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Amsterdam photos: canals, architecture, bars, bikes and an old submarine
art / news / photos / Places / railways

Amsterdam photos: canals, architecture, bars, street scenes, bikes and an old submarine

Mon 25th November, 2019Tue 1st June, 2021 - by editor - Leave a Comment

After my previous attempt to get to Amsterdam was thwarted by heavy snow and cancelled flights, I finally made it over the Netherlands’ capital and grabbed some photos on my …

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Critical Mass celebrates its 20th anniversary with a huge central London ride
London / photos / Places

Critical Mass celebrates its 20th anniversary with a huge central London ride

Mon 28th April, 2014 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Cheekily often described as as an ‘unorganised coincidence’ of cyclists,  Critical Mass has seen a monthly gathering of cyclists pedalling their way around central London, and last Friday’s big ride marked the 20th anniversary of …

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Stop The Killing Of Cyclists - Die-In and Vigil at TfL HQ in London, Friday 29th Nov
London / Places

Stop The Killing Of Cyclists – Die-In and Vigil at TfL HQ in London, Friday 29th Nov

Wed 27th November, 2013 - by editor - 2 Comments.

After six deaths in the space of two weeks this month, London’s cyclists are fighting back and have called a major protest to put pressure on  Transport for London to make …

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London Nocturne 2013 bike races in central London
London / photos / Places

Photos of the London Nocturne 2013 bike races in central London

Tue 11th June, 2013Tue 11th June, 2013 - by editor - Leave a Comment

There was glorious sunshine, Penny Farthings hurtling around the track, folding bike races and some top notch professional  cyclists to be seen at the 2013 London Nocturne – plus the …

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Herne Hill Velodrome future secured with new investment
Brixton / London / Places

Herne Hill Velodrome secures its future with new investment. Huzzah!

Thu 31st January, 2013Thu 31st January, 2013 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I’m a big fan of the Herne Hill Velodrome and I was well chuffed to learn today that it’s received more funding to improve the once-crumbling stadium.

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Barclays Cycle Hire scheme - those hefty price increases in full
London / Places

Barclays Cycle Hire scheme in London – those hefty price increases in full

Mon 19th November, 2012Mon 19th November, 2012 - by editor - 4 Comments.

I’ve been a huge fan of the ‘Boris Bikes’ cycle hire scheme in London, but am disheartened to see the huge increase in fees coming next year.

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Cycooldelic Cycles, Brixton Road, Brixton - old school bike shop for the cycling cognoscenti
Brixton / London / Places

Cycooldelic Bike Hub, Brixton Road, Brixton – bicycle recycling for the local community

Fri 26th October, 2012Fri 26th October, 2012 - by editor - 1 Comment

Situated on Brixton Road (close to JAMM), it’s hard not to miss the brightly coloured exterior of the Cycooldelic Bike Hub.

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Barclays Boris Bikes go east and west, Brixton left out in the cold
Brixton / London / Places

Barclays Boris Bikes go east and west this Thursday, Brixton left out in the cold

Tue 6th March, 2012 - by editor - 2 Comments.

Those lucky bastards in trendy East London are set to enjoy the benefits of Barclays bikes, as the hire scheme extends into Tower Hamlets, including Canary Wharf and North Shoreditch in Hackney, this Thursday.

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More bike locking tips: watch these videos and protect your bike!

Tue 8th November, 2011Mon 20th May, 2013 - by editor - 3 Comments.

Yesterday’s article about how to protect your bike from thieves turned out to be so popular, I’ve decided to post up a follow-up piece with some video showing how best …

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Brixton / Places

Here’s what happens when you don’t lock your bike properly outside Brixton tube

Mon 7th November, 2011Fri 13th May, 2016 - by editor - 18 Comments.

Seen clinging lifelessly to one of the bike racks outside Brixton tube station yesterday was this heavily plundered bike, bereft of its wheels. The owner had made the foolish mistake of only locking the …

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London / Places

Halloween London Critical Mass ride shows solidarity with Occupy London

Sat 29th October, 2011Sun 30th October, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

October’s Critical Mass bike ride around the capital took in both of the current Occupy London sites at St Paul’s and Finsbury Square. Here’s a few photos of the ride, …

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Cardiff’s Oybike street bike hire scheme continues to grow

Fri 12th August, 2011Fri 12th August, 2011 - by editor - 3 Comments.

It’s not a patch on the sophisticated ‘Boris Bikes’ scheme that covers a large chunk of central London, but it’s great to see Cardiff’s more modest OyBike bike rental system …

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London / Places

London’s Boris Bikes speed past their first birthday, TfL celebrate with a feast o’facts

Sat 30th July, 2011Fri 29th July, 2011 - by editor - 3 Comments.

Today sees the first birthday of the ‘Boris Bike’ scheme in London, with Transport for London celebrating the occasion by announcing a westward expansion while scooping up another £25 million in sponsorship …

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London / photos / Places

Penny Farthing races in the heart of the city: London Nocturne 2011

Tue 14th June, 2011Tue 14th June, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Wrapping up my photos from an all-action Saturday afternoon in London (Slutwalk followed by the Naked Bike Ride followed by this cycling event at Smithfield), is this selection of snaps …

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London / photos / Places

London Naked Bike Ride 2011 – all the wobbly bits in a full photo report

Tue 14th June, 2011Tue 14th June, 2011 - by editor - 5 Comments.

Straight after the Slutwalk on Saturday was the London Naked Bike Ride 2011 – and once again there was a massive turnout of over a thousand nude or semi naked cyclists …

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London / photos / Places

Sluts, flypasts, naked bike rides and penny farthings

Sun 12th June, 2011Mon 13th June, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

There can’t be many places on this planet that have so many great things going on for free, and yesterday London excelled itself. My first stop was over to Piccadilly to …

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Brixton / Places

We salute the awesome might of Brixton Cycles!

Wed 4th May, 2011Wed 4th May, 2011 - by editor - 4 Comments.

Opening  in January 1983, the first premises for Brixton Cycles was on Coldharbour Lane, conveniently opposite the Prince Albert pub. The business has been run as a co-op since the offset, …

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London / Places

A right royal Critical Mass bike ride, London

Sat 30th April, 2011Sat 30th April, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

After the country had finished working itself into a right regal lather over the ruddy royal wedding, a Critical Mass took place in central London.

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Brixton / Places

Good Friday Open Day at the Herne Hill Velodrome

Fri 22nd April, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

We spent a lovely couple of hours at the Herne Hill Velodrome today, with their Good Friday Open Day offering track races, jumble sales, bike polo and more. Here’s some photos …

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Brixton / Places

Herne Hill Velodrome Cycling Film Night – photos

Mon 18th April, 2011 - by editor - 2 Comments.

Last night, a free evening event was put on at the Herne Hill Velodrome, with the classic cycling movie ‘Belleville Rendez-vous’ being shown on a bike-powered screen and PA.

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London / Places

Critical Mass bike ride, London Feb 2011

Mon 28th February, 2011Sun 27th February, 2011 - by editor - 2 Comments.

Assembling on the last Friday of every month underneath Waterloo Bridge, central London, Critical Mass is an ‘unorganised coincidence’ which involves a lot of cyclists all deciding to cycle the …

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London / Places

We salute the London TFL/Barclays cycle hire scheme

Tue 21st September, 2010Tue 21st September, 2010 - by editor - 7 Comments.

Keen to catch up with the Pope protest on Saturday, I had my first go on the Barclays/TFL bike hire scheme, hopping on a free bike and dashing across town …

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Helmond photos, The Netherlands

Wed 22nd April, 2009 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Some more photos from our pedalling around this pleasant small city in the southern Netherlands. The crazy cube houses (Kubuswoningen) in Helmond, designed by the Dutch structuralist architect Piet Blom …

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railways / stuff

Petition for Bikes on Trains – please sign

Mon 16th February, 2009 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Please sign! Currently there is no minimum requirement for train operators to carry bicycles and each operator has a different set of rules and booking procedures. This makes the system …

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stuff

Hail the Auto Cycle! (vintage bike with motor)

Sun 4th January, 2009 - by editor - 4 Comments.

We were on Box Hill this weekend and there were some lovely, super-expensive, drool-inducing road bikes with state-of-the-art gearing and featherweight frames, but this was the one I *hearted* the …

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photos / stuff

Feel the lycra!

Fri 13th April, 2007 - by editor - Leave a Comment

While rummaging around in my woefully disorganised pile of old photos, I came across this one of me in full cycling regalia. I used to do a lot of cycling …

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