Month: August 2016
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Will Olympic success have a trickle down effect?
British cycling enjoyed another golden fortnight as Team GB topped the cycling medal table at the Rio Olympics with 12 medals, six of them gold. The Brits have now exerted a period of sustained dominance, coming out on top in London 2012, and also four years earlier in Beijing. How does this high profile success…
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Changing lives with bicycles
We love cycling as it adds to our sense of freedom, independent mobility and sustainability. For people living in precarious circumstances, these same qualities can make bicycles a life-changing asset, by improving access to basic essentials. Critical Mass to Calais Last year Critical Mass organised an event which saw eighty cyclists ride seventy miles through…
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A guide to buying a second hand bike
This post will look at how to buy a second hand general utility bicycle, as opposed to a high performance road machine, or vintage collector’s item, which is another kettle of (more expensive) fish. Buying second hand can offer the chance to get the best possible bike for your budget, and for London commuters who…
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A nifty new app for puncture roadside rescue
Imagine you are a cyclist with a puncture. You don’t have a spare inner tube or you can’t fix the puncture yourself. You don’t know where you can find a bike shop – maybe they are all closed at the time – and you are going to be late for an appointment… Wouldn’t it be…