I just got the head up for this, too bad that I’m up north these days so I can’t join. EAST 2010, running from 4 to 9 of March 2010 in London, which will take people on a tour of east London venues by bike. Explore East London by bike and enjoy free gigs along the...
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On March 7, the LCC presents the annual women’s bike ride to mark International Women’s Day. Female-focused, but not exclusively for women, the ride will lead you around some of London’s best routes, encompassing landmarks which have particular significance to the fairer sex. route – http://tinyurl.com/reclaimtheroad-route We’ll be finishing up at the Shortwave Cinema in Bermondsey...
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I’m not a big fan of football but this does sound like fun and a long day. But you can join just part of the route or the whole route. Join us on the 5th of June on this great adventure crossing over the whole of greater London, as always the more people that...
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There had been some confusion about when the Bike Weeks when be in 2010. I think that bikeweek.org.uk have now set it in stone, 19-27 of June 2010. This year it is sponsored by EdF and they have set up a team called Team Green Britain. Get greener together You can only do so much on...
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Over on copenhagenize.com they have post about how other cities are promoting cycling. I totally agree with them that the way New York are “promoting” cycling in their ad Look, is just wrong and is very linked to car-centric fearmongering and this will NOT get more on their bikes. The others they list on copenhagenize are...
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The UK have been lucky to have a proper winter this year and a bit of last year. But there is a side effect to the beautiful snow is the amount of potholes. The freezing weather ain’t the best for the road as it causes the potholes, water sieves into the tarmac and then...
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I have done my fair share of cycling in the snow and snow storms where I couldn’t see further than 50 metres ahead. Quite often I had to stop to remove the snow out of the wheels and away from the brakes. The most “fun” to ride on is when there is one layer...
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So we managed a week or so of snow and icy roads here in London. Now comes the next menace to us cyclist. Pot holes !!! Just as the BBC article, Pothole and frozen pipe worries as ‘big freeze’ thaws, states … “The cycle of freezing and thawing water will widen cracks in road surfaces, creating potholes,...
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Remember this epetition, ‘Cyclists THINK! Watch out for HGVs‘ (that I wrote about there, SillyCylist IV). I just got an email saying that the Prime Minister’s Office have now answered to it. The Government shares Ms Clegg’s concern about the safety of cyclists. But we believe a better way to help all road...
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I fell over this article on Planet Green the other day, Take the 2 Mile Bicycle Challenge. Which states that 40 percent of everyday travel in the U.S. are trips of 2 miles or fewer, which got me thinking what about here in London. I live in SW6 and within a 5 miles radius I...
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