London Cyclist

Boris Johnson is to follow up on his campaign pledge of allowing motorbikes in bus lanes of London which is usually the domain of cyclists and buses. He has decided to do this after successfully results in Bristol. I am a bit fearful of this change and what it will mean for safety on the [...]

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Hey all,
I received an e-mail recently from Deb suggesting a cyclist lost and found site.
When Deb was riding along… “On Friday 16th May at 7pm a passing cyclist lost her beautiful scarf while peddling down the Harrow Road. The scarf flew under the number 18 bus, but I rescued it & waved it
in the air [...]

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Tough day at work, nice to come back and chill out. Here is a nice little video for you:

The cyclist is Mike Bentham who has some cool videos and photos on his blog.
In other news:
Cycle Surgery stores based in London planning to expand with a further 7 stores outside the capital.
Ban on Cycling [...]

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101-1411 23.5 mph

Originally uploaded by Chris(topher) Lin

Whilst I don’t have a speedometer on my new bicycle, due to the stop start nature of commuting in London back when I was at college I managed to get up to 26 mph, admittedly whilst going down a [...]

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Bike chain christmas card
Originally uploaded by richardmasoner

I have returned home from Christmas and I am sat smuggly at home with a glass of wine and home cooked food, I hope you are experiencing something similar! Have a great Christmas and perhaps a break from cycling for a while? If you wished for some [...]

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Whilst Stumbling around the internet I came across this absolute gem of a link: http://www.biketree.com.
It’s pretty difficult to explain this so here’s a little gif animation of how it works:

Basically you pull up to this weird structure, swipe a card, put your bike onto it, get off your bike (don’t forget that part) and then [...]

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One of my main worries when cycling around London is that my beautiful bicycle that I love so dearly! will get stolen by some pikey and sold down Brick Lane. So here’s some tips to keep your bike safe:
VideoJug: How To Stop Your Bike Being Stolen
If I know I will be leaving my bicycle somewhere [...]

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I Ride the Bicycle Electric

Originally uploaded by _mpd_

Having to get presents at Christmas is a pain, how to find the time to get something more meaningful that just a gift voucher? If you have a mate (or relative) who cycles then your in luck because [...]

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Evans have created a series of bike rides (not races) that will be taking place across the UK starting in Spring 2008.
“The idea is no matter what level of cyclist you are you can turn up, ride a route that is suitable for you and have a great day in the saddle with other riders.”
I [...]

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Okay lets see, got SQL working, got more impressive wordpress backend working, got plugins working, got new favicon, google analytics, signed up to google adwords, looking for a new theme, updated first blog post, setting up flickr account tomorrow

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