Archive | March, 2010

Best of the web – March

By on 31/03/2010 in Blogging

Best of the web is a London Cyclist monthly series that highlights the best cycling content from around the web. We go out there and find all of the best bits so you don’t have to! From London Cyclist London Cycle Routes – eBook was successfully launched this month and so far there have been [...]

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Using GPS coordinates for cycling

By on 30/03/2010 in Cycling tips

With the release of the London Cycle Routes eBook the most common question I’ve had is: “How do you get your hair to look so good even though you cycled here?” Oh wait, no, that’s not it. The question I get asked is: “Andreas, thanks so much for the eBook, it is awesome, but how [...]

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New underground Evans Cycles store opens, repairs London Cyclist’s bike and offers 10% off

By on 29/03/2010 in News

When the new Evans Cycles store opened in West End on Mortimer Street I got invited along to take a look around. I was very impressed with the store and also with what I heard from the management team. The new store is London’s largest Evans Cycles and it is mainly located underground. The surroundings [...]

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Improvements to London Cyclist

By on 26/03/2010 in Blogging

As you can see London Cyclist has a new theme. I would liken the transition to when you finally switch from that £150 bike your dad bought you from Halfords to the new £800 road bike you have always wanted! One of my favourite new improvements is the comment area. This now displays everyone’s Gravatar [...]

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Where is your nearest London cycle hire stand?

By on 24/03/2010 in Cycling in London

Map showing the locations of the London Cycle Hire Scheme

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Cycling in Rio de Janeiro

By on 23/03/2010 in Break out of London

When I flew to Brazil, I knew one of the highlights of the trip would be cycling the length of Ipanema and Copacabana beach. Both beaches offers views that are nothing short of spectacular. Look around you and you will see plenty of gorgeous Brazilians going about tanning, swimming and drinking Caipirinha. (Or Caipis as [...]

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Returning from Brazil

By on 22/03/2010 in Blogging

To get back to London from Brazil is a supreme travelling effort. The journey started with 5 hours of being stuck in Sao Paulo traffic to get to the airport. If you thought London traffic was bad, the Sao Paulo traffic creates a new meaning for the word “mayhem”. Our driver was repeatedly cursing everyone [...]

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What would you spend £100 on?

By on 16/03/2010 in Cycling accessories

Say you’ve just sat back on your sofa and your hand slips in-between the cushions. You pull out a £100 note! Huh? How did that get there? Naturally you begin dreaming about all the things you could spend it on. Being an avid cyclist you decide it is something bike related you want to see [...]

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3 of the most circular cycle routes in London

By on 11/03/2010 in Routes

One of the ways to train for a big cycling event is to find some good circular rides that you can repeat. This allows for a constant speed, there is no need to keep checking the route and you can easily keep track of progress. Richmond Park Richmond Park is easily one of the most [...]

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5 things to look for in a bicycle test ride

By on 10/03/2010 in Features

With the news that online cycle retailer Wiggle would be offering test rides for 30 days on selected bikes, I thought it would be a good time to discuss what sort of things you should be looking for. After all when you buy a new bike it is fairly essential you give it a test [...]

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Overtaking other cyclists: Is it rude?

By on 09/03/2010 in Cycling in London

When I overtake a fellow cyclist I often wonder what they are thinking. Are they thinking “What a jerk showing off?” or “I want to go that fast”. After averaging some pretty ludicrous distances while researching the London Cycle Routes eBook I have definitely become a much faster cyclist. I typically cycle a couple of [...]

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New London Cyclist logo

By on 04/03/2010 in Blogging

After many hours locked away in a dark, small room with no windows the designers came to me with their new logo design. They carefully unwrapped the cloth that had been placed around the document to conceal it’s top secret identity. The London Cyclist logo was there before my very eyes! And now here it [...]

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