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Cycling slang you need to know

By on 08/04/2013 in Humour

From MAMILs to derailleurs and sportives to saddlebags, cycling involves a whole different language. Even with a pretty thorough knowledge of cyclospeak, there are always more words and phrases to learn and for you to use. There are things you probably do everyday on your ride yet didn’t realise there’s an “official” name for it. [...]

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New movie Premium Rush is set to glamorise bike messengers and fixed gear riding

By on 19/09/2011 in Humour

A new movie will be hitting cinemas in February of 2012 called Premium Rush. The trailer above gives plenty of the story line away. Do you think you’ll be watching? Via road.cc

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Riding in the bike lane

By on 09/06/2011 in Humour

The second half of this video really got me laughing. Those crazy Americans..

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Creative things to do with old bike parts

By on 17/02/2011 in Humour

Give a car recently got in touch asking if they could guest post on London Cyclist. Normally I refuse offers like this but as it’s a charity (They raised £50,000 for cancer research) and it’s about scrapping cars – I thought – why not! Give a Car is a scrap car charity organisation that donates [...]

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How much time do you waste waiting at a traffic light?

By on 02/09/2010 in Humour

I’m lying in bed feeling lazy. Suddenly a scary thought pops into my mind. Damn, I scheduled that meeting today. I look down at my watch. I have just 15 minutes to get from Swiss Cottage to Hyde Park. I throw on my clothes, grab my bike, tap the lift button continuously until it arrives [...]

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Andreas falls off bike. Hilarity ensues

By on 01/04/2010 in Humour

We’ve all done it. We’ve all fallen off our bike and tried to play it cool. I have two memorable occasions. The first was in Birmingham. My dad was visiting and wanted to go jogging. Me being a don’t-like-using-my-legs-unless-it’s-for-cycling kinda guy I took the executive decision to follow on the bike. Lazy I know and [...]

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Quicker by bike

By on 21/11/2009 in Humour

I think people have one of two emotions when they see motorists stuck in traffic . You may be among the people that as you zoom past on your bike think “haha suckers”. Or you may be among the people that feel a little bit sorry for poor Mr Motorist getting nowhere. Martin Williamson is [...]

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Draw your cycling accident/mess around!

By on 28/10/2009 in Humour

Here is a useful tool for you! Sometimes after having an accident your memory can be a bit hazy of it. This new useful tool is here to solve that problem by helping you draw out the crash scene so you can provide it to the police or insurance company.

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The bike song

By on 28/10/2009 in Humour

The Bike Song video from YouTube

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Start of the day for a cyclist

By on 18/07/2009 in Humour

I really enjoyed Fat Cyclist’s (3rd in our Top 50 bike blogs list) post with his morning routine for getting out of the door and onto the bike. So I thought I would share my experience: 8.30 Wake up to the sweet melodies of my favourite Bloc Party song that has since been ruined due [...]

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The arm against harm an innovative idea to protect those cycling in London

By on 14/07/2009 in Humour

What annoys you as a cyclist? Is it the n00b things other cyclists do? Is it getting wolf whistled at and having men trying to look up your skirt while you cycle? Is it the dogs that attack you as you try to get from a to b? Or perhaps for you its the cars [...]

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Caught on the wrong side of the law

By on 08/07/2008 in Humour

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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