http://thebikeshow.net Podcast and blog of the world's most popular bicycling radio show, rolling since 2004 Tue, 15 May 2012 14:22:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 2006-2012 bikeshow@resonancefm.com (Resonance FM) bikeshow@resonancefm.com (Resonance FM) bicycle, podcast, resonance, london, bike 1440 http://thebikeshow.net/images/logo144.png http://thebikeshow.net 144 144 Podcast of the bicycling radio show from Resonance FM in London, UK. Since 2004, The Bike Show has covered cycling, creativity and society from Kraftwerk to Critical Mass, from Le Tour de France to cycle touring in France, from bicycle poetry to bic[...] Resonance FM's bicycle radio show, in a podcast format. Since 2004, The Bike Show has covered cycling, creativity and society from Kraftwerk to Critical Mass, from Le Tour de France to cycle touring in France, from bicycle poetry to bicycle maintenance. bicycle, cycling, bike, london, resonance, cycle, touring, tour, de, france, cycle, sport Resonance FM Resonance FM bikeshow@resonancefm.com no no http://thebikeshow.net/in-the-year-1949/ http://thebikeshow.net/in-the-year-1949/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 01:47:14 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/?p=2560 http://thebikeshow.net/in-the-year-1949/feed/ 1 http://thebikeshow.net/david-hockney-cycle-touring/ http://thebikeshow.net/david-hockney-cycle-touring/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 15:45:00 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/?p=2479 http://thebikeshow.net/david-hockney-cycle-touring/feed/ 5 http://thebikeshow.net/another-day-in-carradice/ http://thebikeshow.net/another-day-in-carradice/#comments Mon, 28 Nov 2011 20:29:26 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/?p=2085 http://thebikeshow.net/another-day-in-carradice/feed/ 6 0:29:30 Jack travels over the Yorkshire moors to Nelson, Lancashire to visit one of the oldest and most venerable companies in British cycling. Cotton mill worker Wilf Carradice began producing his indestructible canvas saddlebags in the 1930s and in 2011 [...] Jack travels over the Yorkshire moors to Nelson, Lancashire to visit one of the oldest and most venerable companies in British cycling. Cotton mill worker Wilf Carradice began producing his indestructible canvas saddlebags in the 1930s and in 2011 sales are booming. Owner and MD David Chadwick tells the story of a family business and we get a tour of the factory. For more history of Carradice, there is a good article over at Classic Lightweights. This is the latest in a series of special features on British cycling manufacturers. Listen to previous features on Brooks saddles, Brompton folding bikes and Alex Moulton. Some of Jack’s photographs from the factory are below. England, Gear, History, People, Podcast, Style, Touring Resonance FM no no http://thebikeshow.net/dunwich-dynamo-redux/ http://thebikeshow.net/dunwich-dynamo-redux/#comments Mon, 18 Jul 2011 19:20:17 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/?p=1895 http://thebikeshow.net/dunwich-dynamo-redux/feed/ 1 0:29:00 From here: …to here: The 2011 edition of the Dunwich Dynamo, the cult mass participation night ride from London to the Suffolk Coast, as experienced by listeners of The Bike Show. Thanks to everyone who recorded their audio snippets. Put the[...] From here: …to here: The 2011 edition of the Dunwich Dynamo, the cult mass participation night ride from London to the Suffolk Coast, as experienced by listeners of The Bike Show. Thanks to everyone who recorded their audio snippets. Put the 2012 Dynamo in your diaries now: 30 June / 1 July 2012. England, Podcast, Rides, Touring Resonance FM no no http://thebikeshow.net/cyclosportives-glamping-cycling/ http://thebikeshow.net/cyclosportives-glamping-cycling/#comments Fri, 18 Mar 2011 01:26:40 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/?p=1551 http://thebikeshow.net/cyclosportives-glamping-cycling/feed/ 11 http://thebikeshow.net/up-the-uts-the-slow-death-and-rebirth-of-the-british-cycling-club/ http://thebikeshow.net/up-the-uts-the-slow-death-and-rebirth-of-the-british-cycling-club/#comments Tue, 01 Feb 2011 15:08:16 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/?p=1420 http://thebikeshow.net/up-the-uts-the-slow-death-and-rebirth-of-the-british-cycling-club/feed/ 3 0:28:43 Kieron Yates‘s documentary feature on the countryside huts of the 32nd Association of North London cycle clubs sparks a discussion on the demise of the traditional cycling club and the possibilities for renaissance. With Nigel Wood, Chairman [...] Kieron Yates‘s documentary feature on the countryside huts of the 32nd Association of North London cycle clubs sparks a discussion on the demise of the traditional cycling club and the possibilities for renaissance. With Nigel Wood, Chairman of the Dulwich Paragon club, who tells the story of how this 75 year old south London club’s fortunes were turned around. England, London, Podcast, Rides, Sport Resonance FM no no http://thebikeshow.net/knutsford-great-race-cycle-show-2010/ http://thebikeshow.net/knutsford-great-race-cycle-show-2010/#comments Tue, 30 Nov 2010 11:54:19 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/?p=1324 http://thebikeshow.net/knutsford-great-race-cycle-show-2010/feed/ 5 0:29:23 Window shopping at the Cycle Show 2010 taking in the latest offerings from Brooks (saddles), Bisignals (lights), Bike Dock (storage), Carradice (bags), Schmidt Maschinenbau (dynamo lights) and the Moulton Bicycle Company. Matt Sparkes reports from [...] Window shopping at the Cycle Show 2010 taking in the latest offerings from Brooks (saddles), Bisignals (lights), Bike Dock (storage), Carradice (bags), Schmidt Maschinenbau (dynamo lights) and the Moulton Bicycle Company. Matt Sparkes reports from the once-a-decade Knutsford Great Race, where upwards of 80 competitors raced their ‘ordinaries’ (penny farthings or high-wheelers) in a deadly serious 3 hour time trial. Photo credit: Knutsford Great Race England, Gear, Podcast, Sport Resonance FM no no http://thebikeshow.net/ron-cooper-on-ron-cooper/ http://thebikeshow.net/ron-cooper-on-ron-cooper/#comments Wed, 04 Aug 2010 00:02:12 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/?p=1245 http://thebikeshow.net/ron-cooper-on-ron-cooper/feed/ 6 0:29:44 Ron Cooper is a legend in frame-building. He started as a fifteen-year-old apprentice with A.S. Gillott, and his frames have come to define the very best of the British lightweight style. He talks about the early days learning from master frame-bui[...] Ron Cooper is a legend in frame-building. He started as a fifteen-year-old apprentice with A.S. Gillott, and his frames have come to define the very best of the British lightweight style. He talks about the early days learning from master frame-builders like Jim Collier and Bill Philbrook, his own racing career and his commercial success in the US in the 1970s. Along the way he explains the technique and motivation needed to hand build more than 7,000 racing frames. Having turned 79 in June this year, Ron Cooper is still building three mornings a week. Look out for the cover story in Rouleur 19 on Ron Cooper, with photos (including the above) by Nadav Kander. England, Gear, History, London, People, Podcast Resonance FM no no http://thebikeshow.net/season-opener-childhood-daze/ http://thebikeshow.net/season-opener-childhood-daze/#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:18:10 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/?p=902 http://thebikeshow.net/season-opener-childhood-daze/feed/ 0 0:28:29 A youthful feel to this season opener with a visit to Lockleaze Primary School in Bristol, one of an number of Sustrans ‘Bike It’ schools acros the country. Plus childhood memories from Paul Fournel, reading from Need for the Bike* in p[...] A youthful feel to this season opener with a visit to Lockleaze Primary School in Bristol, one of an number of Sustrans ‘Bike It’ schools acros the country. Plus childhood memories from Paul Fournel, reading from Need for the Bike* in person at the Calder Bookshop. We get the inside scoop on the much-awaited Sturmey Archer S3X, three speed fixed gear hub, from SA’s General Manager Alan Clarke. If you are a parent or teacher and want your school or your kids school to be a Bike It school, you can ask on the Sustrans website. Image credit: Cycling England 2008 Play on links below. Other file formats (e.g. Ogg Vorbis) are here. *If you buy Need for the Bike by following the link (left), some of the money goes to Resonance FM! Advocacy, England, Gear, Literature, Podcast Resonance FM no no http://thebikeshow.net/cycle-supermyways/ http://thebikeshow.net/cycle-supermyways/#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:33:37 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/?p=747 http://thebikeshow.net/cycle-supermyways/feed/ 10 http://thebikeshow.net/charging-up-my-ipod-for-a-summer-cycle-tour/ http://thebikeshow.net/charging-up-my-ipod-for-a-summer-cycle-tour/#comments Sun, 26 Jul 2009 17:42:42 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/?p=716 http://thebikeshow.net/charging-up-my-ipod-for-a-summer-cycle-tour/feed/ 7 http://thebikeshow.net/blazing-saddles/ http://thebikeshow.net/blazing-saddles/#comments Mon, 13 Jul 2009 20:21:02 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/?p=685 http://thebikeshow.net/blazing-saddles/feed/ 1 http://thebikeshow.net/london-to-bristol-part-two/ http://thebikeshow.net/london-to-bristol-part-two/#comments Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:05:42 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/?p=640 http://thebikeshow.net/london-to-bristol-part-two/feed/ 0 0:51:14 In an extended podcast edition of this week’s show, the journey from London to Bristol continues along the Ridgeway (pictured, left) to Avebury, one of the largest prehistoric stone circles in Europe. After a night by Lacock Abbey the route fo[...] In an extended podcast edition of this week’s show, the journey from London to Bristol continues along the Ridgeway (pictured, left) to Avebury, one of the largest prehistoric stone circles in Europe. After a night by Lacock Abbey the route follows the Avon to Bath and the old railway track to Bristol. Featuring David Evans of the Highway Cycling Group, wild swimming author Daniel Start, Bristolian cyclists Mike McBeth and Matthew Symonds and Peter Lipman, Policy Director at Sustrans. Photo credit: David Evans Play on links below. Other file formats here. Advocacy, England, History, Podcast, Politics, Rides, Touring Resonance FM no no http://thebikeshow.net/london-to-bristol-part-one/ http://thebikeshow.net/london-to-bristol-part-one/#comments Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:53:32 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/?p=628 http://thebikeshow.net/london-to-bristol-part-one/feed/ 2 0:29:36 Part one of a ride from London to Bristol, in which presenter Jack Thurston is guided by listeners to the show. First stop is St Giles’ Church in Stoke Poges, home to the ‘bicycle window’ (pictured behind Jack and Denis Hartley, th[...] Part one of a ride from London to Bristol, in which presenter Jack Thurston is guided by listeners to the show. First stop is St Giles’ Church in Stoke Poges, home to the ‘bicycle window’ (pictured behind Jack and Denis Hartley, the Verger of the Church). One element of the window dates from 1642 and said to be the earliest ever depiction of a velocipede. The route passes through Willesden, Stoke Poges, Cookham, Henley-on-Thames before ascending the Berkshire Downs. Tune in next week for part two. Photo credit: Michael Dunne Play on links below. Other file formats (e.g. Ogg Vorbis). England, History, Podcast, Politics, Rides, Sport, Touring Resonance FM no no http://thebikeshow.net/cycling-and-the-recession/ http://thebikeshow.net/cycling-and-the-recession/#comments Tue, 17 Feb 2009 15:00:10 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/?p=450 http://thebikeshow.net/cycling-and-the-recession/feed/ 3 0:29:47 With the UK mired deep in recession, unemployment on the rise, the value of the pound going down and consumer confidence at an all time low, we ask what effect this is having on the cycling business. We hear from the owners of two of London’s [...] With the UK mired deep in recession, unemployment on the rise, the value of the pound going down and consumer confidence at an all time low, we ask what effect this is having on the cycling business. We hear from the owners of two of London’s new breed of bicycle boutiques (Tour de Ville and Bobbin Bicycles), from bike messenger Nhatt Attack, who has swapped her bike for a Christiania tricycle and is delivering flowers, from Carlton Reid, cycling journalist and Executive Editor of bike industry magazine BikeBiz.com and from BikeSnobNYC who adds his two pennies from New York. Play on links below, other file formats (eg. Ogg Vorbis) over here. England, Gear, London, People, Podcast, Politics, Style Resonance FM no no http://thebikeshow.net/the-bike-show-on-twitter/ http://thebikeshow.net/the-bike-show-on-twitter/#comments Mon, 16 Feb 2009 19:58:14 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/?p=445 http://thebikeshow.net/the-bike-show-on-twitter/feed/ 3 http://thebikeshow.net/london-cycle-hire-scheme-the-lowdown/ http://thebikeshow.net/london-cycle-hire-scheme-the-lowdown/#comments Thu, 12 Feb 2009 19:47:48 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/?p=420 http://thebikeshow.net/london-cycle-hire-scheme-the-lowdown/feed/ 18 http://thebikeshow.net/todays-show-snowed-out/ http://thebikeshow.net/todays-show-snowed-out/#comments Mon, 02 Feb 2009 21:50:19 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/?p=394 http://thebikeshow.net/todays-show-snowed-out/feed/ 1 http://thebikeshow.net/26-january-2009-cycling-the-northumberland-coast/ http://thebikeshow.net/26-january-2009-cycling-the-northumberland-coast/#comments Tue, 27 Jan 2009 13:35:12 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/?p=384 http://thebikeshow.net/26-january-2009-cycling-the-northumberland-coast/feed/ 5 0:29:02 Riding the Northumberland coast from Berwick-upon-Tweed to Newcastle-upon-Tyne with Daniel Start, author of the best-selling Wild Swimming, a guide to natural swimming spots in Britain. Wild Swimming Coast (the salt-water version) will be published [...] Riding the Northumberland coast from Berwick-upon-Tweed to Newcastle-upon-Tyne with Daniel Start, author of the best-selling Wild Swimming, a guide to natural swimming spots in Britain. Wild Swimming Coast (the salt-water version) will be published in the late spring. To enter the competition to win a signed copy, send an email detailing your favourite wild swimming spot to bikeshow@resonancefm.com. Andrew Stevenson’s account of his Ed Ruscha-inspired 12 Bakeries ride from London to Paris is available to download (PDF). Some excellent photographs of the LFGSS’s Tweed Run available here and here. For more information about the Tweed Cycling Club, there is a website. Play or download MP3 on links below. Other file formats (e.g. Ogg Vorbis) over here. England, Podcast, Rides, Sport, Touring Resonance FM no no http://thebikeshow.net/the-moulton-story-part-two/ http://thebikeshow.net/the-moulton-story-part-two/#comments Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:43:30 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/?p=285 http://thebikeshow.net/the-moulton-story-part-two/feed/ 3 0:29:37 The concluding episode of a two-part feature on the story of Dr Alex Moulton and the reinvention of the bicycle. We pick up the story with the launch of the Moulton space frame design (pictured left) in the early eighties. Featuring interviews with [...] The concluding episode of a two-part feature on the story of Dr Alex Moulton and the reinvention of the bicycle. We pick up the story with the launch of the Moulton space frame design (pictured left) in the early eighties. Featuring interviews with eaturing interviews with Dr Alex Moulton, Shaun Moulton, Tony Hadland, Michael Woolf, Paul Villiers, George Coulouris, Jean Dollimore, Chris Mahon, Patrick Doocey and Mog from Brixton Cycles. Play on links below. Other file formats (Ogg Vorbis, 64kb MP3) over here. Further reading: Alex Moulton Bicycles The Moulton Bicycle Club – enthusiasts for Moultons new and old. Tony Hadland’s Moulton pages. Moulton Buzz – Moulton blog by Patrick Doocey Villiers Velo – customisation of new Moulton bicycles Profile of Alex Moulton in the Financial Times. Feature on Alex Moulton in the Architecture Journal (accompanied by some stunning photographs). Architecture, England, Gear, History, People, Podcast, Politics, Sport, Touring Resonance FM no no http://thebikeshow.net/the-moulton-story-part-one/ http://thebikeshow.net/the-moulton-story-part-one/#comments Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:00:56 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/?p=271 http://thebikeshow.net/the-moulton-story-part-one/feed/ 5 0:29:45 The first of a two-parter telling the story of Moulton bicycles: the radical reinvention of the bicycle by Dr Alex Moulton that, despite some commercial setbacks along the way, continues to push the boundaries of cutting edge engineering. Moultons h[...] The first of a two-parter telling the story of Moulton bicycles: the radical reinvention of the bicycle by Dr Alex Moulton that, despite some commercial setbacks along the way, continues to push the boundaries of cutting edge engineering. Moultons have been feted by architects and designers, won races and broken speed records, and are taken to the hearts of their riders, the Moultoneers, many of whom consider them to be the best kept secret on two wheels. Over the next two weeks The Bike Show will trace the history of the Moulton bicycle from its inception in the late 1950s and its sixties heyday, look ahead to its future and try to capture something of the Moulton spirit. Featuring interviews with Dr Alex Moulton, Shaun Moulton, Tony Hadland, Michael Woolf and a cast of Moultoneers. Image, left, shows the young Sheldon Brown on his Moulton Deluxe in 1971. Play on links below. Other file formats (Ogg Vorbis, 64kb MP3) over here. England, Gear, History, People, Podcast, Politics, Sport, Style, Touring Resonance FM no no http://thebikeshow.net/bicycle-film-festival-comes-to-town/ http://thebikeshow.net/bicycle-film-festival-comes-to-town/#comments Sat, 27 Sep 2008 16:37:31 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/?p=257 http://thebikeshow.net/bicycle-film-festival-comes-to-town/feed/ 3 0:22:14 The Bicycle Film Festival comes to London from 1-5 October. Laura Fletcher is the BFF’s London ambassador and she previews a handful of highlights from the seven screenings at the Barbican Cinema plus all the parties, art shows, polo matches a[...] The Bicycle Film Festival comes to London from 1-5 October. Laura Fletcher is the BFF’s London ambassador and she previews a handful of highlights from the seven screenings at the Barbican Cinema plus all the parties, art shows, polo matches and roller-racing that make the Festival a veritable jamboree of bicycle culture. Plus a very special message from the Founding Director, Brendt Barbur. Buy tickets online here. Play on links below. Other file formats (Ogg Vorbis, 64kb MP3) over here. Advocacy, England, Events, Film, London, Podcast, Politics Resonance FM no no http://thebikeshow.net/ride-the-gridiron-sunday-5th-october/ http://thebikeshow.net/ride-the-gridiron-sunday-5th-october/#comments Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:47:18 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/?p=243 http://thebikeshow.net/ride-the-gridiron-sunday-5th-october/feed/ 1 http://thebikeshow.net/22-september-2008-grant-peterson-on-overnight-trips-and-a-visit-to-londons-anti-bike-shop/ http://thebikeshow.net/22-september-2008-grant-peterson-on-overnight-trips-and-a-visit-to-londons-anti-bike-shop/#comments Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:32:20 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/?p=228 http://thebikeshow.net/22-september-2008-grant-peterson-on-overnight-trips-and-a-visit-to-londons-anti-bike-shop/feed/ 5 0:31:12 England, Gear, History, Italy, London, People, Podcast, Politics, Rides, Sport, Style, Touring Resonance FM no no http://thebikeshow.net/are-cargo-bikes-the-future-of-urban-transport/ http://thebikeshow.net/are-cargo-bikes-the-future-of-urban-transport/#comments Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:53:03 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/?p=217 http://thebikeshow.net/are-cargo-bikes-the-future-of-urban-transport/feed/ 1 0:32:43 Do the rising oil price, the growing concern about man-made climate change and breakthroughs in cycle design mean we’re on the verge of a pedal-powered cargo revolution? Discussing the past, present and future of cargo bikes and pedicabs is Le[...] Do the rising oil price, the growing concern about man-made climate change and breakthroughs in cycle design mean we’re on the verge of a pedal-powered cargo revolution? Discussing the past, present and future of cargo bikes and pedicabs is Leslie Wacker, a Chicago native who placed second in the cargo bike race at this year’s World Cycle Messenger Championships, Buffalo Bill author of Moving Target Zine and controller at Creative Couriers. We also hear from Mark, controller at from Zero Couriers, London’s first and only dedicated cargo bike courier company about the challenges his company has faced convincing potential commercial clients to choose pedal-powered cargo delivery. 8Freight photo thanks to BikeFix. To donate to Resonance FM, follow this link. Play on links below. Other file formats (64kb MP3 and Ogg Vorbis) over here. England, London, Podcast, Politics, Women Resonance FM no no http://thebikeshow.net/8-september-2008-ian-hibell-paying-respect-to-a-legend/ http://thebikeshow.net/8-september-2008-ian-hibell-paying-respect-to-a-legend/#comments Mon, 08 Sep 2008 22:59:45 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/?p=213 http://thebikeshow.net/8-september-2008-ian-hibell-paying-respect-to-a-legend/feed/ 2 0:29:49 Remembering Ian Hibell, the world’s most accomplished and intrepid long-distance cyclist and adventurer, who was run down and killed on a road in Greece last month, aged 74. He’d been on a ‘training ride’ which began in Hull [...] Remembering Ian Hibell, the world’s most accomplished and intrepid long-distance cyclist and adventurer, who was run down and killed on a road in Greece last month, aged 74. He’d been on a ‘training ride’ which began in Hull (England) in preparation for his next trip to Nepal and Tibet. Nic Henderson talks about his friend and hero. For more about Ian Hibell’s life, adventures and bicycles, including some superb photographs, visit Nic’s excellent website. From the Tour of Britain we hear the latest news from the Rapha-Condor-Recycling team and a protestor from Climate Camp who has something to say about energy company E-on’s sponsorship of this year’s Tour. Update: Subsequent to this broadcast, The Economist published a superb obituary of Ian Hibell. To donate to Resonance FM, follow this link. Play on links below, other formats (e.g. Ogg Vorbis) over here. England, People, Podcast, Politics, Sport, Touring Resonance FM no no http://thebikeshow.net/alastair_humphreys_part1/ http://thebikeshow.net/alastair_humphreys_part1/#comments Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:29:09 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/?p=209 http://thebikeshow.net/alastair_humphreys_part1/feed/ 3 0:29:54 Alastair Humphreys has cycled round the world ‘the hard way’: four years, sixty countries and forty-six thousand miles. In the first of a two part special he tells the story of his epic adventure from Yorkshire to South Africa and Chile [...] Alastair Humphreys has cycled round the world ‘the hard way’: four years, sixty countries and forty-six thousand miles. In the first of a two part special he tells the story of his epic adventure from Yorkshire to South Africa and Chile to Colombia. Thunder and Sunshine, the second volume of his travelogue is out now, published by Eye Books. The studio at Resonance FM is closed on 18th and 25th August so there will be no show on those dates. The second part of this two-show special will be broadcast on 1 September. Play on links below, other file formats (e.g. Ogg Vorbis) over here. England, People, Podcast, Politics, Touring Resonance FM no no http://thebikeshow.net/4-august-2008-cycling-politics-and-ideology/ http://thebikeshow.net/4-august-2008-cycling-politics-and-ideology/#comments Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:02:05 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/?p=207 http://thebikeshow.net/4-august-2008-cycling-politics-and-ideology/feed/ 7 0:30:13 On this week’s show we ask whether the bicycle and cycling are inherently left-wing or right-wing. Featuring Ruth Beale and Karen Breneman, two artists who recently rode together from London to the Institute for the Art and Practice of Dissent[...] On this week’s show we ask whether the bicycle and cycling are inherently left-wing or right-wing. Featuring Ruth Beale and Karen Breneman, two artists who recently rode together from London to the Institute for the Art and Practice of Dissent at Home in Liverpool in search of cycling’s socialist and non-conformist past, present and future. Putting the case for the libertarian right is the leading political blogger and cyclist Guido Fawkes who explains why leading members of the British Conservative Party are so keen to advertise their taste for two wheeled transport. This weekend get on down to Rollapaluza XI “Kingspin” on Friday night at the Bloomsbury Bowling Lanes and Tour De Play, ‘a five mile cycle tour looking at playscapes as a form of outsider architecture’ starting at the South London Gallery at 12 noon on Saturday. Play on links below. Other file formats (e.g. Ogg Vorbis) over here. England, History, People, Podcast, Politics, Rides, Touring Resonance FM no no http://thebikeshow.net/21-july-2008-sublime-nights-dunwich-dynamo-16-and-s24o-with-grant-peterson/ http://thebikeshow.net/21-july-2008-sublime-nights-dunwich-dynamo-16-and-s24o-with-grant-peterson/#comments Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:42:36 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/?p=203 http://thebikeshow.net/21-july-2008-sublime-nights-dunwich-dynamo-16-and-s24o-with-grant-peterson/feed/ 5 0:29:50 This year’s Dunwich Dynamo was perfect: a dry, moonlit night, a tail wind and a hot sunny morning on the beach. Around 500 people enjoyed the sixteenth edition of the classic British night ride that covers some 120 miles (190 kilometres) throu[...] This year’s Dunwich Dynamo was perfect: a dry, moonlit night, a tail wind and a hot sunny morning on the beach. Around 500 people enjoyed the sixteenth edition of the classic British night ride that covers some 120 miles (190 kilometres) through north east London, Essex and Suffolk. But you don’t have to wait until the next Dunwich Dynamo on 4 July 2009 for a sublime overnight bicycle experience, as Grant Peterson of Rivendell Bicycle Works explains. Play on links below. Other file formats (e.g. Ogg Vorbis) here. Some photos from the DD 16 are on the flickr. England, Events, London, People, Podcast, Rides, Touring Resonance FM no no http://thebikeshow.net/7-july-2008-50-quirky-bike-rides/ http://thebikeshow.net/7-july-2008-50-quirky-bike-rides/#comments Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:46:04 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/?p=198 http://thebikeshow.net/7-july-2008-50-quirky-bike-rides/feed/ 3 0:29:09 A ride along the splendid London end of the Grand Union Canal with Rob Ainsley, London cyclist and author of 50 Quirky Bike Rides, a new book about weird and wonderful places to go on bicycles in England and Wales. We visit a canal that passes over [...] A ride along the splendid London end of the Grand Union Canal with Rob Ainsley, London cyclist and author of 50 Quirky Bike Rides, a new book about weird and wonderful places to go on bicycles in England and Wales. We visit a canal that passes over a motorway and take advantage of a little known rule that allows bicycles on certain parts of the London tube network. This week’s show was broadcast from the excellent Southwark Lido (pictured below – more pics here). Get there while it’s still open. Play on links below. Other file formats (e.g. Ogg Vorbis) over here. England, London, People, Podcast, Politics, Rides, Touring Resonance FM no no http://thebikeshow.net/16-june-2008-from-the-tropics-to-the-stones/ http://thebikeshow.net/16-june-2008-from-the-tropics-to-the-stones/#comments Mon, 16 Jun 2008 19:10:47 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/?p=193 http://thebikeshow.net/16-june-2008-from-the-tropics-to-the-stones/feed/ 4 0:30:00 Architecture, England, Events, London, Podcast, Politics, Rides, Touring Resonance FM no no http://thebikeshow.net/stonehenge/ http://thebikeshow.net/stonehenge/#comments Tue, 13 May 2008 17:18:28 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/2008/05/13/stonehenge/ http://thebikeshow.net/stonehenge/feed/ 2 http://thebikeshow.net/4-february-2008-reclaim-the-streetmaps/ http://thebikeshow.net/4-february-2008-reclaim-the-streetmaps/#comments Mon, 04 Feb 2008 19:56:10 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/2008/02/04/4-february-2008-reclaim-the-streetmaps/ http://thebikeshow.net/4-february-2008-reclaim-the-streetmaps/feed/ 2 0:31:29 Private companies and revenue-hungry government agencies have always had a stranglehold on the world’s best maps, until the arrival of Open Street Map, a volunteer-driven effort akin to Wikipedia for mapping and cartography. OSM offers endless[...] Private companies and revenue-hungry government agencies have always had a stranglehold on the world’s best maps, until the arrival of Open Street Map, a volunteer-driven effort akin to Wikipedia for mapping and cartography. OSM offers endless customisation possibilities, is entirely open source and in many parts of the world is rivaling the best online and paper maps. OSM’er Andy Allan explains how he’s been adding information relevant to cyclists and explains how anyone can contribute to the project. George Coulouris and Jean Dollimore give a guided tour of Camden Cyclists’ collaborative online cycle route planning tool. Date for the diary: Bicycology evening of bike films, vegan pancakes and discussion of plans for a cooperative bike workshop and ‘radical bike group’. Wednesday 6 February, 7.30pm L.A.R.C (London Action Resource Centre) 62 Fieldgate Street, London E1 MP3 | Other file formats (e.g. Ogg Vorbis) England, London, Podcast, Science, Sport, Touring Resonance FM no no http://thebikeshow.net/28-january-2008-transition-town-bicycling/ http://thebikeshow.net/28-january-2008-transition-town-bicycling/#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2008 21:12:53 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/2008/01/28/28-january-2008-transition-town-bicycling/ http://thebikeshow.net/28-january-2008-transition-town-bicycling/feed/ 1 0:30:02 Totnes in South Devon is where the rapidly growing ‘transition town’ movement all began. Transition towns are a response to the problem of resource depletion, peak oil and climate change and embrace the practical and more esoteric aspect[...] Totnes in South Devon is where the rapidly growing ‘transition town’ movement all began. Transition towns are a response to the problem of resource depletion, peak oil and climate change and embrace the practical and more esoteric aspects of changing lifestyles and mindsets. Totnes and the surrounding countryside – like many rural areas – remain heavily reliant on car travel. What can be done to get more people on bicycles in the countryside? Is cycling a viable rural alternative to the internal combustion engine? For more on Transition Towns, listen to the latest episode of Resonance FM’s Low Carbon Show. Plus Eric Gauster of Cycle Training UK on some great value bike maintenance classes for Londoners. We give away a place on either a basic or intermediate class to the listener who best completes the following sentence: “I want to go on a bicycle maintenance course because…..” email to bikeshow@gmail.com MP3 | Other file formats (e.g. Ogg Vorbis) Advocacy, England, Environment, London, Podcast, Politics Resonance FM no no http://thebikeshow.net/21-january-2008-hidden-treasure/ http://thebikeshow.net/21-january-2008-hidden-treasure/#comments Mon, 21 Jan 2008 23:56:09 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/2008/01/21/21-january-2008-hidden-treasure/ http://thebikeshow.net/21-january-2008-hidden-treasure/feed/ 9 0:30:21 Paul Wonnacott has been buying, repairing and selling on used bicycles in the English countryside for almost thirty years. In an extended interview he looks back at the changes he has observed in the bicycle manufacturing industry (most of them bad)[...] Paul Wonnacott has been buying, repairing and selling on used bicycles in the English countryside for almost thirty years. In an extended interview he looks back at the changes he has observed in the bicycle manufacturing industry (most of them bad) and grapples with a hoarder’s inner demon as he watches his huge stock literally pile up and up. Also mentioned in the show is the Waterfront London exhibition and series of breakfast talks at New London Architecture on Store Street, the Italian writer Ugo Riccarelli in conversation with journalist Richard Williams on the occasion of the publication of the English edition of Coppi’s Angel on 30 January at the Italian Cultural Institute. And the deadline for submissions to the 2008 Bicycle Film Festival is looming: 19 February. MP3 | Other file formats (e.g. Ogg Vorbis) England, Gear, History, Podcast Resonance FM no no http://thebikeshow.net/24-april-2006-martin-newell-and-spoke-n-word-in-essex/ http://thebikeshow.net/24-april-2006-martin-newell-and-spoke-n-word-in-essex/#comments Mon, 24 Apr 2006 08:44:00 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/?p=62 http://thebikeshow.net/24-april-2006-martin-newell-and-spoke-n-word-in-essex/feed/ 3 0:30:02 In the last of the current season of the Bike Show, Kieron Yates rides around Essex with poet, musician and horticultural assassin Martin Newell, as part of the Spoke N Word project. In the last of the current season of the Bike Show, Kieron Yates rides around Essex with poet, musician and horticultural assassin Martin Newell, as part of the Spoke N Word project. England, Literature, Podcast Resonance FM no no http://thebikeshow.net/27-february-2006-bicycles-on-trains/ http://thebikeshow.net/27-february-2006-bicycles-on-trains/#comments Wed, 01 Mar 2006 18:57:00 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/?p=43 http://thebikeshow.net/27-february-2006-bicycles-on-trains/feed/ 0 0:30:38 In this week’s show we discuss the growing problems cyclists are experiencing in putting bikes on trains. In the studio is Dave Holladay of the Cyclists’ Touring Club (CTC) which is running a campaign to improve cycle-rail integration. W[...] In this week’s show we discuss the growing problems cyclists are experiencing in putting bikes on trains. In the studio is Dave Holladay of the Cyclists’ Touring Club (CTC) which is running a campaign to improve cycle-rail integration. We also catch up with Tom Kevill-Davies aka The Hungry Cyclist on his epic ride around the Americas in search of the perfect meal. MP3 DOWNLOAD England, Food, London, Podcast, Politics, Touring Resonance FM no no http://thebikeshow.net/20-february-2006-show-cycling-in-the-media/ http://thebikeshow.net/20-february-2006-show-cycling-in-the-media/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2006 23:49:00 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/2006/02/21/20-february-2006-show-cycling-in-the-media/ http://thebikeshow.net/20-february-2006-show-cycling-in-the-media/feed/ 2 0:28:07 In this week’s show we look at cycling and the media. Do newspapers, TV and radio do justice to cyclists? Does it matter? As more and more people get on two wheels, is media coverage of cycling changing at all? Featuring comment from Buffalo B[...] In this week’s show we look at cycling and the media. Do newspapers, TV and radio do justice to cyclists? Does it matter? As more and more people get on two wheels, is media coverage of cycling changing at all? Featuring comment from Buffalo Bill who runs the Moving Target zine and Matt Seaton who writes about cycling in The Guardian newspaper. MP3 DOWNLOAD England, London, Podcast, Politics Resonance FM no no http://thebikeshow.net/13-february-2006-tour-de-france-in-london-in-2007/ http://thebikeshow.net/13-february-2006-tour-de-france-in-london-in-2007/#comments Fri, 17 Feb 2006 18:28:00 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/?p=83 http://thebikeshow.net/13-february-2006-tour-de-france-in-london-in-2007/feed/ 1 0:00:01 The Bike Show returns after a winter break to the news that the Grand Depart of the 2007 Tour De France will be in London!! Featuring the formal presentation by ASO’s Jean-Marie Leblanc and a press conference by London Mayor Ken Livingstone. [...] The Bike Show returns after a winter break to the news that the Grand Depart of the 2007 Tour De France will be in London!! Featuring the formal presentation by ASO’s Jean-Marie Leblanc and a press conference by London Mayor Ken Livingstone. Also in the show is Kieron Yates’s impressionistic and thoughtful account of a winter brevet ride over the hills of the Chilterns in southern England. MP3 England, France, London, Podcast, Sport, Touring Resonance FM no no http://thebikeshow.net/21-november-2005-show-sheldon-brown/ http://thebikeshow.net/21-november-2005-show-sheldon-brown/#comments Thu, 24 Nov 2005 14:31:00 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/?p=87 http://thebikeshow.net/21-november-2005-show-sheldon-brown/feed/ 4 0:00:01 Featuring the mighty Sheldon Brown on the marvels of classic English 3-speed bicycles. Sheldon Brown is the technical guru at Harris Cyclery and owns one of the world’s greatest collections of weird and wonderful bikes, including a bizarre fix[...] Featuring the mighty Sheldon Brown on the marvels of classic English 3-speed bicycles. Sheldon Brown is the technical guru at Harris Cyclery and owns one of the world’s greatest collections of weird and wonderful bikes, including a bizarre fixed gear tandem, a bike that allows its rider to choose between drop and straight handlebars whilst riding and a roadster dating from 1916. Also in the show is Astrid Van Herpen of Pro Velo in Brussels talking about cycling in the Belgian capital. MP3 DOWNLOAD MP3 STREAM Subscribe to The Bike Show podcast in iTunes. England, Gear, Podcast Resonance FM no no http://thebikeshow.net/24-october-2005-show-john-peel-memorial-ride-and-the-bicycle-film-festival/ http://thebikeshow.net/24-october-2005-show-john-peel-memorial-ride-and-the-bicycle-film-festival/#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2005 12:00:00 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/?p=80 http://thebikeshow.net/24-october-2005-show-john-peel-memorial-ride-and-the-bicycle-film-festival/feed/ 2 0:00:01 Kieron Yates joins Southwark Cyclists for the inaugural John Peel Memorial Ride in homage to the great British broadcaster and champion of the underdog. Jack rides with Brendt Barbur, founding director of the Bicycle Film Festival on the day after t[...] Kieron Yates joins Southwark Cyclists for the inaugural John Peel Memorial Ride in homage to the great British broadcaster and champion of the underdog. Jack rides with Brendt Barbur, founding director of the Bicycle Film Festival on the day after the festival took London by storm. MP3 England, Podcast, Touring Resonance FM no no http://thebikeshow.net/archive-17-january-2005-david-ferry/ http://thebikeshow.net/archive-17-january-2005-david-ferry/#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2005 18:10:00 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/?p=25 http://thebikeshow.net/archive-17-january-2005-david-ferry/feed/ 0 0:00:01 Guest is David Ferry, photo-montage artist and serious road biker. Talking about escaping seaside town drudgery by cycling into the hills. MP3 Guest is David Ferry, photo-montage artist and serious road biker. Talking about escaping seaside town drudgery by cycling into the hills. MP3 England, Podcast, Sport, Touring Resonance FM no no http://thebikeshow.net/archive-3-january-2005-show-christmas-day-on-the-south-downs/ http://thebikeshow.net/archive-3-january-2005-show-christmas-day-on-the-south-downs/#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2005 18:06:00 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/?p=24 http://thebikeshow.net/archive-3-january-2005-show-christmas-day-on-the-south-downs/feed/ 0 0:29:27 Christmas Day ride across the south downs of East Sussex, including a climb up Ditchling Beacon with writer and film-maker Nicky Hamlyn. Followed by hot bath. MP3 Christmas Day ride across the south downs of East Sussex, including a climb up Ditchling Beacon with writer and film-maker Nicky Hamlyn. Followed by hot bath. MP3 England, Film, Podcast, Touring Resonance FM no no http://thebikeshow.net/archive-13-december-2004-the-dunwich-dynamo/ http://thebikeshow.net/archive-13-december-2004-the-dunwich-dynamo/#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2005 16:43:00 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/2005/09/21/archive-13-december-2004-the-dunwich-dynamo/ http://thebikeshow.net/archive-13-december-2004-the-dunwich-dynamo/feed/ 2 0:00:01 Dunwich Dynamo night ride special. Four hundred plus people ride 120 miles to the Suffolk Coast, through the night, under the full moon. MP3 Dunwich Dynamo night ride special. Four hundred plus people ride 120 miles to the Suffolk Coast, through the night, under the full moon. MP3 England, London, Podcast, Politics, Sport, Touring Resonance FM no no http://thebikeshow.net/22-august-2005-show-a-countryside-trip/ http://thebikeshow.net/22-august-2005-show-a-countryside-trip/#comments Mon, 05 Sep 2005 19:37:00 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/?p=33 http://thebikeshow.net/22-august-2005-show-a-countryside-trip/feed/ 2 0:30:31 A ride on the Kent-Sussex border with my old school friend, writer and wilderness guru Daniel Start. We evoke the Edwardian spirit of genteel cycle touring and our ride takes in a ruined castle, ancient woodland, a dangerous cliff excursion, an enco[...] A ride on the Kent-Sussex border with my old school friend, writer and wilderness guru Daniel Start. We evoke the Edwardian spirit of genteel cycle touring and our ride takes in a ruined castle, ancient woodland, a dangerous cliff excursion, an encounter with a barn owl and a visit to a man buried in a pyramid. England, Podcast, Touring Resonance FM no no http://thebikeshow.net/archive-24-january-2005-jeremy-deller/ http://thebikeshow.net/archive-24-january-2005-jeremy-deller/#comments Mon, 08 Aug 2005 09:41:00 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/?p=32 http://thebikeshow.net/archive-24-january-2005-jeremy-deller/feed/ 0 0:00:01 Riding with Jeremy Deller, London-based artist and recent winner of the Turner Prize, who dedicated his win to ‘all London cyclists’. Riding with Jeremy Deller, London-based artist and recent winner of the Turner Prize, who dedicated his win to ‘all London cyclists’. England, London, Podcast, Politics Resonance FM no no