Archive | July, 2009

Bicycle posters

By on 31/07/2009 in Cycling accessories

Here is a collection of high quality bike posters that was requested by Jose who emailed me asking where is a good place to buy cycling posters.

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Coming to a pedal powered cinema near you..

By on 30/07/2009 in News

Lucy from Oxfam e-mailed me about this yesterday and it is easily one of the coolest ideas I have heard of. The best part is its happening right here in London. The climate change film Age of Stupid is being shown on Thursday the 6th of August at Laban Dance College (Directions). The aim of [...]

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What you want to know about..

By on 24/07/2009 in Blogging

I recently asked you what type of post you wanted on London Cyclist. Well the surprising results are in.. Before I dive into the results I was impressed with the number of you that voted – so many thanks to everyone that did, I really appreciate you helping to shape the future of this site.  [...]

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Asda has the UK’s cheapest bike. The downside is: it will put you off cycling

By on 23/07/2009 in News

Asda, one of the UK’s largest supermarkets, now boldly claims to have the UK’s cheapest bike. However, a Guardian newspaper review is less than complementary. It compares the riding experience to going to the cinema and having someone kick the back of your seat all the way though the film. The list of flaws are [...]

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Start of the day for a cyclist

By on 18/07/2009 in Humour

I really enjoyed Fat Cyclist’s (3rd in our Top 50 bike blogs list) post with his morning routine for getting out of the door and onto the bike. So I thought I would share my experience: 8.30 Wake up to the sweet melodies of my favourite Bloc Party song that has since been ruined due [...]

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TfL hoping to educate through new cycle safety video

By on 16/07/2009 in News

This post is hot off the heels of a recent survey I have been running (You still have a chance to leave your opinion here) that so far shows that a lot of people want me to keep everyone up to date on London cycling news. I’ll keep this post brief as I am at [...]

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I need your help..

By on 15/07/2009 in Blogging

It seems reasonable to me that I should be writing about things that you guys want to hear about. Therefore I have put together this very quick poll that it would be hugely helpful to me if you could contribute to. What would you like to see more of?polling If the poll does not show [...]

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The arm against harm an innovative idea to protect those cycling in London

By on 14/07/2009 in Humour

What annoys you as a cyclist? Is it the n00b things other cyclists do? Is it getting wolf whistled at and having men trying to look up your skirt while you cycle? Is it the dogs that attack you as you try to get from a to b? Or perhaps for you its the cars [...]

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Three simple fixes that will make your bike riding more of a pleasure

By on 13/07/2009 in Bicycle maintenance

Picture this: you are cycling along on your bike and you can hear funny noises coming near the chain. As you are wondering what is going on you come to an intersection and need to slow down. You hit the brakes and you hear a terrible sound like metal grinding on the bike wheel. After [...]

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What the 12 cycle superhighways mean for London Cyclists

By on 07/07/2009 in News

In less than a year cyclists in London will be able to cycle along the first two cycle superhighways. Their aim is to provide a safe and direct route into the city centre to cyclists. Is this a major cycling revolution or is it just a normal bike lane with a lick of blue paint [...]

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What I’ve been reading

By on 06/07/2009 in News

Inspired by Treadly and Me’s speedlinking this is the start of a monthly series where I roundup blog and news headlines that have been of interest. Cycling in London is up, but do we have Boris to thank? Sold out summer of cycling – an indepth review of the Boris cycling initiatives by Boris Watch [...]

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