It wouldn’t have been my first guess but Plymouth, normally known for exporting excellent things like Francis Drake and gin, has been hailed as the most bicycle friendly city in the UK. The survey criteria looked at bike routes, accidents, cycle routes and repair centres. It also looked at theft which is probably (no offence meant) [...]
There are heaps of bike blogs that I love and the guardian bike blog is a firm favorite (apart from Sisters in the Saddle of course but given that I write that myself its not exactly the same thing).
York, once the capital of England and the town I called home for many years. If only I was in town this Jubilee Weekend as the town will as usual be doing itself proud by hosting the World Naked Bike Ride.
Flavour wire create the best summary of inspirational urban bike storage solutions I have ever seen.
Coven is not just a magazine full of awesome pictures and people. Its a smart and innovative collection which ambitiously sets out to redefine women’s magazines. Once you learn that its edited, published and designed by Juliet Elliot, a pioneer for girls on bikes and action in general.
Ah the never ending issue of bicycle storage. An eternal conundrum for many of us. The most recent solution to arrive in my inbox is the “ThinBike”. Folding pedals and a quick release handlebar stem takes the width of the bike down from 21″ to just 6″.
This is an excellent point.
An upside of being unable to go out and ride my bike is having time to sit around and research e.g. google, new things.
I’m off my crutches. Hooray! But still off the bike which isn’t doing my mental well being any good. However, my spirits were lifted by Danielle’s tumblr post from Bespoke the Handmade Bicycle Exhibition in Bristol last weekend. Beautiful, beautiful bikes and all handmade. Well worth checking out.
My relationship with bike shops is tempestuous. For some reason the bike shop environment can be conducive to shop assistants developing a misguided notion that they are in fact God and that you, due to the fact you are a customer and therefore do not work in a bike shop, are filth.
