London Cyclist Blog » bike blogs http://www.londoncyclist.co.uk Happily cycling in London Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:13:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Top 50 cycling blogs 2010 http://www.londoncyclist.co.uk/features/top-50-cycling-blogs-2010/ http://www.londoncyclist.co.uk/features/top-50-cycling-blogs-2010/#comments Mon, 19 Apr 2010 08:00:00 +0000 Andreas http://www.londoncyclist.co.uk/features/top-50-cycling-blogs-2010/ top50cyclingblogs The past 24 hours have been completely consumed by putting together this list! I wanted to stick to it and finish it because everyone found it really useful last time for discovering new cycling blogs and all the bloggers that made it onto the list were very grateful for the traffic boost to their sites.

There have been some fantastic new entries onto the list. Bike 198 which I can’t believe I missed last time, Prolly is Not Probably again a stupid miss on my part and Cycling Tips which has grown into one of my favourite blogs.

I’ve labelled in green the blogs that have moved up the list and orange for any new entries.

1 Cyclelicious http://twitter.com/cyclelicious
2 Bike Portland http://twitter.com/bikeportland
3 BikeSnob NYC http://twitter.com/bikesnobnyc
4 Commute by Bike http://twitter.com/BikeShopGirlcom
5 Copenhagenize http://twitter.com/copenhagenize
6 Fat Cyclist http://twitter.com/fatCyclist
7 Urban Velo http://twitter.com/urbanvelo
8 Prolly is not probably http://twitter.com/johnprolly
9 Bike 198 http://twitter.com/mtbby198
10 Bike Hugger http://twitter.com/bikehugger
11 Copenhagen Cycle chic http://twitter.com/_Cycle_Chic
12 Cycling Tips http://twitter.com/Cyclingtips
13 Bike Hacks
14 Eco Velo http://twitter.com/ecoveloinfo
15 Bike Rumor http://twitter.com/bikerumor
16 Bicycle Design http://twitter.com/bicycledesign
17 Drunk Cyclist http://twitter.com/bigJonny
18 Trackosaurus rex
19 Bike Blog NYC http://twitter.com/bikeblognyc
20 London Cyclist http://twitter.com/londoncyclist
21 Austin Texas Bike
22 Austin on Two Wheels http://twitter.com/austinon2wheels
23 Up in Alaska
24 Velorution http://twitter.com/_velorution
25 Bike Commuters
26 Do The Right Thing http://twitter.com/karlonsea
27 The Washing Machine Post
28 Kent’s Bike Blog http://twitter.com/kentsbike
29 Guitar Ted
30 Bicycle Touring Pro http://twitter.com/bicycletouring
31 The Bike Show http://twitter.com/thebikeshow
32 Cycling UK
33 Cycling & Walking in Waltham Forest
34 I Bike T.O.
35 Cozy Beehive http://twitter.com/CyclingBee
36 Biking to Live http://twitter.com/bdewberry
37 Totcycle http://twitter.com/totcycle
38 RidingPretty
39 Tredz blog http://twitter.com/TredzBikes
40 Dave Moulton’s Bike Blog http://twitter.com/exframebuilder
41 The Path Less Pedaled http://twitter.com/pathlesspedaled
42 Chic Cyclist
43 Real Cycling http://twitter.com/realcycling
44 Amsterdamize http://twitter.com/amsterdamized
45 Velo Vogue http://twitter.com/velovogue
46 Quickrelease.tv http://twitter.com/carltonreid
47 Let’s Go Ride a Bike http://twitter.com/letsgorideabike
48 London Cycle Chic http://www.twitter.com/CazCyclechic
49 Moving Target http://twitter.com/BillBuffalo
50 I Bike London http://twitter.com/markbikeslondon

 

Have I missed you out?

Unfortunately a couple of blogs that I absolutely love didn’t make it into the top 50 this time. This is mainly due to the number of new entries. If you get some time checkout Bike Noob, Treadly and An Adventure Called Bicycling. There are plenty more blogs that I love and I follow but I have to draw the line somewhere.

If your blog was not included then please let me know about it and I’ll add it to the list of blogs I’m considering for the next update.

How did I pick top 50?

I visit every single cycling blog I’ve ever heard of and I note down certain things such as the number of comments in the last 5 posts (excluding most recent post), Alexa rank and Google inlinks.

Then each of the attributes gets a score, it is normalised and an average is calculated. It basically involves a lot of Excel formulas and plenty of data checking!

I also have a few criteria’s such as: the blogs have to be active and not aimed solely at selling stuff.

Any more interesting stats?

  • Highest Alexa rank: Bike 198
  • Highest number of comments: Bike Snob NYC

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]]> http://www.londoncyclist.co.uk/features/top-50-cycling-blogs-2010/feed/ 63 Top 50 cycling blogs http://www.londoncyclist.co.uk/features/top-50-cycling-blogs/ http://www.londoncyclist.co.uk/features/top-50-cycling-blogs/#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2009 08:33:25 +0000 Andreas http://www.londoncyclist.co.uk/?p=268 This list shows a collection of the best cycle blogs in the world. I hope it helps you discover something new. It took me absolutely ages to put together, so if you enjoyed it I would hugely appreciate any tweets/stumbles/diggs. Some notes on the list:

  • It was calculated by looking at over 100 cycling blogs
  • The rank is based on a number of elements such as Google Pagerank, Twitter Rank, Alexa Rank, number of comments and Technorati Authority
  • Certain blogs have been excluded where the primary focus of the site was not really on the blog as I felt this would be unfair
  • I have not included London Cyclist on the list for two reasons. 1. It is clearly an awesome blog 2. I did not want to be seen as biased
  • Where blogs have a twitter account I have linked to this in the rank number on the left
  • You may look through the list and think: “Why didn’t you include X blog” – I realise I may well have missed a great blog so apologies if I have but these are all the ones I could find in a reasonable time frame. Feel free to email me any suggestions for future lists
  • UPDATE: I have added a few more twitter links that were originally missed. Apologies!
  • UPDATE: Number 50 has been changed to Bike Noob because the Bike Geek appears to have been deleted
  • UPDATE: Epicurean cyclist now has a link to their new blog
  • UPDATE: I now have a list of blogs to be included in the next update. Keep sending me more!
Rank Blog Quick description
1 Bike Portland Portland bike scene news
2 BikeSnob NYC Popular blog on bicycle culture
3 Fat Cyclist The one and only Fatty
4 Copenhagen Cycle chic Pictures of cycling in Copenhagen
5 Copenhagenize Life in the worlds cycling capital
6 Urban Velo Reflecting on bicycle culture
7 Commute by Bike The place to go for all things commuting
8 Gwadzilla Rants on cycling and on life
9 Velorution UK bicycle blog and company
10 Cyclelicious Covering bicycle culture
11 Bicycle Design Very interesting posts on bicycle design
12 Bike Commuters Getting people into bicycle commuting
13 Bike Hugger Beautifully designed blog with excellent posts
14 Kent’s Bike Blog Bike related thoughts
15 Bicycle Tutor Great source of bicycle repair tutorials
16 Eco Velo Eco friendly cycling
17 Podium Cafe The world of Pro Cycling
18 Masiguy Recovering bicycle addict blog
19 Drunk Cyclist “Two Wheels. One Dark Lord.”
20 Quickrelease.tv Focus on video content
21 Amsterdamize “100% Lycra-Free, Guaranteed”
22 Cozy Beehive Bike tech and engineering, to history, humour & pain
23 Onionbagblog Cycling sport in South London
24 Bike Hacks Bicycle customisation from funky to functional
25 Bike Rumor Product rumours in the bike industry.

26 Guitar Ted A blog by a bicycle and guitar fixated individual
27 Do The Right Thing Excellent blog with some unique posts
28 The Bike Show Bicycle radio show podcast
29 Trackosaurus rex Hard to describe – but worth visiting!
30 The Velo ORANGE Blog A blog about bicycles and cyclo-touring
31 Bike Blog NYC Urban bike culture in NYC and beyond
32 Bike Commute Tips Helpful suggestions for bike commuting
33 Biking Toronto Info about cycling in Toronto
34 RidingPretty Looking good on your bike
35 London Cycle Chic Cycling and looking good, love this blog!
36 Bicycles and Icicles Cycling through the cold
37 RocBike Particular focus on New York State
38 Fit Chick Fitness, training, racing and where they take you
39 Austin on Two Wheels The online magazine of Austin bike culture
40 Dave Moulton’s Bike Blog An ex-framebuilder’s personal thoughts on cycling
41 Ride-Strong Avid cyclist and triathlete with passion for cycling
42 The Epicurean Cyclist “Wool, Twine and All Things Fine in Cycle Touring”
43 Velo Vogue Pictures of stylish cyclists in San Francisco
44 Velogogo News, bike culture and bling bling
45 CycleDog Humorous blog from cyclist with an attitude
46 Let’s Go Ride a Bike Two girls practising city cycling
47 London Cycling Diary Pedalling across the capital
48 Girls and Bicycles Girls on bicycles
49 Cycling Challenge Cycling in the Alps
50 The Bike Noob Adventures of a biking newbie!


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