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Some months ago, we reviewed CycleStreets – at the time, the closest thing to satnav for bikes.
It wasn’t quite a TomTom on two wheels, but it was still a revelation for anyone who had spent hours working out the quietest or fastest routes from A to B on paper. And it was free. What more could one reasonably ask for? Continue reading Bike Hub’s smart phone app is free. What more could one ask for?
Warm sun on your limbs is all very well, but riding though the chill and dark brings pleasures of its own
• Snow? Get on your bikes you lightweights
• How to stop your toes freezing
The issue of cycle-friendly infrastructure presents a significant dilemma. The following is a statement of the position from Active Transport, ~p.24
LEDs have revolutionised bike lights. But it’s time to unveil the latest technology – electroluminescence
Over the decades bicycles have undoubtedly become more sophisticated, but compared to some forms of transport – cars for example – the advance of technology has been less of a march, more a gentle amble.
But there’s one part of cycling technology where the pace of change reaches near computer-industry speeds: lights. Full article – Guardian.co.uk
When I said I was open-minded about cycling right until labour, I hadn’t really imagined that I would do it
Back in May I wrote about my experience of cycling while seven months pregnant and now, as three-month old Herbie kips in the next room (perhaps dreaming of his first bike?), I thought you might like to know how it all went.
Sam Haddad with her husband and baby Herbie. Photograph: Matt Felwick
Share your fraught – or otherwise – experiences of cycling on main roads with heavy traffic
One of the pleasing aspects of the success of London’s bike hire scheme has been how it has encouraged many people on to the capital’s roads who had never considered cycling before. Last week the Charlton blogger Darryl wrote of catching the bike bug in the wake of his cycle hire experience, and is exploring local roads and sights. He doesn’t dare venture further than this, he says, because of his “aversion to main roads and heavy traffic”.
TfL expect the project will cover operating costs within three years and will then go on to meet implementation costs
Boris Johnson tries out a bike at the launch of London’s cycle hire scheme, which is on course to make an operating profit. Photograph: Alastair Grant/AP
London’s bike hire scheme is on course to become the only Transport for London (TfL) system to make an operating profit, just 10 weeks after its launch.
