Comments on: The London Skyride experience http://www.londoncyclist.co.uk/news/the-london-skyride-experience/ Happily cycling in London Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:24:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Hipolito M. Wiseman http://www.londoncyclist.co.uk/news/the-london-skyride-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-33991 Hipolito M. Wiseman Fri, 31 Dec 2010 12:33:45 +0000 http://www.londoncyclist.co.uk/news/the-london-skyride-experience/#comment-33991 If you're still on the fence: grab your favorite earphones, head down to a Best Buy and ask to plug them into a Zune then an iPod and see which one sounds better to you, and which interface makes you smile more. Then you'll know which is right for you. If you’re still on the fence: grab your favorite earphones, head down to a Best Buy and ask to plug them into a Zune then an iPod and see which one sounds better to you, and which interface makes you smile more. Then you’ll know which is right for you.

]]> By: Andreas http://www.londoncyclist.co.uk/news/the-london-skyride-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-1102 Andreas Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:06:41 +0000 http://www.londoncyclist.co.uk/news/the-london-skyride-experience/#comment-1102 Steve - that sounds like a familiar experience, think not enough marshals were around in the morning. Overall I must say the event was very well organised by Sky. The loudspeaker people did get a bit annoying! I like your suggestion of closing the whole of London - that should solve the problem of all the drivers testing out their car horns. Richard - shame to hear no event in Liverpool - would have thought there would be considering the size. What is the cycling like over there? Steve – that sounds like a familiar experience, think not enough marshals were around in the morning. Overall I must say the event was very well organised by Sky. The loudspeaker people did get a bit annoying! I like your suggestion of closing the whole of London – that should solve the problem of all the drivers testing out their car horns.

Richard – shame to hear no event in Liverpool – would have thought there would be considering the size. What is the cycling like over there?

]]> By: Richard Irvine http://www.londoncyclist.co.uk/news/the-london-skyride-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-1101 Richard Irvine Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:14:59 +0000 http://www.londoncyclist.co.uk/news/the-london-skyride-experience/#comment-1101 Great idea but there was one in London and Manchester but nothing in Liverpool. Liverpool needs all the help it can get to promote cycling so hopefully soon. Great idea but there was one in London and Manchester but nothing in Liverpool.
Liverpool needs all the help it can get to promote cycling so hopefully soon.

]]> By: Steve http://www.londoncyclist.co.uk/news/the-london-skyride-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-1100 Steve Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:57:54 +0000 http://www.londoncyclist.co.uk/news/the-london-skyride-experience/#comment-1100 There was a bit of a mix-up at Walthamstow where 30 riders turned up for a "led" ride but no leader arrived. We ended up having to improvise but made it to one of the start-points at Mile End. Have to say there were some total scumbags driving cars around, overtaking at high-speeds and putting lives at risk. The event itself was great - so many people and such positivity and pretty multi-cultural too. I thought the old cliche about British people being anti - child was turned on it's head - tolerance and patience was the order of the day. My radical suggestion would be to close the whole of London next year with access granted only to bikes, buses and emergency vehicles. It would especially compliment the Open House weekend and Tour of Britain. Apparently the whole of Brussels was car free yesterday, why not London There was a bit of a mix-up at Walthamstow where 30 riders turned up for a “led” ride but no leader arrived. We ended up having to improvise but made it to one of the start-points at Mile End. Have to say there were some total scumbags driving cars around, overtaking at high-speeds and putting lives at risk.

The event itself was great – so many people and such positivity and pretty multi-cultural too. I thought the old cliche about British people being anti – child was turned on it’s head – tolerance and patience was the order of the day.

My radical suggestion would be to close the whole of London next year with access granted only to bikes, buses and emergency vehicles. It would especially compliment the Open House weekend and Tour of Britain. Apparently the whole of Brussels was car free yesterday, why not London

]]> By: Andreas http://www.londoncyclist.co.uk/news/the-london-skyride-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-1099 Andreas Mon, 21 Sep 2009 08:06:13 +0000 http://www.londoncyclist.co.uk/news/the-london-skyride-experience/#comment-1099 Shelly - I know, there were so many varied bikes there. Stefano the guy I was marshalling with had his kid and a dog in the huge.. I can only describe it as a box attached to the front of the bike. Was very cool. Darren - Apparently 65,000 were in attendance, pretty incredible figure. Not sure for the reason for the yellow bibs - I guess it is 3 fold: 1 so that they are noticeable on the way home 2 for promotion purposes 3 to encourage a more fun atmosphere in some strange way! Sam - Think a few people were getting frustrated by that but it was not really there for the more seasoned cyclists though there was definitely a critical mass feel to it Shelly – I know, there were so many varied bikes there. Stefano the guy I was marshalling with had his kid and a dog in the huge.. I can only describe it as a box attached to the front of the bike. Was very cool.

Darren – Apparently 65,000 were in attendance, pretty incredible figure. Not sure for the reason for the yellow bibs – I guess it is 3 fold: 1 so that they are noticeable on the way home 2 for promotion purposes 3 to encourage a more fun atmosphere in some strange way!

Sam – Think a few people were getting frustrated by that but it was not really there for the more seasoned cyclists though there was definitely a critical mass feel to it

]]> By: Samandiriel4 http://www.londoncyclist.co.uk/news/the-london-skyride-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-1098 Samandiriel4 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:19:14 +0000 http://www.londoncyclist.co.uk/news/the-london-skyride-experience/#comment-1098 Good post. Occasionally I got to pick up speed but was always slowed down again by the children in front. Not that I minded. Good post. Occasionally I got to pick up speed but was always slowed down again by the children in front. Not that I minded.

]]> By: Darren Alff http://www.londoncyclist.co.uk/news/the-london-skyride-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-1097 Darren Alff Mon, 21 Sep 2009 06:17:29 +0000 http://www.londoncyclist.co.uk/news/the-london-skyride-experience/#comment-1097 These sorts of bicycle fun rides are great. How many people do you think were there? And if the roads were all blocked off, why was everyone wearing those bright yellow bibs? These sorts of bicycle fun rides are great. How many people do you think were there? And if the roads were all blocked off, why was everyone wearing those bright yellow bibs?

]]> By: Shelly http://www.londoncyclist.co.uk/news/the-london-skyride-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-1095 Shelly Sun, 20 Sep 2009 23:51:57 +0000 http://www.londoncyclist.co.uk/news/the-london-skyride-experience/#comment-1095 looks like the event was really successful! I love that incredible art bicycle, WOW. looks like the event was really successful! I love that incredible art bicycle, WOW.

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