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Top 50 bike blogs 2011

Andreas · · 78 Comments

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Here is 2011’s top cycling blogs list. Enjoy and make sure you add some more great blogs to your RSS or Twitter feeds. The list is based on factors including page rank, Alexa Rank, Google In-links, Twitter and number of comments.

top-50-bike-blogs-pngSome interesting stats:

  • When I first created the list in 2009 just 24% of bike blogs included had a Twitter account. In 2010 that grew to 62% and now in 2011 you are really the odd one out if you don’t have a Twitter account – 73%
  • The three blogs with the most active commenters are: Bike Snob NYC, Fat Cyclist and London Cyclist – thanks guys!
  • The three bike blogs with the most traffic are: Bike Rumor, Prolly is not Probably and Bike Portland.
  • Bike Snob NYC has the most Twitter followers: 16,134
  • 11% of blogs included are focused on “Cycle Chic”

Some notes on the bike blogs list:

  • My definition of blog: The site has to be primarily focused around the blog and can’t be part of a much wider organisation E.g. the excellent Guardian Bike Blog can’t be included.
  • Must be recently active and have as a main topic cycling
  • I’m always on the lookout for more bike blogs and any left in the comments below will be considered for the 2012 list

Yellow = New entry in top 50
Biggest mover = Let’s go ride a bike

1 Bike Snob NYC http://twitter.com/bikesnobnyc
2 Fat Cyclist http://twitter.com/fatCyclist
3 Copenhagen Cycle chic http://twitter.com/_Cycle_Chic
4 Copenhagenize http://twitter.com/copenhagenize
5 Cycling Tips http://twitter.com/Cyclingtips
6 Bike Portland http://twitter.com/bikeportland
7 London Cyclist http://twitter.com/londoncyclist
8 Cyclelicious http://twitter.com/cyclelicious
9 Urban Velo http://twitter.com/urbanvelo
10 Bike Hugger http://twitter.com/bikehugger
11 Bicycle Design http://twitter.com/bicycledesign
12 Prolly is not probably http://twitter.com/johnprolly
13 Lovely Bicycle http://twitter.com/lovelybicycle
14 Bike Rumor http://twitter.com/bikerumor
15 Bike Commuters n/a
16 Hembrow n/a
17 Eco Velo http://twitter.com/ecoveloinfo
18 Cyclocosm http://twitter.com/#!/cyclocosm
19 Cycling & Walking in Waltham Forest n/a
20 Let’s Go Ride a Bike http://twitter.com/letsgorideabike
21 Amsterdamize http://twitter.com/amsterdamized
22 Bike 198 http://twitter.com/bike198
23 Bike Blog NYC http://twitter.com/bikeblognyc
24 Trackosaurus rex n/a
25 Biking Toronto http://twitter.com/#!/bikingtoronto
26 Jill Outside http://twitter.com/#!/alaskajill
27 Do The Right Thing http://twitter.com/karlonsea
28 Quickrelease.tv http://twitter.com/carltonreid
29 Bike Hacks n/a
30 Drunk Cyclist http://twitter.com/bigJonny
31 Bicycle Touring Pro http://twitter.com/bicycletouring
32 I bike London http://twitter.com/markbikeslondon
33 Riding Pretty http://twitter.com/#!/ridingpretty
34 Commute by Bike http://twitter.com/#!/UtilityCycling
35 Dave Moulton’s Bike Blog http://twitter.com/exframebuilder
36 The Bike Show http://twitter.com/thebikeshow
37 The Path Less Pedaled http://twitter.com/pathlesspedaled
38 Kent’s Bike Blog http://twitter.com/kentsbike
39 Guitar Ted n/a
40 TravellingTwo http://twitter.com/#!/travellingtwo
41 The Velo ORANGE Blog http://twitter.com/Velo_Orange
42 Cozy Beehive http://twitter.com/CyclingBee
43 Austin Texas Bike n/a
44 London Cycle Chic http://twitter.com/#!/cyclechic
45 Chic Cyclist n/a
46 Fyxomatosis http://twitter.com/#!/fyxomatosis
47 VeloDramatic http://twitter.com/#!/Velodramatic
48 Loving the Bike http://twitter.com/#!/lovingthebike
49 The Washing Machine Post http://twitter.com/#!/twmp
50 Velorution http://twitter.com/_velorution

See also: The 2010 list.

Reader Interactions

Comments

  7. Karl McCracken (twitter: @KarlOnSea) says

    One to include next time – Yehuda Moon. One could argue that it’s a comic strip, and not a blog, but it does respond to current news items, runs daily, has an RSS feed, and comments – lots of ’em!

    For this list – once again I’m flattered to see myself in such company!

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    • Dicky says

      Thanks Anthony, a tragedy indeed. When this list was published the internet froze world wide, stock prices plummeted, the price of grapes skyrocketed, churches ignited in spontaneous flames, all the traffic lights in Charlotte, NC turned red for three hours, and Charlie Sheen was left speechless for 36 hours.

      I don’t believe that Andreas knew just how grandiose the implications of this oversight would be.

      I only hope the world can recover and the lights in town can resume normal operation soon.

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  12. Darren Alff says

    Thanks again Andreas for including Bicycle Touring Pro in your list of the Top 50 cycling blogs. This list and the other websites included help to motivate me each year to make my website and my community that much better. So thank you!

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  13. ibikelondon says

    Thanks Andreas for compiling this list, it must have taken ages. I’m thrilled to be listed at 32 (up 18 from last year!) and in such great company, too. Well done everyone!

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  14. Trisha says

    Happy to have LGRAB included on this list again! Betting I’ll find some more good reading here, too. Thanks for putting this together.

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  20. Bod says

    Oi! Where’s Cycling Inquisition? Also saw that Cosy Beehive on the list but he’s not posted anything for ages!
    Oh well, no one said the list was definitive.

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    • Dave Dybas says

      I’m a big fan of georgethecyclist as well. This guy has toured all over the world–his latest two months in Turkey. He’s followed the Tour de France the past seven years on a loaded touring bike and files extraordinary detailed dispatches from the trenches. He realy ought to write a book.

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  29. Loving the Bike says

    It’s a tough job determining which cycling blogs should be included in your top 50 list, huh Andreas? We’re all part of a fantastic cycling blog community and are all worthy of readers.

    If you aren’t already on our Crank Listed World Cycling Blog Directory, please submit it to http://cranklisted.com and watch for the 2nd Annual Crank Honors coming in May where we’ll select the top dogs of the cycling blogs.

    Darryl

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  33. Simply Bike says

    Thanks to Velouria for mentioning my site, I’d love to be included on your list for next year! And I’m excited for all the new to me blogs on here, great collection of inspiration! S.

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  37. Bryan says

    I had really hoped to be able to make the list two years in a row but I guess it wasn’t meant to be. There are some great blogs on the list though and congrats to those who are on it. A big shout out to my buddy Darryl at LovingtheBike.com for making it.

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  40. Owen says

    Bike Friendly Windsor is a voice for cyclists in Canada’s southern most city (the largest international border crossing in the nation). Bike Friendly Windsor was formed in January of 2010, and its goals are to represent all cyclists in Windsor and to help make Windsor a more bicycle friendly city. The blog and a Facebook page are its online presence. Cyclists in Windsor say, thanks for considering checking out BFW.

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  42. Matt says

    Great post and thanks – I imagine this took quite a bit of research. Surprised Red Kite Prayer and Velominati aren’t listed – are they in the top 100 possibly?

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  48. Roff Smith says

    Hello

    I just wanted to toss my new cycling website/blog – http://www.My-Bicycle-and-I.com – into the ring. By way of introduction I am a Sussex-based professional magazine writer and sometime photographer who loves bicycles and cycling. Unfortunately I seldom have the opportunity to write about either of those things in the magazines I usually work for and so I decided to put together this eclectic (and growing daily!) collection of stories, essays, reviews and columns; sort of a magazine-style blog.

    I hope you’ll find some things in it you like.

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  49. Scott Liversedge says

    Look for us in 2012. Cycle the Earth is a new endeavor striving to connect the cycling community across our planet. I think we already have the largest Bike Blog directory. Check us out!

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