Cold feet and hands can turn a pleasant ride into a miserable one, and we can all recognise the feeling of cold water seeping through your socks and sitting against your skin. My feet feel cold just typing this! Overshoes are one way of limiting ...
Archives for December 2013
Christmas reading: Our most popular blog posts from 2013
If you are looking for some Christmas reading on your train ride home, or for when you put your feet up on the sofa, here is a roundup of our best hits this year, as chosen by the 860,163 people who have visited London Cyclist in 2013 (so ...
Cycling down the world’s most dangerous road
Standing in the clouds at 4,650 metres, we put on our protective gear. Today, we're riding down the Bolivian death road. I eschew the knee pads and shoulder pads. If I miscalculate and end up going over the sheer drop at the edge of the road, they ...
Christmas day bike rides
Christmas is traditionally a day for making time for family and friends, settling around the Christmas tree, munching through copious amounts of food, and for giving thanks depending on your religious views. Boring! How about going on a Christmas ...
How do you insure a really expensive bike?
You've just spent £3200 on a Trek Madone road bike and now you want to go out and ride it. But, sensibly, you decide to grab some insurance first. You checkout the best bicycle insurance options and head over to ETA to get your bike ...
Waterproof Jackets: 3 of the best
Rain and wind are very rarely high on a cyclists list of “favourite conditions to ride in”, but there will always come a day when the heavens open and you find yourself pedalling through it. The best thing you can do is kit up and ride through the ...
Top tips for those thinking of hitting the turbo trainer
Training on a bicycle indoors is not everybody’s idea of a good use of time – and I know that some readers out there use their wheels to commute, and so pounding away on a static trainer isn’t going to do the job for them. However, if you’re using ...
Who will step in to sponsor the cycle hire scheme?
Barclay's are no longer feeling the London cycling love and have left Boris bike commuters without a sponsor, having walked away after paying just half of the promised £50 million. Who will step up to take their place? "Nobody!" I'm sure many of ...
New cycle safety film illustrates a lorry driver’s perspective
A new film by the Met Police is designed to show the dangers that can arise from a typical interaction between a cyclist and a driver. It's a useful film, which shows how easy it is for a cyclist to disappear in a blind spot. It's certainly ...
What is your bike made of? Bike frame materials and their properties
At the very core of every bicycle, there is a frame. The material that frame is made out of has a dramatic effect on the way it rides, its durability, and cost. Every frame tells a story, so we’ve delved into some of the rationale, motivations, and ...
Stocking Fillers for Cyclists
I’ll say it quietly, so as not to upset those who don’t mutter the word until December 24th – but Christmas is getting a day closer every day. For those of us in cycling partnerships, Christmas gifting is quite simple – I’ll swap you a Garmin for ...