Check this video out:
Nice to know the police are on the side of cyclists! Nightmare.
Wednesday, 30 July 2008
Sunday, 13 July 2008
Mega Avalanche went off!
It looked like Mega Avalanche was going to be a huge washout after a week of rad build-up. Storms, thunder and lightening lashed Alpe D'Huez, France on Friday night meaning the race didn't start on the glacier this year.
But it was still a fab event with Rene Wildhaber on Scott winning it for the boys and Ophelie David taking the girl's title.
Check out this link for a results run down and this link for some crazy video action from last year. Honestly. Screw. Freakin'. Loose.
Still a tiny amount of bike riders
When I commuted to work via public transport (I know! What was that all about eh?) I used to get up an hour earlier just to miss the rush hour.
One of the great things about riding was that it therefore gave me an extra hour in bed.
But not anymore. Now that it's summer, it seems everyone has taken to two wheels whether or not they know how to ride them. The result is a combination of numpties, riders who use their 5 mile cycle to work as an excuse to don lycra and pretend they are fit (dude, really, change gear, you'll go much faster than spinning your legs around that fast) and everyone else fighting with the glass debris for gutter space.
I find that I'm now getting up earlier and leaving work later just to miss the cycle rush hour. So it's quite surprising to hear that a poll by the AA of 18, 500 members found that only 3% cycled daily. OK, AA means they are motorists but 3%?! That's tiny! And only 6% cycled once a week. Come on! There's two days in a weekend!
Even more worrying, considering GB ladies are going to rock the cycling in Beijing and mountain bike chicks like Rachel Atherton and Tracey Mosely kick ass, is the statistic that THREE TIMES as many men than women ride daily. While 21% of guys surveyed rode at least once a month, for women the number was 12%
That's pathetic girls! What are you so afraid of?!
One of the great things about riding was that it therefore gave me an extra hour in bed.
But not anymore. Now that it's summer, it seems everyone has taken to two wheels whether or not they know how to ride them. The result is a combination of numpties, riders who use their 5 mile cycle to work as an excuse to don lycra and pretend they are fit (dude, really, change gear, you'll go much faster than spinning your legs around that fast) and everyone else fighting with the glass debris for gutter space.
I find that I'm now getting up earlier and leaving work later just to miss the cycle rush hour. So it's quite surprising to hear that a poll by the AA of 18, 500 members found that only 3% cycled daily. OK, AA means they are motorists but 3%?! That's tiny! And only 6% cycled once a week. Come on! There's two days in a weekend!
Even more worrying, considering GB ladies are going to rock the cycling in Beijing and mountain bike chicks like Rachel Atherton and Tracey Mosely kick ass, is the statistic that THREE TIMES as many men than women ride daily. While 21% of guys surveyed rode at least once a month, for women the number was 12%
That's pathetic girls! What are you so afraid of?!
The Times wades in
Good article in The Times about cycling in the city following the news that a cyclist who killed a pedestrian received only a £2,000 fine, which gave everyone the chance to say how awful bike users are.
This piece is quite balanced and publicises the pretty dire statistic that 136 cyclists died on Britain's roads last year.
This piece is quite balanced and publicises the pretty dire statistic that 136 cyclists died on Britain's roads last year.
Tuesday, 1 July 2008
Accommodation in Norway
Off on a bike holiday in Norway shortly - have found the website Novasol for accommodation spectacularly rad.
Twisted ankles and bikes
I got very intimate with St Katherine's Dock today. Lovely part of London is St Katherines. Very peaceful, lots of little bridges and big yachts.
I've recently taken to cycling a Pashley Princess as I have a broken wrist and twisted ankle and it's the only one of my bikes which doesn't seem to put much pressure on either injury. Plus it makes me feel like some 1940's throwback and cars avoid me accordingly.
Unfortunately the Pashley combined with St Katherine's sent me into a postwar romantic day dream today and I failed to notice the gaps between the boards on one of the dock's bridges.
I believe the last time I catapulted over the handlebars of a bike was roughly 22 years ago and it would appear I still have yet to perfect 'the frontflip.'
Water was warm though.
I've recently taken to cycling a Pashley Princess as I have a broken wrist and twisted ankle and it's the only one of my bikes which doesn't seem to put much pressure on either injury. Plus it makes me feel like some 1940's throwback and cars avoid me accordingly.
Unfortunately the Pashley combined with St Katherine's sent me into a postwar romantic day dream today and I failed to notice the gaps between the boards on one of the dock's bridges.
I believe the last time I catapulted over the handlebars of a bike was roughly 22 years ago and it would appear I still have yet to perfect 'the frontflip.'
Water was warm though.
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