Sluts, flypasts, naked bike rides and penny farthings
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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We salute the awesome might of Brixton Cycles!
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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A right royal Critical Mass bike ride, London
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. 0
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Good Friday Open Day at the Herne Hill Velodrome
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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Herne Hill Velodrome Cycling Film Night – photos
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. 0
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Critical Mass bike ride, London Feb 2011
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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We salute the London TFL/Barclays cycle hire scheme
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
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 …
Read MorePetition for Bikes on Trains – please sign
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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Hail the Auto Cycle! (vintage bike with motor)
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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Feel the lycra!
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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