Next Monday 12th December will be the last edition of the show for 2011. A time both for looking back at the year gone by and ahead to 2012. To that end, we really really want to know: (i) What was your favourite bike ride of 2011? and (ii) What is the ride you’re most [...]
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Night ride
A lovely illustration by Frank Patterson: Prints of Patterson’s work may be bought from the Frank Patterson Society.
Campaigning for a Civilised Cycling City
In the studio is Mustafa Arif, Chair of Campaigns at the 11,000 strong London Cycling Campaign. We look back at the weekend’s Tour Du Danger, a bicycle ride around ten of the most hazardous junctions for cyclists in London and hear how politicians Simon Hughes MP and London Mayor Boris Johnson plan to make London [...]
Friends of The Bike Show Ride: Sunday 6 November
The first Friends ride was such a success that we’re doing another one. Regular Bike Show guest Patrick Field, father of the Dunwich Dynamo, five time Paris-Brest-Paris finisher and three-times-distilled, 100% proof London bicycle guru, has offered to lead a ride to St Albans and back.
Paris-Brest-Paris: part two
Following on from last week’s documentary feature by Kieron Yates is a studio discussion of Paris-Brest-Paris, the world’s most venerable long distance bicycle race. In the studio are PBP veterans Judith Swallow and Dave Minter, and PBP debutant Pete Kelsey. Chris Ragsdale, one of this year’s stars, clocking in an exceptionally impressive sub-45 hour time, [...]
Compare and contrast
Here’s the Mayor and Transport for London’s plan for the new northern end junction of Blackfriars Bridge: And here’s the new plan from the London Cycling Campaign: Which do you prefer? If you think the LCC’s design is so much better, then get on your bike and join hundreds of London cyclists and walkers for [...]
Paris-Brest-Paris: part one
The 1200km Paris-Brest et retour was first raced in 1891 and is the oldest bicycle race still in existence, currently held as a brevet de randonneur every four years. Kieron Yates shares the agony and ecstasy of his second outing in an event that is only for the toughest of the tough. Next week we’ll [...]
