Merlin Matthews Interview – Guardian Short piece on the founder of Re~cycle: “It struck me that there were loads of old bikes rusting away in sheds or chained to railings all over the place: you can’t really sell a knackered second-hand bike, and even an absolute muppet doesn’t want to just throw it away, so people hang on to them. I was already fed up with the greedy short-term socio-political bloody mess all over the world, and fixing and shipping bikes from the UK to [...]

Via Copenhagen Cycle Chic

Once a month, the Bicycle Film Society, shows a film at The Calthorpe Arms, 252 Grays Inn Road, London, WC1X 8JR. This evening at 19:30, the Flying Scotsman, a documentary narrating the remarkable tale of Obree, who broke the one-hour world record on a self-made bicyle, will be featured. Entry is free, but you must be a member to attend. If you are not a member you can apply for membership by supplying your full name, address and occupation by email