In 2012 Early Rider will be introducing two exciting new products: The Alley Runner, a metal balance bike: The Belter, a pedal bike with belt drive. For this Christmas, we have plenty of stock of their best value wooden balance bikes: Images: top two by Early Rider, bottom one by Badj
Two influential London bloggers, Mark and Danny are organising a study tour of ten dangerous junctions in London. Already one hundred people have signed up. UPDATE: Here is the map with the route. And here are more details of the day. UPDATE 2: Full report by Mark
A true London bicycle: easy to use, practical and stylish. Available now. Purpose-built for city cycling, this sturdy 3-speed model is equipped with bespoke luggage racks to carry all you need for your day. The compact frame is especially suited to cyclists who find traditional town bicycles too large or unwieldy. Each part of the Wren Original has been hand-designed or carefully selected for quality and performance. Enclosed brake and gear mechanisms to keep maintenance to a minimum Unique front and rear luggage carriers Premium, [...]
The video above is part of Kensington and Chelsea’s BikeMinded initiative, organised by Kathryn King, the Borough’s Safety Officer/Travel Planner. Here is she below advertising the forthcoming Cake and Coffee Cruise (report by Lady Velo here): One of the heroins of London’s velorution.
Excellent post by Carlton Reid: Speed is still important. But not in the sweat-fest sort of way, all head down and Lycra. One of cycling’s key advertised advantages, from the 1890s to today, is the ability to go door to door, swiftly. Cycle routes which steer away from the fastest A to B routes may direct cyclists away from busy, motorised traffic but it’s not just sport cyclists who want to follow ‘desire lines’, the shortest and more desirable routes. We have always been uneasy [...]
Ashley, based in Cornwall, is a children books illustrator.
The launch of the Brompton Oratory Jacket has caused something of a stir in the cycling world. The jacket is supposed to solve the bike clothing dilemma – taking you from bike to boardroom to bar. Yet since when is a crumpled beige jacket, asks Tom Robbins of the Financial Times, appropriate for the boardroom? Equally – Copenhagenize has quite convincingly argued that if you are riding an appropriate bike on the right of infrastructure any clothes will do. Nevertheless the jacket did win Gold [...]
Sexy over-shoes designed by a sexy lady in Ireland. If you do have an aversion to grey goretex, ‘Leggits‘ maybe just for you. Like many of Georgia in Dublin products, Leggits marry practicality with style. Their great design has also won Georgia official recognition – her Leggits won a Eurobike/iF Design Award this year.
Judging from these two shots by Paul in Vienna, the co-citizens of Niki Lauda have no interest in pulling out of the lights in a hurry. A testament to relaxed cycling.
If racing with 700 other Bromptonauts is not your cup of tea, and you rather savour the peacefulness of the wild, you will enjoy the video above: a trip through the Shetlands with folding bike and inflatable kajak.
We have a customer who recently arrived home, turned around and his bag with laptop had disappeared. He traced his route, trying to remember how much stuff he had not backed up, and fortunately he found the bag five minutes later; next morning he was at our shop buying a Basil front rack: this way he can keep an eye on his bag all the time. If your bike cannot accommodate a front rack, here is a good option: this laptop case by Ultra Motor [...]
