http://thebikeshow.net Podcast, programme notes and audio archives from Resonance FM's bicycle radio show. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:54:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 en hourly 1 2006-2010 bikeshow@resonancefm.com (Jack Thurston) bikeshow@resonancefm.com (Jack Thurston) bicycle, podcast, resonance, london, bike 1440 bicycle, cycling, bike, london, resonance, tour de france, podcast, radio, Resonance 104.4fm\'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 maint... Resonance 104.4fm\'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. Jack Thurston Jack Thurston bikeshow@resonancefm.com No no http://thebikeshow.net/images/bikeshowlogo-144.jpg http://thebikeshow.net 144 144 http://thebikeshow.net/scrub-away-scrub-away-scrub-away/ http://thebikeshow.net/scrub-away-scrub-away-scrub-away/#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:45:40 +0000 Jack http://thebikeshow.net/scrub-away-scrub-away-scrub-away/ http://thebikeshow.net/scrub-away-scrub-away-scrub-away/feed/ 1 http://thebikeshow.net/talking-le-tour-with-paul-fournel/ http://thebikeshow.net/talking-le-tour-with-paul-fournel/#comments Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:26:39 +0000 Jack http://thebikeshow.net/?p=1222 http://thebikeshow.net/talking-le-tour-with-paul-fournel/feed/ 5 62:35 An extended, hour long edition of the show featuring French writer, poet, cyclist and cultural ambassador Paul Fournel (pictured). We stroll from the French House ... An extended, hour long edition of the show featuring French writer, poet, cyclist and cultural ambassador Paul Fournel (pictured). We stroll from the French House in Soho to the Rapha Cycle Club in Clerkenwell, to visit an exhibition of a hundred years of racing bicycles. The exhibition runs for two more weeks and is well worth a visit. Paul Fournel's book Besoin de Veacute;lo is one of the loveliest pieces of writing about cycling and is available in English translation as Need for the Bike. If you buy it after clicking through on the link, Resonance FM gets a few pennies. Rob Ainsley of the Real Cycling blog reports on the launch of London's two new cycle superhighways. Advocacy,,France,,Gear,,History,,Literature,,London,,People,,Podcast,,Sport,,Tour,de,France Jack Thurston no No http://thebikeshow.net/road-test-londons-new-cycle-hire-bikes/ http://thebikeshow.net/road-test-londons-new-cycle-hire-bikes/#comments Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:18:46 +0000 Jack http://thebikeshow.net/bike-test-londons-new-cycle-hire-bikes/ http://thebikeshow.net/road-test-londons-new-cycle-hire-bikes/feed/ 15 http://thebikeshow.net/if-the-bike-fits/ http://thebikeshow.net/if-the-bike-fits/#comments Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:18:58 +0000 Jack http://thebikeshow.net/?p=1004 http://thebikeshow.net/if-the-bike-fits/feed/ 5 30:42 Following on from last week's show on well-being, we look at the importance of getting a good fit between rider and machine. Scherritt Knoesen of ... Following on from last week's show on well-being, we look at the importance of getting a good fit between rider and machine. Scherritt Knoesen of The Bike Whisperer, is a leading London-based bike fitter. We talk geometry, contact points and pedaling action. Read Grant Peterson'sPetersen's article The Shoes Ruse on the folly of clip-in pedals and cycling-specific shoes. If you go for a fitting with Scherrit tell him you heard him on The Bike Show. You never know, you might get a discount! Illustration from Cycling Manual, 23rd edition, 1954 Gear,,Podcast,,Science,,Sport,,Touring Jack Thurston no No http://thebikeshow.net/wanted-bicycle-mechanics/ http://thebikeshow.net/wanted-bicycle-mechanics/#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:34:38 +0000 Jack http://thebikeshow.net/wanted-bicycle-mechanics/ http://thebikeshow.net/wanted-bicycle-mechanics/feed/ 15 28:18 This week's show looks at the chronic lack of bicycle mechanics with the Ninon Asuni of Bicycle Workshop. Ninon founded Bicycle Workshop nearly thirty years ... This week's show looks at the chronic lack of bicycle mechanics with the Ninon Asuni of Bicycle Workshop. Ninon founded Bicycle Workshop nearly thirty years ago after deciding she'd had enough of working as a librarian. She's now among Britain's most highly regarded bicycle mechanics with a devoted following in London and the rest of the country. Sean Lally and Ian Perkins of Cycle Systems Academy talk about their mission to train a new generation of cycle mechanics and to reinvent the profession. Plus more from Paul Fournel's Need for the Bike. This week he talks about landscape and the bicyclist. If you buy the book online from Amazon using the link (left) Resonance gets some of the money. If you'd rather buy it from a shop, then choose the excellent Calder Bookshop in Waterloo. Music from The Vines, Half Man Half Biscuit and Harmonia. Play on links below. Gear,,London,,People,,Podcast Jack Thurston 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 http://thebikeshow.net/?p=902 http://thebikeshow.net/season-opener-childhood-daze/feed/ 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 ... 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 yoursquo;re 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,,Fixed,wheel,,Gear,,Literature,,Podcast Jack Thurston no No http://thebikeshow.net/cycle-show-round-up/ http://thebikeshow.net/cycle-show-round-up/#comments Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:58:16 +0000 Jack http://thebikeshow.net/cycle-show-redux/ http://thebikeshow.net/cycle-show-round-up/feed/ 4 http://thebikeshow.net/fixie-killer-sturmey-archer-s2c/ http://thebikeshow.net/fixie-killer-sturmey-archer-s2c/#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2009 22:40:53 +0000 Jack http://thebikeshow.net/fixie-killer-sturmey-archer-sc2/ http://thebikeshow.net/fixie-killer-sturmey-archer-s2c/feed/ 13 http://thebikeshow.net/blazing-saddles/ http://thebikeshow.net/blazing-saddles/#comments Mon, 13 Jul 2009 20:21:02 +0000 Jack http://thebikeshow.net/?p=685 http://thebikeshow.net/blazing-saddles/feed/ 1 29:11 For long-distance cycling they're a must and they'll improve the look of any bicycle. Brooks leather saddles date back to the 1870s and are still ... For long-distance cycling they're a must and they'll improve the look of any bicycle. Brooks leather saddles date back to the 1870s and are still made in Birmingham where they were first invented. Steve Green of Brooks talks about the history and the craft of the most venerable and most comfortable bicycle saddle there is. We also listen to some of the fantastic machines (pictured, left) that are still going strong in the Brooks factory. Play on links below. Other file formats (e.g. Ogg Vorbis) coming soon. Art,and,design,,Bicycle,music,,England,,Gear,,History,,Podcast,,Politics,,Style Jack Thurston 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 http://thebikeshow.net/?p=450 http://thebikeshow.net/cycling-and-the-recession/feed/ 3 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 ... 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. Bicycle,messengers,,Bicycle,music,,England,,Gear,,London,,People,,Podcast,,Politics,,Rolling,interview,,Style Jack Thurston no No http://thebikeshow.net/inventing-the-perfect-folding-bicycle/ http://thebikeshow.net/inventing-the-perfect-folding-bicycle/#comments Mon, 20 Oct 2008 22:33:36 +0000 Jack http://thebikeshow.net/?p=361 http://thebikeshow.net/inventing-the-perfect-folding-bicycle/feed/ 3 29:50 The latest on moves by the London Assembly to reduce the dangers posed by lorries to cyclists. Plus an extended talk by Andrew Ritchey, inventor ... The latest on moves by the London Assembly to reduce the dangers posed by lorries to cyclists. Plus an extended talk by Andrew Ritchey, inventor of the Brompton, the folding miracle that is the toast of London's bicycle-train commuters. The talk was given over the summer at the iFest 08 in Barcelona. It tells the story of how an idea became a commercial success, largely through the vision and determination of one man. This is the last in the current season. The Bike Show will return in early 2009. Play on links below. Other file formats (Ogg Vorbis, 64kb MP3 over here). Art,and,design,,Gear,,London,,People,,Podcast Jack Thurston 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 http://thebikeshow.net/?p=285 http://thebikeshow.net/the-moulton-story-part-two/feed/ 3 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 ... 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,,Art,and,design,,Bicycle,music,,England,,Gear,,History,,People,,Podcast,,Politics,,Sport,,Touring Jack Thurston 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 http://thebikeshow.net/?p=271 http://thebikeshow.net/the-moulton-story-part-one/feed/ 4 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 ... 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. Art,and,design,,Bicycle,music,,England,,Gear,,History,,People,,Podcast,,Politics,,Sport,,Style,,Touring Jack Thurston no No 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 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/ 4 31:12 22 September 2008: Grant Petersen on overnight trips and a visit to London#8217;s #8216;anti-bike shop#8217; Resonance 104.4fm\'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,music,,England,,Gear,,History,,Italy,,London,,People,,Podcast,,Politics,,Rides,,Rolling,interview,,Sport,,Style,,Touring,,United,States Jack Thurston 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 http://thebikeshow.net/2008/01/21/21-january-2008-hidden-treasure/ http://thebikeshow.net/21-january-2008-hidden-treasure/feed/ 6 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 ... 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's 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 Coppiacirc;euro;trade;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 #124; Other file formats (e.g. Ogg Vorbis) England,,Gear,,History,,Podcast Jack Thurston no No http://thebikeshow.net/11-december-2006-the-christmas-edition/ http://thebikeshow.net/11-december-2006-the-christmas-edition/#comments Fri, 15 Dec 2006 00:36:00 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/?p=74 http://thebikeshow.net/11-december-2006-the-christmas-edition/feed/ 1 00:01:01 Back in the Resonance FM studio with Danish bike messenger elf Therese Bjorn to talk Christmas on bicycles. What to buy, what to do... and ... Back in the Resonance FM studio with Danish bike messenger elf Therese Bjorn to talk Christmas on bicycles. What to buy, what to do... and we take a look at the new London Scorcher bicycle from Velorution and Therese gives a thumbs up to Pac Designs messenger bags. MP3 Download Ogg Vorbis Download Gear,,London,,Podcast Jack Thurston no No http://thebikeshow.net/13-november-2006-on-a-bickerton-in-china-the-sideways-bike-and-cycling-with-disabilities/ http://thebikeshow.net/13-november-2006-on-a-bickerton-in-china-the-sideways-bike-and-cycling-with-disabilities/#comments Tue, 14 Nov 2006 18:58:00 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/?p=70 http://thebikeshow.net/13-november-2006-on-a-bickerton-in-china-the-sideways-bike-and-cycling-with-disabilities/feed/ 2 00:01:01 This week's studio guest is none other than David Thurston, my very own dad. A London cyclist since the 1970s when he lost his driving ... This week's studio guest is none other than David Thurston, my very own dad. A London cyclist since the 1970s when he lost his driving license, he explored China in the early 1980s on a Bickerton folder and is now discovering that with Parkinson's Disease, cycling is more fun than walking. Also featuring an interview with Irish nutty professor Michael Killian, inventor of the revolutionary Sideways Bike (pictured) with independent front and rear steering, news of Sheldon Brown's struggle with Multiple Sclerosis and an report by Alex Murray on a high end off-road wheelchair. MP3 download Ogg Vorbis download Gear,,Podcast,,Science,,Touring Jack Thurston no No http://thebikeshow.net/23-october-2006-at-cycle-2006-eddy-merckx-and-a-hunt-for-gadgets/ http://thebikeshow.net/23-october-2006-at-cycle-2006-eddy-merckx-and-a-hunt-for-gadgets/#comments Tue, 24 Oct 2006 21:41:00 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/?p=66 http://thebikeshow.net/23-october-2006-at-cycle-2006-eddy-merckx-and-a-hunt-for-gadgets/feed/ 2 00:01:01 Jack Thurston and Jo Upton in search of the best bicycle gadget at Cycle 2006, the UK's biggest cycling exhibition and trade fair. Glow in ... Jack Thurston and Jo Upton in search of the best bicycle gadget at Cycle 2006, the UK's biggest cycling exhibition and trade fair. Glow in the dark pedals, GPS tools, bike storage, heart rate monitors and lights galore. We are also granted an exclusive audience with the legendary champion of all cycling champions, Eddy Merckx. Eddy shares his views on cycling in Britain, Floyd Landis's doping disgrace and the latest developments at his boutique framebuilding company. MP3 DOWNLOAD Ogg Vorbis DOWNLOAD Gear,,Podcast,,Sport Jack Thurston no No http://thebikeshow.net/31-july-2006-the-folding-miracle-inside-the-brompton-factory/ http://thebikeshow.net/31-july-2006-the-folding-miracle-inside-the-brompton-factory/#comments Tue, 01 Aug 2006 12:12:00 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/?p=60 http://thebikeshow.net/31-july-2006-the-folding-miracle-inside-the-brompton-factory/feed/ 2 00:01:01 In this last show of the current season we're getting technical, with a visit to the Brompton factory. Bromptons are the best all round folding ... In this last show of the current season we're getting technical, with a visit to the Brompton factory. Bromptons are the best all round folding bicycles in the world and the invention of Andrew Ritchie, who started making them in his flat more than 25 years ago. They are still made in west London - in fact the only form of transportation still manufactured in the capital. Matt Tempest is awed by the brazing, bending and bashing that goes into a Brompton. Plus the demystification of wheelbuilding with Ian McCormick. The Bike Show will be back with the falling of autumn leaves. MP3 download Ogg Vorbis download Gear,,London,,Podcast,,Science Jack Thurston no No http://thebikeshow.net/19-june-2006-its-bike-week/ http://thebikeshow.net/19-june-2006-its-bike-week/#comments Tue, 20 Jun 2006 01:49:00 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/?p=53 http://thebikeshow.net/19-june-2006-its-bike-week/feed/ 2 00:01:01 This year's Bike Week coincides with the London Architecture Biennale, which has got a lot of cyclists thinking about architecture and a lot of architects ... This year's Bike Week coincides with the London Architecture Biennale, which has got a lot of cyclists thinking about architecture and a lot of architects thinking about cycling. At the launch of the Reinventing The Bike Shed exhibition, I speak with organisers Adam Thorpe of Bikeoff and Stephanie Laslett of Feilden Clegg Bradley and Associates about how the exhibition came about and what's on show. The show also spotlights the Christiania Bike from Denmark, in conversation with its creators Lars Engstrom and Annie Lerche and Andrea Casalotti of Velorution, the bike shop on a mission to bring these fantastic multipurpose workhorse tricycles to the streets of London. And a quick heads-up for the 'Midsummer Madness' summer solstice bike ride, on the night of Tuesday 20st June, through the night up to the top of Primrose Hill for the sunrise and down to the Globe Theatre for breakfast on Wednesday morning. All with the redoubtable Barry Mason of Southwark Cyclists. MP3 DOWNLOAD OGG VORBIS DOWNLOAD Architecture,,Art,and,design,,Gear,,London,,Podcast,,Touring Jack Thurston no No http://thebikeshow.net/28-november-2005-surviving-the-winter-on-two-wheels/ http://thebikeshow.net/28-november-2005-surviving-the-winter-on-two-wheels/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2005 19:54:00 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/?p=86 http://thebikeshow.net/28-november-2005-surviving-the-winter-on-two-wheels/feed/ 2 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/ 2 00:01:01 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 ... 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 Jack Thurston no No http://thebikeshow.net/archive-20-december-2004-show/ http://thebikeshow.net/archive-20-december-2004-show/#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2005 18:01:00 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/?p=22 http://thebikeshow.net/archive-20-december-2004-show/feed/ 0