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/burrows-on-the-bicycle-part-two-laid-back/ http://thebikeshow.net/burrows-on-the-bicycle-part-two-laid-back/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:28:13 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/?p=2657 http://thebikeshow.net/burrows-on-the-bicycle-part-two-laid-back/feed/ 2 0:30:19 In the concluding half of an extended interview with engineer and bicycle inventor Mike Burrows, we talk about Mike's biggest passion: laid back bicycles. He explains how these human powered vehicles came about and where he hopes they're going. Plus[...] In the concluding half of an extended interview with engineer and bicycle inventor Mike Burrows, we talk about Mike's biggest passion: laid back bicycles. He explains how these human powered vehicles came about and where he hopes they're going. Plus Simon Nurse discusses the possibility of a cycling equivalent of the London Marathon. Events, Gear, History, People, Podcast, Sport Resonance FM no no http://thebikeshow.net/burrows-on-the-bicycle-part-one/ http://thebikeshow.net/burrows-on-the-bicycle-part-one/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2012 11:04:18 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/?p=2576 http://thebikeshow.net/burrows-on-the-bicycle-part-one/feed/ 4 0:30:52 Mike Burrows is probably best known for his design of the Lotus 108 pursuit bike that Chris Boardman rode in the Barcelona Olympics, winning the first gold medal for a British cyclist in over 70 years. But Mike has made a huge contribution to pedal [...] Mike Burrows is probably best known for his design of the Lotus 108 pursuit bike that Chris Boardman rode in the Barcelona Olympics, winning the first gold medal for a British cyclist in over 70 years. But Mike has made a huge contribution to pedal powered machines more widely. His compact road frame first developed for Giant is now a design standard and his designs have moved the world of laid back or recumbent bicycles on from the early, pioneering days in 1970s California. Burrows remains inventive, opinionated and passionate about bicycles. This is the first of a two part extended interview. Gear, History, People, Podcast, Science, Sport Resonance FM no no http://thebikeshow.net/down-at-the-london-bike-show/ http://thebikeshow.net/down-at-the-london-bike-show/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:12:12 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/?p=2158 http://thebikeshow.net/down-at-the-london-bike-show/feed/ 5 0:29:18 Made in London: Lovely cycling mackintosh from Water Offa Duck's Back Jack goes down to the London Bike Show, an annual fair of bicycles and cycling paraphernalia. He eschews the latest electronic gear systems in search of novel products made by int[...] Made in London: Lovely cycling mackintosh from Water Offa Duck's Back Jack goes down to the London Bike Show, an annual fair of bicycles and cycling paraphernalia. He eschews the latest electronic gear systems in search of novel products made by interesting people. The following products are featured on the show: Georgia in Dublin: Stylish and waterproof clothing for women and men. Respro: High viz gear for cyclists including the ubiquitous hump and the evergreen elasticated ankle bands. Bill’s Bike Tools: Makers of the Pedal Aid, an ingenious tool for assisting the removal of difficult bike pedals. Hornit: The world’s loudest bicycle horn at 140 decibels. Water Offa Duck’s Back: Classically styled cycling macs with ingenious reflective properties. Gear, London, Podcast, Style Resonance FM no no 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/a-midsummer-misadventure-dixe-wills/ http://thebikeshow.net/a-midsummer-misadventure-dixe-wills/#comments Mon, 27 Jun 2011 22:15:23 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/?p=1783 http://thebikeshow.net/a-midsummer-misadventure-dixe-wills/feed/ 2 0:52:20 On Midsummer’s Night Dixe Wills, travel writer and author of a new book on Britain’s tiny campsites, guides us on a ride from central London up the Lea Valley to a wild camping spot. Various pitfalls ensure that little goes to plan[...] On Midsummer’s Night Dixe Wills, travel writer and author of a new book on Britain’s tiny campsites, guides us on a ride from central London up the Lea Valley to a wild camping spot. Various pitfalls ensure that little goes to plan. The new Bike Show jersey is unveiled and – in a podcast only bonus – Andrew Neather of the Evening Standard explains why the newspaper came out for London’s cyclists. Gear, London, Podcast, Rides, Touring Resonance FM no no http://thebikeshow.net/jersey/ http://thebikeshow.net/jersey/#comments Fri, 24 Jun 2011 09:18:10 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/?p=1774 http://thebikeshow.net/jersey/feed/ 5 http://thebikeshow.net/fix-your-own-bike/ http://thebikeshow.net/fix-your-own-bike/#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2011 13:01:30 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/?p=1756 http://thebikeshow.net/fix-your-own-bike/feed/ 5 0:32:12 Community bike workshops are a beautiful idea. A place where anyone can learn the basics of bicycle repair by doing it for themselves with the help of volunteer mechanics – and have access to specialist bicycle tools. A stone’s throw fr[...] Community bike workshops are a beautiful idea. A place where anyone can learn the basics of bicycle repair by doing it for themselves with the help of volunteer mechanics – and have access to specialist bicycle tools. A stone’s throw from the Elephant and Castle, the venerable 56a food coop and radical infoshop has its own ‘do it together’ Bike Room, open 16 hours a week. Over in France, the Pignon Sur Rue association in Lyon runs a rather larger and more ambitious community workshop project, with 1200 members and support from the local city government. If a shiny new bike is what you’re after, we hear from Chris Boardman on the recent advances in bicycle technology and the thinking behind his new range of Boardman bikes. Chris takes the view that while Italian consumers are most interested in style, US consumers most interested in good quality service, the British consumer is most interested in low prices. And his bikes certainly offer a lot of bicycle for the money, not least because they have cut out a stage in the retail chain by selling exclusively through Halfords, a combined distributor/dealer. France, Gear, London, Podcast Resonance FM no no http://thebikeshow.net/rob-penn-perfect-bike/ http://thebikeshow.net/rob-penn-perfect-bike/#comments Fri, 27 May 2011 14:38:10 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/?p=1680 http://thebikeshow.net/rob-penn-perfect-bike/feed/ 7 0:54:51 Cyclist, journalist and author Rob Penn travelled the world to put together his perfect bicycle. We talk about how his journey of discovery sheds light on the history of the bicycle and the contribution of bicycle technology to modern life. Rob is [...] Cyclist, journalist and author Rob Penn travelled the world to put together his perfect bicycle. We talk about how his journey of discovery sheds light on the history of the bicycle and the contribution of bicycle technology to modern life. Rob is speaking at the Hay Literary Festival on 3rd June and is organising a ride there from Cardigan Bay on the west coast of Wales. All are welcome to join. You can buy his book, It’s All About The Bike from Amazon on the link, below. Any purchases made after following this link will contribute a few pennies to Resonance FM, London’s non-profit community arts radio station. Gear, History, People, Podcast, Touring Resonance FM no no http://thebikeshow.net/bart-kyzar-mission-workshop/ http://thebikeshow.net/bart-kyzar-mission-workshop/#comments Tue, 11 Jan 2011 16:41:39 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/?p=1355 http://thebikeshow.net/bart-kyzar-mission-workshop/feed/ 1 0:29:18 The messenger bag is one of the defining elements of the “new urban bike culture” and Bart Kyzar has been making bombproof bags for bicyclists since the mid-1990s, first with Chrome and now with Mission Workshop, based in San Francisco.[...] The messenger bag is one of the defining elements of the “new urban bike culture” and Bart Kyzar has been making bombproof bags for bicyclists since the mid-1990s, first with Chrome and now with Mission Workshop, based in San Francisco. Last summer Mission Workshop opened a new store at the Truman Brewery, Brick Lane. While riding through the sunny streets of London, Bart tells how he and a couple of friends started making messenger bags while living in a warehouse in Boulder, Colorado, how rising osteopathy bills led to a fundamental rethink of traditional messenger bag design and why Mission Workshop is proud of its tiny niche in the US military industrial complex. Gear, History, People, Podcast, Style 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/cycle-show-2010-the-pick-of-the-crop/ http://thebikeshow.net/cycle-show-2010-the-pick-of-the-crop/#comments Fri, 08 Oct 2010 19:23:04 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/cycle-show-2010-the-pick-of-the-crop/ http://thebikeshow.net/cycle-show-2010-the-pick-of-the-crop/feed/ 8 http://thebikeshow.net/could-u-be-the-most-beautiful-bike-in-the-world/ http://thebikeshow.net/could-u-be-the-most-beautiful-bike-in-the-world/#comments Wed, 18 Aug 2010 15:36:40 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/?p=1262 http://thebikeshow.net/could-u-be-the-most-beautiful-bike-in-the-world/feed/ 14 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/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 Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/scrub-away-scrub-away-scrub-away/ http://thebikeshow.net/scrub-away-scrub-away-scrub-away/feed/ 6 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 Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/?p=1222 http://thebikeshow.net/talking-le-tour-with-paul-fournel/feed/ 6 1:02:35 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 in Soho to the Rapha Cycle Club in Clerkenwell, to visit an exhibition of a hundred ye[...] 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 Vélo 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 Resonance FM 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 Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/bike-test-londons-new-cycle-hire-bikes/ http://thebikeshow.net/road-test-londons-new-cycle-hire-bikes/feed/ 19 http://thebikeshow.net/if-the-bike-fits/ http://thebikeshow.net/if-the-bike-fits/#comments Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:18:58 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/?p=1004 http://thebikeshow.net/if-the-bike-fits/feed/ 5 0:30:42 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 The Bike Whisperer, is a leading London-based bike fitter. We talk geometry, contact points and [...] 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 Resonance FM no no http://thebikeshow.net/wanted-bicycle-mechanics/ http://thebikeshow.net/wanted-bicycle-mechanics/#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:34:38 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/wanted-bicycle-mechanics/ http://thebikeshow.net/wanted-bicycle-mechanics/feed/ 15 0:28:18 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 ago after deciding she’d had enough of working as a librarian. She’s now a[...] 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 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-show-round-up/ http://thebikeshow.net/cycle-show-round-up/#comments Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:58:16 +0000 Jack Thurston 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 Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/fixie-killer-sturmey-archer-sc2/ http://thebikeshow.net/fixie-killer-sturmey-archer-s2c/feed/ 21 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/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/inventing-the-perfect-folding-bicycle/ http://thebikeshow.net/inventing-the-perfect-folding-bicycle/#comments Mon, 20 Oct 2008 22:33:36 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/?p=361 http://thebikeshow.net/inventing-the-perfect-folding-bicycle/feed/ 3 0:29:50 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 of the Brompton, the folding miracle that is the toast of London’s bicycle-train commuters. The ta[...] 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). Gear, London, People, Podcast 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/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/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/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 0:00:01 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 we take a look at the new London Scorcher bicycle from Velorution and Therese gives a thumbs up to Pac Des[...] 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 Resonance FM 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 0:00:01 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 license, he explored China in the early 1980s on a Bickerton folder and is now discovering that with Parkins[...] 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 Resonance FM 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 0:00:01 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 the dark pedals, GPS tools, bike storage, heart rate monitors and lights galore. We are also granted an [...] 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 Resonance FM 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 0:00:01 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 bicycles in the world and the invention of Andrew Ritchie, who started making them in his flat mor[...] 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 Resonance FM 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 0:00:01 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 thinking about cycling. At the launch of the Reinventing The Bike Shed exhibition, I spe[...] 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, Gear, London, Podcast, Touring Resonance FM 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/ 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/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/ 1