the Letter of the Law

Common Sense Laws and the Letter of the Law

By on December 1, 2009 in cycling

We need rules to govern the roads. Before, speed limits and other regulations, the fatality rate on the roads was significantly higher. Before the 1930s, the roads were left to the freedom of people who used them and they were death traps. Whilst laws are generally very good, the problem is that they can only […]

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Best Mudguards for Road Bike

Best Mudguards for Road Bike

By on November 29, 2009 in bikes, equipment

I got my first mudguards when I joined a cycling club (Otley CC). I soon learnt that on winter training rides, mudguards were an absolute essential for club riding. 1 or 2 times riding at the back of the pack and you soon get the idea. The first mudguards I got were the traditional mudguard […]

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