Personally I have always enjoyed no hands cycling, and before anyone suggests otherwise, I had both hands on the bars when I had my wee contretemps with a sleeping policeman. Anyway, seeing as I am off the bike and can’t… Continue Reading →
Five weeks and three days ago I went out for a bike ride and had a meeting with a hump in the road, which resulted in a badly buckled front wheel and a broken clavicle. Now that I am weaning… Continue Reading →
If there is one issue that is highly contentious in cycling, it is this: Should wearing cycle helmets be compulsory? It is no secret that I personally do not wear a cycle helmet, but I do understand that some people,… Continue Reading →
On Saturday we went out for a short ride, as you do. We decided to check out some quiet back roads and off road routes. We got as far as the Inch Community Centre, following the road through the park… Continue Reading →
I was recently reading a blog post on “Cult Of Fear” when I was struck by the story about a woman killed while riding along a dual carriageway, the CTC’s resistance to the provision of off road cycle provision and… Continue Reading →
Having written to my MSPs about Fairness and liability on the roads and received a number of replies, mostly along the lines of “I will forward the matter to my colleague Keith Brown, Minister for Transport, for his consideration”, I… Continue Reading →
Having written to my Westminster MP about Fairness and liability on the roads and received a reply that justice is devolved to the jurisdiction of the Scottish Parliament. I decided to follow up with a similar letter to my MSPs…. Continue Reading →
Warning this is not a happy post, the writer is angry: In Afghanistan it is considered dangerous for women to go out on the streets in case they are raped. The Taliban’s answer to this is to make all women… Continue Reading →
I was recently asked to write something about cycle safety. OK, so it was for another place, but I thought I would try it out here first. Well my first thought was “is cycling dangerous”? Well no, not really, over… Continue Reading →
There was a thread on a cycling forum recently on how often a cycle helmet needs to be replaced. The person who starting the thread wrote that his helmet was now three years old and still in perfect condition but… Continue Reading →
I was cycling west along Gorgie Road yesterday, working hard to maintain 20Km/h against a strong head wind (it always looks faster in Km/h than in MPH), when a sudden gust brought me to a standstill and I found myself… Continue Reading →
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