London Cyclist

David Cameron has had his bike taken from outside a Tesco supermarket on Portobello Road. The BBC also reports that the Conservative leader is “pretty hacked off”. To put a positive spin on this at least it will help raise the awareness of bike theft . Cameron joins an increasingly large pool of people including [...]

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A good guide has been posted up on Photojojo, a great blog for photography enthusiasts, on how to make your own bike camera which could make for some pretty cool shots around London. In total it should cost you less than $10 (£5-6) and the process looks fairly simple, might give it a go myself [...]

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Well it finally happened, cycling through a red light, past bank tube stop on a cold summers day (it is England after all) I was caught by the police. Grabbing me as I cycled past P.C. I Have Had A Bad Day and I’m Going to Take it Out on You or whatever his name [...]

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Make-digital has posted up an awesome guide on how to deter thieves from stealing your bike by making them think its not worth anything. I have often seen this done on bicycles in London and I think its a very good idea especially if its a highly desirable bike. Some of the tips are a [...]

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I came across this brilliant post on surly blog recently and had to share it. It follows a cyclist who was been beeped at and decided to get them back by noting down their number plate and sending them a letter to the address registered to the number plate.
Read it at: Surly Blog

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Well, the terrible weather continues in London and cycling back today I bumped into a taxi who was less than happy. I also saw a couple of people have some minor crashes so here are my recommendations in the rainy weather:

Slow down - stopping times are greater so there is no need to [...]

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There are some very silly cycling facilities out there, and with councils so desperate to appear cycle friendly hilarious outcomes such as this one occur. A good site with loads more of these is Cycle Facility of the Month.

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A recent article in the Guardian talk about cyclists in London that not only use fixed gears (which is perfectly acceptable and a good idea) but also cycle without any breaks?
That has to be a very bad idea!

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UK cyclists are fighting plans to ban bikes from a rail network.
The Crossrail project would see a new underground route built beneath London. But the scheme proposes to forbid any bikes from the central route, and there will be no cycle parking at main stations.
Now the CTC, the UK’s largest cycling members body, has launched [...]

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Occasionally you get abuse hurled at you while on a bicycle and other than the usual “f****ng p***k here are some good ones that people have heard:

Whilst riding past a guy one day who just smiled & said “Morning”….. he was crouched down at the side of trail having a dump at the time
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Have you noticed your bike going a bit slower lately? Maybe it just seems like you have to push that extra bit harder to get it going. I have fallen victim to this lately and its probably all the bumping up and down curves on my Hybrid bike - something that I ideally shouldn’t be [...]

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Just a quick post… There is a good article on  bicycling.com about exercising your core muscles. They have written 8 different exercises that should take around 10 minutes to complete. This may help to relieve common symptoms such as back pain and help you cycle for longer.

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Some quick tips to get you city cyclists to your destination more quickly…

If safe to do so then get off your bike and walk across the traffic light - your not breaking any laws right?
When stuck in traffic don’t just sit there - with a few manoeuvres you can be at the front of that [...]

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While cycling along and thinking about how annoying drivers are I also had a little think outside the box and thought about how we cyclists must annoy drivers:

Cycling in the middle of the road so they can’t get passed us
Leaning on their car while they are waiting at a traffic light
Cycling two abreast
Skipping a red [...]

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