In practice Hackney prioritises bus transport over cycling. Is that such a bad thing? When I interviewed Hackney’s cycling boss Feryal Dermici last week, she told me the borough was blocking TfL’s preferred route for Cycle Superhighway 1, which goes ...
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Traffic free ride along the Thames from Richmond to Weybridge
This is a guest post by Julian Bell, a teacher and writer living in South West London. He blogs at www.lifelonglondoner.blogspot.com. Note: Unless you've got one of those bikes that can doubles up as a submarine, I'd probably save this ride and ...
Maggie’s Monster Bike + Hike
If you’re looking for a way to challenge yourself physically while also taking up a good cause, you have to check out Maggie’s Monster Bike + Hike. There are tons of ways to give to charity; some of us donate money or goods while the rest of us get ...
Review: Ladies Cassandra coat – a compliment magnet
Review by Jude from Cycling with Heels. My friend casts an admiring glance at me as she opens the front door. “Ooh, nice coat. Very smart.” It’s not often I get compliments for a cycling jacket – but then the Cassandra coat is no ordinary ...
Hackney’s cycling boss interviewed: 15 new things we learned about the future of cycling in the borough
Continuing our series of interviews with the people in charge of cycling in London's boroughs, I spoke to Feryal Demirci, Hackney's Cabinet member for Neighbourhoods - a brief that includes cycling and other transport. I've picked out fifteen new ...
Blink/Steady Bike Light Review
When I arrive at work, I lock my bike up safely with all the other happy looking bikes in a big storage unit. On multiple occasions, I’ve stopped on my way out to switch off a rear light that somebody has accidentally left on. It’s very easy to ...
11 days in Antarctica
I dug a hole, put down the sleeping bag and settled in for one of the most memorable nights of my life. There was a stillness than hung in the air. It was only interrupted by the occasional cracking in the distance. The sound was made by the ice, as ...
The new Specialized Allez bikes are now at Evans Cycles
If you sat on Southwark Bridge during rush hour, with a cup of tea and clipboard and counted the number of Specialized Allez bikes rolling by, you'd be amazed. They are probably one of the most popular bikes in London. That's because they have ...
The best and worst bridges for crossing the Thames on a bike
Whether you like it or not, the River Thames is there, cutting through the centre of the Capital. But what happens when you have to cross it? On the Tube, you might not even notice; but on a bike, it can be a real pain. Here's London Cyclist's ...
Getting to France’s endless car free cycle routes – to ferry or to fly?
Why do we Brits love France so much? The cuisine? The unspoilt small villages? A chance to practise what little French we know? Je ne sais quoi - but for cyclists, it's a mixture of all of those, and their rather well developed cycle network. Take ...