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How would your commute into work look if the bike was never invented?

By on 18/11/2011 in Cycling in London

Say for one horrible moment you couldn’t use your bike to get into work. How would your commute look? Admittedly, my previous commute wouldn’t have been too bad. It would have been a 10 minute walk to London Bridge station, followed by a short ride on the northern line, switching over to central and getting [...]

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Your commute.. in pictures

By on 26/05/2011 in Features

Last week I asked people to send a picture of their commute. We had some great pics in the comments. Here they are! London Eye Instagram by Richard Foggy Regents Park by Dave Sun breaks through the stormy clouds by Johann Sunrise on the Thames by Peter Crossing Tower Bridge by Roaders The best spot [...]

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Post a picture of your commute

By on 20/05/2011 in Cycling in London

Pedalling into work your experience may vary. Perhaps you just see busy rush hour traffic in the centre of London or maybe you have gorgeous views of the countryside and interesting sights such as the Lots Road Power Station. One thing is for sure, there must be some interesting sights on your commute! London Cyclist [...]

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10 lessons learnt from cycle commuting for a year

By on 28/04/2011 in Cycling tips

Redirect to Cycling Saddle Bags for Newsletter subscribers! Guest post by Gordon It was April 2010. I had one of those weeks on the trains and tube we all dread. Every day, delays, cancellations, diversions, engineering works, passengers taken ill, trespassers on the line. The tube even stopped working because someone had nicked the copper [...]

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Which pedals do you recommend for commuting?

By on 14/10/2010 in Cycling accessories

Hi there, First of all, amazing blog, I read it almost every day, and I love all the comments from other cyclist as well. Very well done, and well presented. I have recently started cycling for my daily commuting (even though at the moment, I am more trying to find a good route to use [...]

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What bike do you ride on your commute?

By on 10/09/2010 in Features

On this weeks “Comment Friday” I’d like to hear about what bikes you guys use to commute. My bike is a Marin Hybrid. I bought it second hand a few years ago and whilst it’s on its last legs now it still serves me well until I have enough money for the next bike purchase. [...]

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What do you wear to cycle into work?

By on 11/06/2010 in Features

A friend of mine, Sam. Has made his big move down to London. Or, more specifically, his big move into our lounge in London. This is while he waits for his house to be available to move into. Soon he will be starting his training as an estate agent. (And yes he is being asked [...]

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How long is your bike commute

Tips for long and short bike commuting

By on 19/05/2010 in Cycling tips

In the past my commute to work was just 4 miles. For this I enjoyed putting as much power as possible in my pedalling and speeding my way into the office. On the occassional longer bike commute to the other office I covered 14 miles. Here I enjoyed setting a more steady pace and had [...]

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How many miles is your bicycle commute?

By on 13/05/2010 in Features

I’ve always wondered how many miles you guys cover getting to work. What better way to cure my curiosity than a poll. Please include only the actual miles you cover on a bike and not miles covered on the train/bus/helicopter/hover craft. Also tell me the distance in one direction. How long is your bicycle commute?online [...]

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Tell me your commuting or cycling story and win £50 pounds!

By on 22/10/2009 in Blogging

Interesting look at people’s different commuting stories and what they thought of them

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Take your music with you on your daily cycle

By on 27/02/2009 in Cycling accessories

There is another name for cycling with headphones on. Suicide! Especially on busy streets such as London. That leaves you with a bit of a conundrum because you love cycling, you love your music but you can’t combine the two. This is where the iHome2go $49.99 portable bike speaker comes in. You just mount this [...]

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