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/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 http://thebikeshow.net/?p=2158 Continue reading →]]> 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 Jack Thurston no no http://thebikeshow.net/looking-back-at-2011/ http://thebikeshow.net/looking-back-at-2011/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:03:54 +0000 Jack http://thebikeshow.net/?p=2120 Continue reading →]]> http://thebikeshow.net/looking-back-at-2011/feed/ 0 0:37:26 Listeners write in with recollections of their favourite ride of 2011 and most exciting plans for riding in 2012. Plus clothing designer Amy Fleuriot tells of her new Cyclodelic boutique on Columbia Road and shows a few of the her new lines. Jack, [...] Listeners write in with recollections of their favourite ride of 2011 and most exciting plans for riding in 2012. Plus clothing designer Amy Fleuriot tells of her new Cyclodelic boutique on Columbia Road and shows a few of the her new lines. Jack, Jen and Amy offer a few of their own style pointers for cycling fashionistas thinking about what to wear in 2012. Podcast, Rides, Style, Touring Jack Thurston 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 http://thebikeshow.net/?p=2085 Continue reading →]]> 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. For a four-minute audio slideshow click here. 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 Jack Thurston no no http://thebikeshow.net/jah-tweed/ http://thebikeshow.net/jah-tweed/#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2011 13:03:26 +0000 Jack http://thebikeshow.net/?p=1995 Continue reading →]]> http://thebikeshow.net/jah-tweed/feed/ 1 0:37:06 Jen meets Tim Jacques, one of the film-makers at this year’s Bicycle Film Festival, whose film “Peace and Lovely Tailoring” combines Rastafari, cycling and tweed clothing – a surefire winner here at The Bike Show. And we hea[...] Jen meets Tim Jacques, one of the film-makers at this year’s Bicycle Film Festival, whose film “Peace and Lovely Tailoring” combines Rastafari, cycling and tweed clothing – a surefire winner here at The Bike Show. And we hear from Patrick Morgan, a Kiwi over in Europe on a fact-finding mission about cycle training and campaigning. In a podcast extra this week, Jack chats with Brendt Barbur, founder of the Bicycle Film Festival, about cycling in London and New York and why 2012 will be all about women in cycling. Film, London, People, Podcast, Rides, Style Jack Thurston no no http://thebikeshow.net/the-life-and-times-of-the-cycling-jersey/ http://thebikeshow.net/the-life-and-times-of-the-cycling-jersey/#comments Tue, 10 May 2011 10:25:51 +0000 Jack http://thebikeshow.net/?p=1664 Continue reading →]]> http://thebikeshow.net/the-life-and-times-of-the-cycling-jersey/feed/ 8 0:29:10 The summer season kicks of with an entertaining and borderline nerdy discussion of the past, present and future of the cycling jersey. From Bianchi’s 1950s classic celeste blue to Mapei pushed the dye sublimation process to its limits and divi[...] The summer season kicks of with an entertaining and borderline nerdy discussion of the past, present and future of the cycling jersey. From Bianchi’s 1950s classic celeste blue to Mapei pushed the dye sublimation process to its limits and divided fans in equal measure. We take the story as far as today’s trend for any colour as long as its black, and look to the sci-fi future of interactive jersey materials.  Richard Mitchelson's homage to the Tour de France, by Milltag In the studio are three cyclists and jersey aficionados: Luke Scheybeler, designer and a founder of clothing company Rapha, Richard Mitchelson, illustrator, animator and Milltag designer (pictured above) and cycling photographer Camille McMillan, co-author of Le Métier.  Richard Mitchelson is also the designer of the excellent new Bike Show banner and iTunes logo. Hope you like it. We do! Sport, Style Jack Thurston 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 http://thebikeshow.net/?p=1355 Continue reading →]]> 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 Jack Thurston 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 http://thebikeshow.net/cycle-show-2010-the-pick-of-the-crop/ Continue reading →]]> http://thebikeshow.net/cycle-show-2010-the-pick-of-the-crop/feed/ 8 http://thebikeshow.net/in-praise-of-le-prof/ http://thebikeshow.net/in-praise-of-le-prof/#comments Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:17:59 +0000 Jack http://thebikeshow.net/?p=1276 Continue reading →]]> http://thebikeshow.net/in-praise-of-le-prof/feed/ 0 http://thebikeshow.net/cycle-chic/ http://thebikeshow.net/cycle-chic/#comments Mon, 03 Aug 2009 19:00:07 +0000 Jack http://thebikeshow.net/?p=740 Continue reading →]]> http://thebikeshow.net/cycle-chic/feed/ 6 0:30:00 Riding with Amy Fleuriot, a young British fashion designer who’s Cyclodelic range of clothing and accessories is offering women a more stylish alternative to the typically drab clothing sold to cyclists. This is the final show in the current s[...] Riding with Amy Fleuriot, a young British fashion designer who’s Cyclodelic range of clothing and accessories is offering women a more stylish alternative to the typically drab clothing sold to cyclists. This is the final show in the current season. Thanks for listening! Advocacy, History, London, People, Podcast, Style, Women Jack Thurston no no 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 Continue reading →]]> http://thebikeshow.net/blazing-saddles/feed/ 1 0:29:11 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 made in Birmingham where they were first invented. Steve Green of Brooks talks about the hi[...] 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. 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 Continue reading →]]> 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 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 Continue reading →]]> http://thebikeshow.net/the-moulton-story-part-one/feed/ 4 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 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/ 5 0:31:12 England, Gear, History, Italy, London, People, Podcast, Politics, Rides, Sport, Style, Touring Jack Thurston no no http://thebikeshow.net/23-june-2008-london-architecture-by-bike-and-a-rapha-exclusive/ http://thebikeshow.net/23-june-2008-london-architecture-by-bike-and-a-rapha-exclusive/#comments Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:48:34 +0000 Jack http://thebikeshow.net/?p=194 Continue reading →]]> http://thebikeshow.net/23-june-2008-london-architecture-by-bike-and-a-rapha-exclusive/feed/ 2 0:30:46 Featuring an interview with Stephen Bayley, design editor of The Observer, about his guided cycle ride around the houses and homes of celebrated London artists and architects which kicks of a fantastic programme of bicycle tours as part of the Londo[...] Featuring an interview with Stephen Bayley, design editor of The Observer, about his guided cycle ride around the houses and homes of celebrated London artists and architects which kicks of a fantastic programme of bicycle tours as part of the London Festival of Architecture. Stephanie Laslett of Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios explains why architects love bikes. Plus the latest from Simon Mottram of Rapha, the London-based cycle clothing company and a short report about the Summer Solstice night ride to Stonehenge. To win the 2008 Etape du Tour reconnaissance DVD courtesy of CycleFilm, email the correct answer to bikeshow (at) gmail (.)com. Play on link below, other file formats available over here (Ogg Vorbis etc) Architecture, Events, Literature, London, People, Podcast, Rides, Style Jack Thurston no no http://thebikeshow.net/18-february-2008-trixie-chix/ http://thebikeshow.net/18-february-2008-trixie-chix/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2008 23:25:39 +0000 Jack http://thebikeshow.net/2008/02/19/18-february-2008-trixie-chix/ Continue reading →]]> http://thebikeshow.net/18-february-2008-trixie-chix/feed/ 10 0:23:14 Jack Thurston is away and in his place Amy Cooper presents a show devoted to the swashbuckling Trixie Chix, London’s female fixed wheel freestylers. Will Amy and her sit-up-and-beg town bike cut the mustard with the trackstanding, bike polo pl[...] Jack Thurston is away and in his place Amy Cooper presents a show devoted to the swashbuckling Trixie Chix, London’s female fixed wheel freestylers. Will Amy and her sit-up-and-beg town bike cut the mustard with the trackstanding, bike polo playing, long skidding, backwards circling Trixies? Find out… MP3 | Other file formats (e.g. Ogg Vorbis) London, Podcast, Sport, Style, Women Jack Thurston no no http://thebikeshow.net/11-february-2007-love/ http://thebikeshow.net/11-february-2007-love/#comments Mon, 11 Feb 2008 20:10:19 +0000 Jack http://thebikeshow.net/2008/02/11/11-february-2007-love/ Continue reading →]]> http://thebikeshow.net/11-february-2007-love/feed/ 2 0:29:06 In a special Valentine’s Day edition, sultry Southwark Cyclist Miss Alex Crawford explains why cycling is so good for flirting while love goddess Venus Kamura tells of the fifth annual Reclaim Love ‘happening’ on Saturday 16 Februa[...] In a special Valentine’s Day edition, sultry Southwark Cyclist Miss Alex Crawford explains why cycling is so good for flirting while love goddess Venus Kamura tells of the fifth annual Reclaim Love ‘happening’ on Saturday 16 February at the Eros Statue on Piccadilly Circus. Over the past few days, all across the bicycling world, there has been an outpouring of love for the inspirational Sheldon Brown who sadly died last weekend. We play a song by Oysterband, Sheldon’s all time favourite band. Plus a heads up for Wheels and Heels, a lovely bicycle fashion show on the evening of the 14th, at Columbia Road from 6pm and a chance to party ’til the break of dawn with the swashbuckling Trixie Chix, on Friday 15th February way up there in Dalston, northeast London. No excuse not to get loved up one way or another this week. Whew! MP3 | Other file formats (Ogg Vorbis etc) Events, France, London, People, Podcast, Style Jack Thurston no no http://thebikeshow.net/3-december-2007-fixed-fever/ http://thebikeshow.net/3-december-2007-fixed-fever/#comments Tue, 04 Dec 2007 14:50:24 +0000 Jack http://thebikeshow.net/2007/12/04/3-december-2007-fixed-fever/ Continue reading →]]> http://thebikeshow.net/3-december-2007-fixed-fever/feed/ 2 0:30:16 Over the past five years a craze for riding bicycles with only one gear and no freewheel has taken off, in New York, London, Sydney and cities all around the world. We take a long hard look at the merits and excesses of the scene. Featuring an exten[...] Over the past five years a craze for riding bicycles with only one gear and no freewheel has taken off, in New York, London, Sydney and cities all around the world. We take a long hard look at the merits and excesses of the scene. Featuring an extended interview with the mystery man behind the Bike Snob NYC blog, Roxy Erickson of London’s Trixie Chix and Gabriel Nogueira, one of the prime movers in the small but growing fixed wheel crowd in Curitiba, southern Brazil. MP3 | Other file formats (Ogg Vorbis etc) This week’s show also features the soundtrack of the fantastic short film Bicycle Samba, by Sophie Clements and John Hendicott. Fixed Links: London Fixed Gear Forum Fixed Gear Gallery Sheldon “Coasting is bad for you” Brown Fixed Wheel UK London Bike Polo Update (5 December): ‘DVD extras’ from the Bike Snob NYC for podium finishers: On why he came to write the blog (MP3: 1’44″) On his true identity(MP3: 2’18″) London, Podcast, Style Jack Thurston no no http://thebikeshow.net/18-june-2007-style-on-two-wheels/ http://thebikeshow.net/18-june-2007-style-on-two-wheels/#comments Tue, 19 Jun 2007 02:04:20 +0000 Jack http://thebikeshow.net/2007/06/19/18-june-2007-style-on-two-wheels/ Continue reading →]]> http://thebikeshow.net/18-june-2007-style-on-two-wheels/feed/ 3 0:30:00 T’ain’t what you do, it’s the way that you do it. Andrea Casalotti of Velorution and Jean-Marie Orhan (Frenchman-about-town and founding member of the Tweed Cycling Club) offer sartorial advice to urban cyclists. Tribute is paid to[...] T’ain’t what you do, it’s the way that you do it. Andrea Casalotti of Velorution and Jean-Marie Orhan (Frenchman-about-town and founding member of the Tweed Cycling Club) offer sartorial advice to urban cyclists. Tribute is paid to the stylish riders of the golden era of professional bicycle racing, including a pilgrimage up Le Mont Ventoux to the spot where stylish British cycling world champion Tom Simpson collapsed and died in the 1967 Tour. Philippe Bordas, former cycling reporter for the L’Equipe newspaper, laments the new era of blood doping that has replaced heroic athlete-artists with boring man-machines. Upcoming events: Pret A Rouler fashion show on Thursday 21 June. Rapha’s Smithfield Nocturne on Saturday 23 June, featuring an elite criterium race, ‘Le Mans start’ folding bicycle race and bike messenger mashup. Plus Continental Drift DJs. Downloads: MP3 (128 kbs) — MP3 (64kbs) — Ogg Vorbis — Podcast, Sport, Style, Touring Jack Thurston no no http://thebikeshow.net/17-april-2006-cycling-in-new-york-city-part-two/ http://thebikeshow.net/17-april-2006-cycling-in-new-york-city-part-two/#comments Tue, 18 Apr 2006 08:54:00 +0000 Jack Thurston http://thebikeshow.net/?p=50 Continue reading →]]> http://thebikeshow.net/17-april-2006-cycling-in-new-york-city-part-two/feed/ 5 0:29:49 As he crosses the Hudson River into Brooklyn, things take a turn for the weird on Jack Thurston’s bicycle adventure in New York City. A visit to the drummers’ circle in Prospect Park, a one man bicycle soul machine and sociological analy[...] As he crosses the Hudson River into Brooklyn, things take a turn for the weird on Jack Thurston’s bicycle adventure in New York City. A visit to the drummers’ circle in Prospect Park, a one man bicycle soul machine and sociological analysis of ‘hipsters’ in Williamsburg. Ogg Vorbis Podcast, Style 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 Continue reading →]]> http://thebikeshow.net/28-november-2005-surviving-the-winter-on-two-wheels/feed/ 2