Most people who cycle into town do so because it makes the most sense given the various options of travel. When deciding how to travel, we examine: Relative Cost Enjoyment / fear of danger Time Taken Convenience (e.g. can we park near our destination) Do we have to carry waterproofs) To encourage cycling, you need […]

I’m writing an economics revision guide on transport so am finding some statistics from UK ONS. Others include air, cycling, motorbikes Cost of Motoring Since 1985, the cost of public transport has been increasing faster than overall motoring costs. I believe in the 1960s and 1970s, the real cost of motoring fell (unfortunately I can’t […]

Road bikes have advanced a lot in recent years, but, the essential aspects of a good road bike remain the same. These are some of the most important things to bear in mind when choosing a road bike. Frame It is easy to upgrade components, but, more difficult to upgrade a frame. Therefore, buy the […]

(more Oxford photos of this location) Knee a little better, but still just plodding into town. When you’re mainly cycling with one leg, steep hills suddenly take on a different complexion. It’s not often I get off and walk up a hill… went to watch the rowing on the river. Lots of people cycling along […]

A few weeks ago, I posted about Cycle helmet cameras, after seeing ta BBC video. Since then I’ve often been conscious of all the videos I could have produced if I had been wearing a cycle helmet camera. You see all kinds of crazy things on the road. I’m sure quite a few could have […]

Often my non-cycling friends look at my bike set up as if it was some medieval instrument of torture. Yet looks can be deceptive, small saddles can actually be more comfortable than large padded seats. Whatever, kind of cycling you do it is good to maximise comfort as this will inspire you to keep riding. […]

When you get the cycling bug and get into a flow of training, it’s pretty hard when it comes to a shuddering halt because of some, even minor, injury. I find I have to lose some enthusiasm for cycling, at least for racing and training. If you maintain tremendous eagerness, then it becomes very frustrating. […]

Bit of a dodgy knee this week so have had to withdraw from first two races of year. I thought it was just the kind of niggle you could ride through, but after a short 20 mile ride it was quite painful the next day. (it was a different niggle to discomfort in knee) I […]

1. is there anything I can do now to help develop my muscles like squats or weight training? Personally, I have never really got into weight training. Though, quite a few pro-cyclists do use gym work to help boost leg strength. Another option to improve leg strength is to ride in a very high gear […]

The office of national statistics produce figures on the fatality rates per billion Km travelled. These are from ONS Social Trends vol 40 Fatality Rates by Mode of Transport per billion passenger Km. 2008 Motorcycle 88.8 Walking 30.9 Bicycle 24.2 Car 1.9 Van 0.5 Bus or coach 0.1 Rail 0.3 Water 0.9 What does this […]