Wall Street Journal: “It’s just not part of Dutch culture to use helmets,” says Wim Bot, spokesman for the Dutch Cyclists Union. Advocating them for everyday use, he adds, “leads to very emotional debates.” Bring it on, vocal helmet boosters say. A number of doctors, safety advocates and bike-gear producers are trying to get through Dutch skulls that headgear would protect them. Children are the first battleground. The countries with the highest use of bicycles have the lowest use of helmets. When will Anglo-Saxons and [...]

By Jamie Shelman, available as a limited edition print, on 100% cotton rag paper, signed and numbered.

Biggest perk of being a politician? People go out of their way to find your stolen bike. Days after Notting Hill was mobilised to retrieve Cameron’s bike, Camden councillor Rebecca Hossack’s bike was stolen. She contacted the Camden New Journal and the next day they published a story and a picture of her bike. [Rebecca has much more style than Cameron; she had bought a green Azor Oma from our shop]. Within hours, the Police was alerted that the green bike had been spotted, chained [...]