Archive | December, 2009

Splashing the cash on bike upgrades

By on 09/12/2009 in Bicycle maintenance

Ever so often a bike needs a bit of love to be kept running smoothly and to keep providing a comfortable ride free of annoying noises. So recently I got myself down to the local bike shop and picked up: New lock New chain New brake cables New brake pads New chain cleaning tool Well, [...]

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What I know about Swiss Cottage..

By on 08/12/2009 in Blogging

Despite having had a very bad nights sleep I’m very excited about having moved house yesterday into Swiss Cottage. Of course, as anyone who has moved house before will know, I was feeling a bit nervous. This was mainly because I had not yet seen the house I was minutes away from moving into so [...]

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£100 fines for London’s Cyclists

By on 07/12/2009 in News

What reward do you get for cycling in London? Well, under new proposals by Westminster Council you could be fined £100 (up from £30) for doing the things cyclists sometimes do. These include: Jumping red lights Riding on the pavement Ignoring one way signs   It doesn’t matter if the traffic light has absolutely no [...]

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Alastair Humphreys book review – the ultimate armchair adventure?

By on 04/12/2009 in Cycling accessories

How does cycling through drug producing Colombia or war torn Sudan sound? How about cycling in temperatures ranging from –40 degrees Celsius to 50 degrees? Being away from home for 4 years sleeping in a tent by the side of the road and covering 46,000 miles around the world on a bike. All along the [...]

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Why I love my local bike shop

By on 03/12/2009 in Features

Have you found yourself a good local bike shop yet? If you haven’t then you don’t know what you’re missing out on. Above is just some of the bits I have picked up recently. When I got to the local bike shop I know the advice I will get and the parts I will be [...]

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Cyclist gift ideas

By on 01/12/2009 in Cycling accessories

By the end of this post you will have some great ideas of what gift to get a cyclist or if you are like myself what to ask for!

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