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 ...
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5 good new years resolutions for a cyclist
As the new year hangover subsides you may have some vague recollection of setting some new years resolutions at some point during your drunken antics! If you can’t remember what they were then even better! Here are five cycling related new years ...
Best of the web – December
Pic by: Debarati06 Best of the web is a London Cyclist monthly series that highlights the best cycling content from around the web. We go out there and find all of the best bits so you don’t have to! Well another month and year comes to a close ...
Make your escape in 2010
Do you own a bike? Do you like cycling? Do you enjoy holidays? Then have you considered ever going on a bike tour? A bike tour is basically when you explore a country by bike. Up until recently I never thought about doing it but then two things ...
Best of 2009 on London Cyclist
2009 is coming to an end and what a year it has been. Traffic to London Cyclist blog is up by 2,830.35% compared to 2008. With an impressive figure like that I thought it would be a good time to take a look at what you guys have been reading. I think ...
Cycling home for Christmas
Merry Christmas from London Cyclist Blog I’m already back at home putting my feet up, enjoying the Christmas tree and looking forward to tomorrows huge dinner that is certain to send me on a very nice two hour sleep. Hope you are ...
Winter cycling gloves
Seeking out a good pair of winter cycling gloves can sometimes seem like one of the hardest challenges for cyclists. You usually end up with a pair that is too sweaty, not warm enough or one that lets so much water in, you wonder why you ever put the ...
London Cyclist’s first ever open thread – trying something different
Image by: Andrew Novell I’ve been wanting to try this on London Cyclist Blog for a long time but have been a little scared. However, the time now seems good as I can see that a lot of you are starting to participate in the blog. In the past week ...
What is your traffic light strategy?
What do you do when you’re coming up to a red traffic light? Do you just stop where you are? Do you work your way to the front of the traffic? Do you track stand to be ready when the light turns green? Do you race through orange lights or stop? I ...
3 things you may not know about cycling in London
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 ...