http://thebikeshow.net Podcast and blog of the world's most popular bicycling radio show, rolling since 2004 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:08:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 2006-2011 bikeshow@resonancefm.com (Jack Thurston) bikeshow@resonancefm.com (Jack Thurston) 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, tour, de, france Jack Thurston Jack Thurston bikeshow@resonancefm.com no no http://thebikeshow.net/the-obree-way/ http://thebikeshow.net/the-obree-way/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:36:15 +0000 Jack http://thebikeshow.net/?p=2209 Continue reading →]]> http://thebikeshow.net/the-obree-way/feed/ 0 0:55:00 Graeme Obree & Jack Thurston - Photo © Anna Gudaniec Earlier this month, Graeme Obree was at Look Mum No Hands! for the London launch of The Obree Way, a training manual for cyclists. Obree is a two time individual pursuit world champion, has [...] Graeme Obree & Jack Thurston - Photo © Anna Gudaniec Earlier this month, Graeme Obree was at Look Mum No Hands! for the London launch of The Obree Way, a training manual for cyclists. Obree is a two time individual pursuit world champion, has twice broken the world hour record and is multiple winner of British national time trial championships. He is renowned not just for his athletic prowess but for his technical innovation on the bike and with the bike itself. His autobiography, The Flying Scotsman, was made into a major feature film. At 45 he is still on the bike and currently planning an attempt on the world land speed record for a human powered vehicle. In a wide ranging conversation with Jack Thurston, presenter of The Bike Show, Obree talks about his own life as an elite athlete, his approach to training and his enduring love of just riding a bike. “It’s a sport, it’s a pastime and it’s a form of transport. You don’t football down to the shops.” Graeme Obree, 19 January 2012. Channel 4 produced an excellent documentary about the rivalry between Graeme Obree and Chris Boardman. It’s on YouTube in four parts. People, Podcast, Science, Sport Jack Thurston no no http://thebikeshow.net/is-london-air-killing-us/ http://thebikeshow.net/is-london-air-killing-us/#comments Mon, 07 Nov 2011 20:45:08 +0000 Jack http://thebikeshow.net/?p=2048 Continue reading →]]> http://thebikeshow.net/is-london-air-killing-us/feed/ 2 0:30:27 Some people say that air pollution in big cities like London is a public health emergency, contributing to 4,300 premature deaths a year. But nobody seems to talk about it. Is the Government doing anything to deal with it? Are cyclists at risk more[...] Some people say that air pollution in big cities like London is a public health emergency, contributing to 4,300 premature deaths a year. But nobody seems to talk about it. Is the Government doing anything to deal with it? Are cyclists at risk more than other people? Is the Mayor of London more concerned about avoiding fines from Brussels than cleaning up the air we breathe? And why is Boris trying to glue air pollution to the roads? Jack and Jen discuss the issue with experts Simon Birkett of the Campaign for Clean Air in London and environmental lawyer Alan Andrews of Client Earth. More data and information including some amazing maps of air pollution in London are available from the London Air Quality Network. Advocacy, Environment, London, Podcast, Science Jack Thurston no no http://thebikeshow.net/the-competitive-impulse/ http://thebikeshow.net/the-competitive-impulse/#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2011 20:07:07 +0000 Jack http://thebikeshow.net/?p=2039 Continue reading →]]> http://thebikeshow.net/the-competitive-impulse/feed/ 1 0:30:46 Why do some people like to race their bicycles? We discuss the world of amateur bicycle racing with Ian Cleverly, deputy editor of Rouleur magazine and Lydia Boylan (pictured, above) of the Look Mum No Hands! race team and current Irish national tr[...] Why do some people like to race their bicycles? We discuss the world of amateur bicycle racing with Ian Cleverly, deputy editor of Rouleur magazine and Lydia Boylan (pictured, above) of the Look Mum No Hands! race team and current Irish national track sprint champion. We also hear from Dr Jo Corbett of Portsmouth University on his findings about how the competitive impulse can drive people to new heights of athletic performance. You can check out the Rouleur podcast over here or find it in iTunes music store. Image credit: Biker Jun Science, Sport Jack Thurston no no http://thebikeshow.net/lock-it-or-lose-it/ http://thebikeshow.net/lock-it-or-lose-it/#comments Wed, 16 Jun 2010 16:53:39 +0000 Jack http://thebikeshow.net/?p=1090 Continue reading →]]> http://thebikeshow.net/lock-it-or-lose-it/feed/ 1 0:29:33 Talking bicycle security with author and blogger Rob Ainsley and Anthony Lau, architect and designer of the excellent Cycle Hoop that cheaply converts street furniture into cycle racks. Anthony is also soon to unveil a new car-shaped bicycle storag[...] Talking bicycle security with author and blogger Rob Ainsley and Anthony Lau, architect and designer of the excellent Cycle Hoop that cheaply converts street furniture into cycle racks. Anthony is also soon to unveil a new car-shaped bicycle storage rack (pictured, above) at the London Festival of Architecture. Rob gives his verdict on the new double-decker bicycle storage racks at Waterloo Station. Architecture, London, Science Jack Thurston no no http://thebikeshow.net/a-journey-into-tranquility/ http://thebikeshow.net/a-journey-into-tranquility/#comments Tue, 08 Jun 2010 12:46:10 +0000 Jack http://thebikeshow.net/?p=1081 Continue reading →]]> http://thebikeshow.net/a-journey-into-tranquility/feed/ 0 0:30:31 Sustrans is the sustainable transportation charity and lobby group that pioneered the national cycle network. It is also one of the UK’s biggest commissioners of public art. Today’s show is devoted to one of Sustrans’s new Prospect[...] Sustrans is the sustainable transportation charity and lobby group that pioneered the national cycle network. It is also one of the UK’s biggest commissioners of public art. Today’s show is devoted to one of Sustrans’s new Prospectives series, a handful of deliberately experimental projects that are more conceptual and investigative in nature than the more traditional kinds of public art you might find on the National Cycle Network. Entitled Tranquility is a State of Mind, the project was conceived and led by Liminal, the duo of architect Frances Crow and sound artist and composer David Prior. They brought together clinical audiology, computational neuroscience and acoustics in a quest to understand more about the relationship between our sonic environment and personal wellbeing. The 2010 London Festival of Architecture features around 20 bicycle tours, including a Sonic London ride led by Jack Thurston. Architecture, Environment, Podcast, Science Jack Thurston no no 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 Continue reading →]]> 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 Jack Thurston no no http://thebikeshow.net/well-being/ http://thebikeshow.net/well-being/#comments Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:34:56 +0000 Jack http://thebikeshow.net/?p=996 Continue reading →]]> http://thebikeshow.net/well-being/feed/ 6 0:28:46 January is the perfect month to take a closer look at how to stay feeling good on the bike. In the studio to share their expertise are Michael Crebbin, a sports physio specialising in cycling-related problems, and Rebecca Bogue who teaches a yoga cl[...] January is the perfect month to take a closer look at how to stay feeling good on the bike. In the studio to share their expertise are Michael Crebbin, a sports physio specialising in cycling-related problems, and Rebecca Bogue who teaches a yoga class designed especially for cyclists. Contact Rebecca via the Bodywise studio in the Roman Road, east London. Her yoga for cyclists class is on Thursday nights 8.15 – 9.30pm at Bodywise, 119 Roman Road, Bethnal Green, London E2 0QN. Read more about Why Yoga Is Good For Cyclists. Contact Michael via the Complete Physio clinic. Read more about physiotherapy for cyclists at the London Fixed Gear and Single Speed Forum and at Rollapaluza. London, People, Podcast, Science, Sport Jack Thurston no no http://thebikeshow.net/red-light-means-go-or-does-it/ http://thebikeshow.net/red-light-means-go-or-does-it/#comments Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:44:39 +0000 Jack http://thebikeshow.net/red-light-means-go-or-does-it/ Continue reading →]]> http://thebikeshow.net/red-light-means-go-or-does-it/feed/ 33 0:30:02 Should cyclists stop at red lights? Why do we feel such a strong urge to keep rolling? Should our behavior be guided by the law of the land or the laws of common courtesy? What would Isaac Newton and Thomas Aquinas have to say about the matter? Brin[...] Should cyclists stop at red lights? Why do we feel such a strong urge to keep rolling? Should our behavior be guided by the law of the land or the laws of common courtesy? What would Isaac Newton and Thomas Aquinas have to say about the matter? Bringing their expertise to a discussion of the physics and philosophy of cyclists and red lights are Nigel Warburton of the Open University, the popular Philosophy Bites podcast and author of several classic textbooks on philosophy and Mark Miodownik, head of the Materials Research Group at King’s College London and writer and broadcaster. Advocacy, People, Podcast, Science Jack Thurston no no http://thebikeshow.net/the-physics-of-running-red-lights/ http://thebikeshow.net/the-physics-of-running-red-lights/#comments Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:23:24 +0000 Jack http://thebikeshow.net/the-physics-of-running-red-lights/ Continue reading →]]> http://thebikeshow.net/the-physics-of-running-red-lights/feed/ 27 http://thebikeshow.net/podcasts-on-the-radio/ http://thebikeshow.net/podcasts-on-the-radio/#comments Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:08:48 +0000 Jack http://thebikeshow.net/podcasts-on-the-radio/ Continue reading →]]> http://thebikeshow.net/podcasts-on-the-radio/feed/ 9 http://thebikeshow.net/tour-de-farce/ http://thebikeshow.net/tour-de-farce/#comments Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:18:55 +0000 Jack http://thebikeshow.net/?p=663 http://thebikeshow.net/tour-de-farce/feed/ 1 0:30:54 A long, hard look at doping in professional cycling, with journalist Lionel Birnie of Cycling Weekly and theatre director Roland Smith, whose play Pedal Pusher, opens in London on 7th July. Play on links below. A long, hard look at doping in professional cycling, with journalist Lionel Birnie of Cycling Weekly and theatre director Roland Smith, whose play Pedal Pusher, opens in London on 7th July. Play on links below. Podcast, Science, Sport Jack Thurston no no http://thebikeshow.net/radiocycle/ http://thebikeshow.net/radiocycle/#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2009 00:04:15 +0000 Jack http://thebikeshow.net/?p=594 Continue reading →]]> http://thebikeshow.net/radiocycle/feed/ 0 0:29:29 The Bike Show emerges from its late spring hibernation into the bright sunlight of the summer season. This week’s show features a ride south from the Resonance FM studio to the southern limit of the station’s 5km FM broadcast signal at t[...] The Bike Show emerges from its late spring hibernation into the bright sunlight of the summer season. This week’s show features a ride south from the Resonance FM studio to the southern limit of the station’s 5km FM broadcast signal at the Herne Hill Velodrome. With guests James Wilson, lecturer in radio at Glasgow Metropolitan College and Ed Baxter, programming director of Resonance FM. Play on links below. Other file formats (e.g. Ogg Vorbis). Photo credit: Ben McCloud / Flickr / Creative Commons London, Podcast, Science Jack Thurston no no 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 http://thebikeshow.net/2008/02/04/4-february-2008-reclaim-the-streetmaps/ Continue reading →]]> 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 Jack Thurston no no http://thebikeshow.net/29-january-2007-going-the-distance-and-the-physics-of-the-bicycle/ http://thebikeshow.net/29-january-2007-going-the-distance-and-the-physics-of-the-bicycle/#comments Fri, 02 Feb 2007 19:17:00 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/?p=89 Continue reading →]]> http://thebikeshow.net/29-january-2007-going-the-distance-and-the-physics-of-the-bicycle/feed/ 0 0:00:01 First run in 1891 as a race designed to demonstrate the practicality of the bicycle, Paris Brest Paris has since become a four yearly event that attracts long distance cyclists from around the world. This year is a Paris Brest Paris year and Kieron [...] First run in 1891 as a race designed to demonstrate the practicality of the bicycle, Paris Brest Paris has since become a four yearly event that attracts long distance cyclists from around the world. This year is a Paris Brest Paris year and Kieron Yates – this week standing in for Jack Thurston – talks to Richard Phipps of Audax UK, the British long distance cycling association, about preparing for the ride and what to expect should he make it to Paris. Also on today’s show Kieron tries to discover just how it is that we stay upright on our bikes as we pootle off down the road. Physicist, Dr Helen Czerski, provides the answers, describes the ‘Einstein flip‘, and confirms the efficiency of the bicycle. Helen is a member of the NOISE network of scientists. MP3 Download Ogg Vorbis Download France, Podcast, Science, Touring Jack Thurston no no http://thebikeshow.net/20061120-november-2006-experimental-music-and/ http://thebikeshow.net/20061120-november-2006-experimental-music-and/#comments Mon, 20 Nov 2006 22:56:00 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/?p=69 Continue reading →]]> http://thebikeshow.net/20061120-november-2006-experimental-music-and/feed/ 1 0:28:56 It’s cold outside, so stay at home and turn your bicycle into a musical instrument! Featuring performances by Stephen Schweitzer’s Bikelophone (pictured left), electro-acoustic composer David Berezan and the Tea and Toast Band. And we [...] It’s cold outside, so stay at home and turn your bicycle into a musical instrument! Featuring performances by Stephen Schweitzer’s Bikelophone (pictured left), electro-acoustic composer David Berezan and the Tea and Toast Band. And we set a new challenge for London’s musical cyclists in 2007, the year that the Tour de France comes to our city… A performance of Godfried-Willem Raes’s Second Symphony for ‘Singing Bicycles’. MP3 Download Ogg Vorbis Download Podcast, Science 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 Continue reading →]]> 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 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 Continue reading →]]> 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 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 http://thebikeshow.net/archive-4-april-2005-rosie-walford/ http://thebikeshow.net/archive-4-april-2005-rosie-walford/#comments Thu, 11 Aug 2005 14:17:00 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/?p=34 Continue reading →]]> http://thebikeshow.net/archive-4-april-2005-rosie-walford/feed/ 0 0:00:01 This week’s show features Rosie Walford, psychologist and founder of The Big Stretch explaining how cycling helps improve your powers of creative thinking by moving your brain into an alpha state. We take a ride around Islington and the City o[...] This week’s show features Rosie Walford, psychologist and founder of The Big Stretch explaining how cycling helps improve your powers of creative thinking by moving your brain into an alpha state. We take a ride around Islington and the City of London. MP3 Track List: Cars – Desperate Bicycles First Love Never Dies – The Cascades Natural Harmony – The Byrds (Notorious Byrd Brothers LP) Banana Splits Theme (Tra La La) – The Banana Splits Sights Unseen – Soledad Brothers London, Podcast, Science Jack Thurston no no