Nice campaign from New York City’s Department of Transport highlighting cyclists (yes, I know, I’m turning into Safety Pierre…)
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Probably the stupidest thing I’ve ever seen.
No, wait… this is.
…is actually not bad.
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/roadusers/cycling/11598.aspx
I was initially disappointed to find the “Cycling Journey Planner” looks like a lazy modification of the standard TfL journey planner, with the word “cycle” instead of “walk”. However, click on the “start” or “end” maps and it actually gives you a full cycle route breakdown, albeit in multi-page PDF format. I found it suggested some ‘I didn’t realise that was there’ routes as well as a couple of unnecessarily road-avoiding ones. However, generally as an initial guide to cycling from one place to another in London without being too caught up in traffic, it’s pretty good.
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The yearly guided ride with numbers is on again.
Registrations are open for SSUK 09. It’s taking place in Dalby Forest oop Yaarkshire way on the 6/7th June 2009. Entry is £36 and includes camping, a place on the start line and a post race BBQ.
It’s always a great laugh full of beer, bikes and, well, beer. See the SSUK09 website for more details.
Cycle chic or bicycle chic is the culture of cycling in fashionable clothes. It is now associated with the strong utility cycling movement. Cycling is an everyday transport choice and many cyclists choose to wear their regular clothes, as opposed to outfits generally associated with cycle sport, such as bicycle shorts, lycra, gloves and shoes. Sydney Body Art Ride.
Which is all well and good if you are cycling along the pavement from your East London squat to your East London art school, but if you are travelling any distance and want people to feel comfortable in close proximity to you at the other end, a change of clothes would be the considerate thing to carry.
What’s more, should you fall from your bike your hands will slip from your non-taped bars, you’ll love the road-rash on your palms where your gloves should have been and your ironic hair cut will just not provide enough cushioning as your head hits the ground.
I know a lot of people don’t deem this stuff necessary, but it only takes one slip up to really ruin your day.
