Whenever the night time visibility question comes up in my mind I think three things: Bike lights Maintaining a prominent road position even if it inevitably annoys some drivers Establishing eye contact with the car behind you every 3-4 ...
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Spring Kit Reviews
This week I am mostly very jealous of Andreas and his Frisco jaunt. I've been keeping the home fires burning having a look at some dhb kit that Wiggle kindly gave me to road test. I did take some photos of me wearing the kit but they got lost on a ...
One for the coffee table
“When the spirits are low, when the day appears dark, when work becomes monotonous, when hope hardly seems worth having, just mount a bicycle and go out for a spin down the road, without thought on anything but the ride you are taking” Arthur Conan ...
Why did you first decide to start cycling?
It’s interesting to watch people take that first plunge into cycling and immensely pleasing to hear about how much they enjoyed it. Recently, I’ve been quite excited as my friend will be joining the cycling ranks. His move to a different part of ...
Replacing hydraulic disk brake pads
Big thank you to Mark’s Cycle Repairs for helping me put this repair together for the Bike Doctor App (Already in iPhone version, soon to be in Android version) Mark offers excellent prices and repairs for all sorts of bikes and if you live in the ...
My favourite London bike ride
This is a guest post by Graham Hills of Bikers Delight. Cycle - eat - cycle - eat - cycle - eat - cycle. The perfect day out?! Combining some of the best grazing in London, with diverse cycling sights, this London bike ride gives a full workout ...
How I carry my stuff to work and other Tuesday matters!
Andreas posted another 'Comment Friday' last week that garnered a whopping set of comments about how we carry our stuff to work. I did a post about this on my blog back in January about all of the various needs of mine in relation to my commute. ...
Chrome Buran laptop messenger bag review
Reading through the messages in the last Comment Friday it seems there’s a lot of love for bike panniers. Personally, I can’t help being drawn to messenger bags. The capacity, the quick access when you swing the bag around and the comfortable ...
How do you carry stuff to work?
In this weeks comment Friday I want to talk bags! How do you go about getting the bits you need into work. Whether that be a laptop, a change of clothes or any other items you keep in your bag. After my brief brush with panniers, I’m currently ...
If you want your iPhone to do more than just play Angry Birds read this..
Sipping on a few beers enjoying a rare sunny day in London my friend asked: “How’s the blog?”. “Yeah, pretty good, I’m writing a new eBook” I replied. “You are writing a new what?” my clearly internet illiterate friend asked. “A ...