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Pictures that will make you want to grab your bike and see where it takes you

By on 04/01/2010 in Features

Adventure Nomad: Mountain Biking The Hills Of Chiang Dao Chiang Dao is a town just north of Chiang Mai, the second largest city in Thailand. It is a popular place to start mountain biking excursions. Unfortunately, there aren’t any trail maps and so hiring a guide is the best option. Fortunately, our guide, King Saksipong [...]

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3 things you may not know about cycling in London

By on 16/12/2009 in Features

You can get discount in many cycle shops The LCC as well as the CTC website lists many local bike shops that offer discounts if you are a member. These include Evans Cycles and Cycle Surgery shops. If you frequently buy a lot of cycling gear then it can be worth joining these groups. Of [...]

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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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Cycling on the motorway

By on 27/11/2009 in Features

Cycling on the motorway is illegal. Yet, you can’t help but look at the road some times and think that looks appealing. For a start, motorways have a hard shoulder lane that provides about 12 feet of clearance between yourself and the cars. This is far more than any cycle lane. They are often the [...]

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Art Crank Poster Show

By on 10/11/2009 in Features

Some posters from the Art Crank poster show and a hope that it will one day come to London

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101+ fixed gear and ss bike links

By on 09/11/2009 in Features

A big collection of fixed gear and single speed resources including fixie blogs, how to build a fixed gear bike, fixed gear forums, books and video

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Interview with Bike Shop Girl

By on 20/10/2009 in Features

Bike Shop Girl or Arleigh has recently taken over the running of the very popular commuter blog CommuteByBike.com. Also she runs BikeShopGirl.com which was started to answer some of the cycling questions that women are afraid to ask and are likely to get the wrong answers to. Questions such as what saddle to choose and [...]

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Does your office offer these three cyclist facilities?

By on 15/10/2009 in Features

Poll results to: What kind of facilities does your office offer? It should definitely offer at least these three

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Here’s 10 cheap and easy DIY bike projects anyone can do

By on 29/09/2009 in Features

Here is a collection of 10 DIY bike projects that you can do in your free time. Includes bike camera mount, wall mount and making your own bike trailer

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Five experiences I love having in England

By on 23/09/2009 in Features

The Guardian is attempting to convert all of us from being boring old cynics, blabbing on about how much we hate England, to a country full of optimistic patriots in love with where we live. Should the Guardian stop trying to fight the great British tradition for complaining, or could there be a turn around [...]

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Ding Day 2009 – spread the cycling joy!

By on 17/08/2009 in Features

Isn’t it nice when another cyclist rings their bell when they see you? Makes it feel like more of a community right? Well that’s the idea behind Ding Day 2009 when you see another cyclist you ring your bell to say hello. It is happening right here in our wonderful city of London and everyone [...]

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Why people cycle?

By on 11/08/2009 in Features

Flickr mage source “Because I enjoy seeing all the things around me” “Bicycling keeps me in shape” “I like going on bike rides with my boyfriend to socialise” “I hate public transport” “I cycle because going to the gym never really worked for me” “Unlike drivers sitting in traffic inside a car I get a [...]

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