Monday, 11 July 2011
Sticker
This is a sticker I made, based on a photo I saw on a friend's Facebook, probably this one by Peter Drew of Adelaide. Mine is based on UK traffic symbols.
Sunday, 10 July 2011
Friday, 10 June 2011
YouTube - bike lanes
YouTube - bike lanes: this guy got fined $50 for not riding in the bike lane in New York, so... (don't try this on the Lewes Road!)
Friday, 29 April 2011
Friday, 15 April 2011
Save our cyclists: Clamour for flood of avoidable road deaths to be stemmed - Home News, UK - The Independent
Save our cyclists: Clamour for flood of avoidable road deaths to be stemmed - Home News, UK - The Independent: bit of a heated argument going on in the bottom half of the internet!
Thursday, 14 April 2011
The car-cycle debate: why can't we just get along? (From The Argus)
The car-cycle debate: why can't we just get along? (From The Argus): some heated letters in the Argus about parking in cycle lanes
Monday, 4 April 2011
Friday, 1 April 2011
Cars parked illegally in bike lanes in Brighton - MyBikeLane.com
Cars parked illegally in bike lanes in Brighton - MyBikeLane.com: name and shame perpetrators here!
Thursday, 31 March 2011
Brighton cyclists vow to name and shame rogue drivers (From The Argus)
Brighton cyclists vow to name and shame rogue drivers (From The Argus): parking in cycle lanes not good!
Saturday, 12 March 2011
Brighton is not a cyclists’ city so let’s not waste money on it (From The Argus)
Brighton is not a cyclists’ city so let’s not waste money on it (From The Argus): anti-cycling letter to the Argus - but with positive comments for a change!
Sunday, 27 February 2011
Life's a journal: Save Hove Cycle Lane: a father shares his daughter’s anger and broken dreams
Life's a journal: Save Hove Cycle Lane: a father shares his daughter’s anger and broken dreams: blog item on Mary Mears's decision to remove cycle lanes
Tuesday, 22 February 2011
There is no true justification for removing our cycle lane (From The Argus)
There is no true justification for removing our cycle lane: letter from the Argus about the Tory plan to remove a cycle lane at great expense.
Wednesday, 16 February 2011
CTC fights £1m removal of Brighton bike lane
CTC fights £1m removal of Brighton bike lane | Bicycle Business | BikeBiz: the CTC's take on this outrageous proposal!
Saturday, 6 November 2010
Wednesday, 20 October 2010
Wednesday, 13 October 2010
WE Swift of Derby
I have a photograph of (I think) my ancestor Samuel Pipes (1822-1879), taken by Derby photographer WE Swift sometime in the 1880s. Thanks to David Pipes, I've found this site that lists all Derbyshire photographic studios.
Monday, 11 October 2010
Tuesday, 10 August 2010
Mid-life crisis? Get on your bike - Telegraph
Mid-life crisis? Get on your bike - Telegraph: "Mintel says the biggest growth in bike ownership has come from those approaching middle age, who are opting for more expensive road bikes"
Wednesday, 16 June 2010
Monday, 7 June 2010
Tuesday, 25 May 2010
Brighton's naked bike ride branded "indecent” by council
Brighton's naked bike ride branded "indecent” by council (From The Argus): "Brighton's naked bike ride branded 'indecent” by council"
Saturday, 8 May 2010
Driver gets life term for cyclist murder
Driver gets life term for cyclist murder: watch out for those wing mirrors!
Thursday, 29 April 2010
Wednesday, 14 April 2010
Brighton drink driver had leg in plaster
Brighton drink driver had leg in plaster (From The Argus): "The police officer was forced to jog alongside the runaway saloon shouting at the customer services assistant to put the handbrake on." Drunk driver with no license or insurance gets £350 fine; cyclist who jumps red light gets fined £700!
Brighton cyclist fined £700 for going through a red light.
Richard Hodgson, 53, was found guilty of ignoring a red traffic light, cycling without lights, cycling on the pavement and failing to stop for police.
Brighton magistrates fined him £700 and ordered him to pay £215 in costs.
The Argus article on the web is much shorter than the one published where a Bricycles spokesperson described the fine as 'harsh'!
http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/8094039.Brighton_cyclist_fined___700/
Tuesday, 6 April 2010
Bristol tops list of bike-friendly cities
Bristol tops list of bike-friendly cities: no sign of Brighton!
Wednesday, 3 March 2010
Wednesday, 24 February 2010
Friday, 19 February 2010
Brighton "bike train" set to be unveiled
Brighton "bike train" set to be unveiled (From The Argus): the Argus reading anti-bike brigade do not like this idea at all!
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
Boy's cycling design chosen for Olympic 50p coin
BBC News - Boy's cycling design chosen for Olympic 50p coin: "A design by a West Yorkshire teenager has been chosen from more than 3,000 entries to become a new 50p coin inspired by the Olympic Games.
Theo Crutchley-Mack, 16, from Halifax, said it was 'absolutely amazing' that his picture of a cyclist in a velodrome was chosen by the Royal Mint."
Theo Crutchley-Mack, 16, from Halifax, said it was 'absolutely amazing' that his picture of a cyclist in a velodrome was chosen by the Royal Mint."
Monday, 4 January 2010
Brighton politician and campaigner dies (From The Argus)
Brighton politician and campaigner dies (From The Argus): article about Clarion member Sheila Schaffer who died over Christmas
Wednesday, 30 December 2009
Saturday, 26 December 2009
Monday, 9 November 2009
Mike's big British bike adventure | Travel | guardian.co.uk
Mike's big British bike adventure around the coastline of Britain.
Monday, 19 October 2009
On your bike: What the world can learn about cycling from Copenhagen
On your bike: What the world can learn about cycling from Copenhagen - The Independent: "In Britain we have been conditioned to believe that cycling is something that can be done only in special places while wearing specialist safety equipment and clothing."
Wednesday, 23 September 2009
Snowblog - Beloved bike stolen – have you seen it?
Snowblog - Beloved bike stolen – have you seen it?: Jon Snow's bike has been nicked!
Sunday, 20 September 2009
Cyclists will be given green light to ignore one-way signs
Cyclists will be given green light to ignore one-way signs - Times Online: "The Department for Transport is authorising a trial in the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, Mr Cameron’s home authority in West London, in which a small plate saying “Except cyclists” will be attached to poles carrying no-entry signs.
If the trial is successful, the department intends to extend the policy to the rest of Britain and permit thousands of one-way streets to become two-way for bikes."
If the trial is successful, the department intends to extend the policy to the rest of Britain and permit thousands of one-way streets to become two-way for bikes."
Sunday, 30 August 2009
Monday, 10 August 2009
Can Brighton's cyclists and motorists get along?
Can Brighton's cyclists and motorists get along? (From The Argus): Inspector Bill Whitehead says:
"What the cyclists often don’t think about is the devastating effect it has on motorists.
“If they knock someone off their bike and kill them, when it’s not their fault, they are left emotionally scarred for life."
How inconsiderate of those dead cyclists!
"What the cyclists often don’t think about is the devastating effect it has on motorists.
“If they knock someone off their bike and kill them, when it’s not their fault, they are left emotionally scarred for life."
How inconsiderate of those dead cyclists!
Sunday, 9 August 2009
Sunday, 2 August 2009
Human Powered Monorail Racetrack
Human Powered Monorail Racetrack | Toxel.com; looks a little hot in there!
Friday, 31 July 2009
BBC - Mark Beaumont Cycling the Americas Blog
BBC - Mark Beaumont Cycling the Americas Blog: he was on BBC Breakfast this morning, about to enter the USA
Tuesday, 7 July 2009
Sunday, 21 June 2009
London-to Brighton - Southern railway cycle policy
News - Southern railway: because of the London-to-Brighton bike ride, bicycles will only be permitted on trains North of Three Bridges, East of Eastbourne and West of Chichester. So if you want to go from Bognor to Littlehampton, or Lewes to Seaford, tough.
Friday, 19 June 2009
Tuesday, 9 June 2009
Wednesday, 29 April 2009
Friday, 27 March 2009
Wednesday, 18 March 2009
Brighton Naked Bike Riders Brave the Chill
Brighton Naked Bike Riders Brave the Chill: last Saturday Nick Sayers organised a press call for the WNBR in June - Leon was there representing the Clarion Club.
Wednesday, 11 March 2009
The weird cycle lanes of Brighton
Updated The weird cycle lanes of Brighton with photos to show that at long last the hazardous Providence Place cobbles have been removed.
Monday, 23 February 2009
Thursday, 5 February 2009
Ghost bike memorials that haunt Britain | The Sun |Features
Ghost bike memorials that haunt Britain | The Sun |Features: ironically the ghost bike memorial to James Danson Hatcher, on the verge of Devils Dyke Road near Brighton, has mysteriously vanished. Was it a thief or the council, tidying up?
Wednesday, 4 February 2009
Freewheeling around Liverpool
Transport Merseyside Cycling | Freewheeling around Liverpool; free bikes for Scousers living in certain postcodes!
Friday, 2 January 2009
On yer bike
On yer bike: Why there's never been a better time to saddle up: "Simon Usborne explains why now is the time to get cycling"
Wednesday, 17 December 2008
Leslie Phillips on cycling
BBC NEWS | Programmes | Daily Politics | Leslie Phillips on cycling: Hel-lo! here's a rant about cyclists full of generalisations...
Tuesday, 11 November 2008
Five road signs that don't exist - but should
Five road signs that don't exist - but should: just found this page!
Monday, 13 October 2008
BBC NEWS | Magazine | When is a demo not a demo?
BBC NEWS | Magazine | When is a demo not a demo?; what exactly is Critical Mass and can it be illegal to cycle on the roads?
Thursday, 9 October 2008
Brighton bridge cycle lane 'causes havoc' (From The Argus)
Brighton bridge cycle lane 'causes havoc' (From The Argus): one of Brighton's steepest cycle lanes lures lorries and coaches to their doom!
Tuesday, 30 September 2008
Footage shows boy hit by bus
BBC NEWS | Scotland | Footage shows boy hit by bus
Stuart Field sent me this link. He wrote to the police thus:
Sent: 29 September 2008 22:04
To: FCC Duty Officer
Subject: Video on BBC of bus hitting boy
Hello,
I've just watched your video on the BBC of a bus hitting a boy who vaulted over a barrier.
Obviously the boy was wrong to do this, but there was no comment about the bus encroaching on the cycle lane.
Is this allowed in Scotland? If so, I'll take extra care next time I visit your country!
Regards,
Stuart Field
The reply was:
Dear Mr. Field,
Unfortunately at this location the lanes are narrow and as such larger vehicles have no option but to encroach into the cycle lane or they would have to wait until both lanes were clear before they could proceed. The congestion this would cause in the town centre would not be acceptable and the alternative would be to remove the cycle lane completely.
As road safety officer I accept that the above is not ideal but I believe affording cyclists some protection is better than none at all. When there is a cyclist in the cycle lane we find that large vehicles and car driver have to follow the cyclist in any case as there is insufficient room for them to pass when there is traffic in the right turn lane.
Yours sincerely
Scott McLachlan
Sgt 34
Operational Support Services
Police HQ
Cornwall Mount
Dumfries DG1 1PZ
Stuart Field sent me this link. He wrote to the police thus:
Sent: 29 September 2008 22:04
To: FCC Duty Officer
Subject: Video on BBC of bus hitting boy
Hello,
I've just watched your video on the BBC of a bus hitting a boy who vaulted over a barrier.
Obviously the boy was wrong to do this, but there was no comment about the bus encroaching on the cycle lane.
Is this allowed in Scotland? If so, I'll take extra care next time I visit your country!
Regards,
Stuart Field
The reply was:
Dear Mr. Field,
Unfortunately at this location the lanes are narrow and as such larger vehicles have no option but to encroach into the cycle lane or they would have to wait until both lanes were clear before they could proceed. The congestion this would cause in the town centre would not be acceptable and the alternative would be to remove the cycle lane completely.
As road safety officer I accept that the above is not ideal but I believe affording cyclists some protection is better than none at all. When there is a cyclist in the cycle lane we find that large vehicles and car driver have to follow the cyclist in any case as there is insufficient room for them to pass when there is traffic in the right turn lane.
Yours sincerely
Scott McLachlan
Sgt 34
Operational Support Services
Police HQ
Cornwall Mount
Dumfries DG1 1PZ
Monday, 22 September 2008
Friday, 27 June 2008
Rumble Strip
Rumble Strip is a chilling tale about one of the major causes of preventable death - the motor car. Written and illustrated by Woodrow Phoenix, and published by Brighton-based Myriad Editions, it tells you how to kill someone without necessarily going to prison (you run them over!), why drivers get so angry and competitive behind the wheel, and why when it comes to choosing a car, fastest and biggest is best. It is not anti-car per se (Woodrow drives a red Audi A3) but should be compulsory reading for those idiot Argus correspondents (and people who write into newspapers all over the world, I shouldn't wonder) who carp on about rising fuel prices, lack of parking and how cyclists are the scum of the earth.
For a graphic novel about cars (Spam in a can) and pedestrians (just Spam), it shows no people - or cars. We are in a stark world of empty infrastructure: black roads busy with white arrows telling us where to go, vast creepy carless car parks that look like war cemeteries, but with the briefest tantalising glimpses of landscape now and again. The text is full in your face, not tucked away in a corner of the frame, often irritatingly obscuring a detail, like the vanishing point of a road, or the intricacies of an electricity pylon (of which Woodrow is now a fan). It's a take on car ads that are always located on those mythical open roads.
The look and feel builds on his previous work for Myriad, a contribution to The Brighton Book (2005), which made the reader experience the narrative first hand, Peep Show style.
A rumble strip by the way is that corrugated bit on motorways that jolt you awake should you nod off and venture too near the edges of the road.
For a graphic novel about cars (Spam in a can) and pedestrians (just Spam), it shows no people - or cars. We are in a stark world of empty infrastructure: black roads busy with white arrows telling us where to go, vast creepy carless car parks that look like war cemeteries, but with the briefest tantalising glimpses of landscape now and again. The text is full in your face, not tucked away in a corner of the frame, often irritatingly obscuring a detail, like the vanishing point of a road, or the intricacies of an electricity pylon (of which Woodrow is now a fan). It's a take on car ads that are always located on those mythical open roads.
The look and feel builds on his previous work for Myriad, a contribution to The Brighton Book (2005), which made the reader experience the narrative first hand, Peep Show style.
A rumble strip by the way is that corrugated bit on motorways that jolt you awake should you nod off and venture too near the edges of the road.
The Copenhagen Bike Culture Blog
Copenhagenize.com - The Copenhagen Bike Culture Blog: somewhere's got it sorted! Take a look Brighton!
Two wheels
Two wheels | Health and wellbeing | Life and Health: do you shower after ever cycle journey? I don't!
Sunday, 22 June 2008
Cyclists Demand Action
Cyclists Demand Action To Tackle Dodgy Drivers (from The Argus); what a week in the Argus!!
Popular Ex-councillor Drowned Himself (from The Argus)
Popular Ex-councillor Drowned Himself (from The Argus): Ed Furey, Clarion chair and social secretary, RIP.
Cyclists V Motorists Its War
Cyclists V Motorists Its War (from The Argus); is this the promised article on parking on cycle lanes?
Cyclists Fined
Cyclists Fined For Riding On The Promenade (from The Argus); lots of debate going on here!
Thursday, 12 June 2008
Saddled With Strange Cycle Paths
Saddled With Strange Cycle Paths (from The Argus): a spread about my website - I was under the impression the feature was going to be about the problem of parking on cycle lanes!
Monday, 9 June 2008
Saturday, 7 June 2008
Friday, 6 June 2008
Thursday, 5 June 2008
Cycle lanes - a set on Flickr
Cycle lanes - a set on Flickr: recent photos revisiting some of Brighton's weird cycle lanes
Wednesday, 4 June 2008
Monday, 28 April 2008
YouTube - tokyo bicycle parking tower
YouTube - tokyo bicycle parking tower: wonder how much it costs?
Thursday, 3 April 2008
Wooden bike?
Lee Valley Tools - Woodworking Newsletter Vol. 2, Issue 2: how to build a bike out of wood!
Wednesday, 2 April 2008
"CYN O NGCLI"
20080329-183015 on Flickr - Photo Sharing!: rearrange these letters to form a well known phrase or saying - photo by Nick Sayers
Tuesday, 1 April 2008
Treecycling
Treecycling: Making Bikes from Locally Grown Timber - East Hampshire Cycling for All; Hmm, what's the date on this? Good idea though!
Tuesday, 25 March 2008
Sunday, 23 March 2008
shopping bike-catbasket
shopping bike-catbasket.
Aquachimp writes: Given all the media interest in banishing plastic carrier bags and generally encouraging us to go green, i thought I'd share a little tip i constructed a few years ago and has worked out very, very well.
I got a cat basket and mounted the base on to the back of the bike. To do so, I used 4 biggish round-headed bolts (& matching nuts), 4 wide washers, 4 off-cuts from a roll of perforated metal and several spring washers. And to maintain structural integrity, I also used a drill to make the holes in the plastic catbasket base, rather than trying to punch through.
We got one of those very large semi-ridged woven baskets. It, or one of the samller ones simply needs to be placed on the mounted catbasket and never falls off, no matter the wind, speed humps or cobbled roads. On arrival at the shop, just grab the bag, shop, fill bag and on return to bike, replace on catbasket base and leave.
I've uploaded some pics if anyone want to see. Note, a small hole is visible at the end of the basket. This was because I originally thought the catbasket's metal grid would be needed to stop things falling out through that lower section. It proofed unneccessary.
Also, the sprig washers are placed, jam packed between the metal stripes
The only point of difficulty turned out to be a recent new rear light.
Aquachimp writes: Given all the media interest in banishing plastic carrier bags and generally encouraging us to go green, i thought I'd share a little tip i constructed a few years ago and has worked out very, very well.
I got a cat basket and mounted the base on to the back of the bike. To do so, I used 4 biggish round-headed bolts (& matching nuts), 4 wide washers, 4 off-cuts from a roll of perforated metal and several spring washers. And to maintain structural integrity, I also used a drill to make the holes in the plastic catbasket base, rather than trying to punch through.
We got one of those very large semi-ridged woven baskets. It, or one of the samller ones simply needs to be placed on the mounted catbasket and never falls off, no matter the wind, speed humps or cobbled roads. On arrival at the shop, just grab the bag, shop, fill bag and on return to bike, replace on catbasket base and leave.
I've uploaded some pics if anyone want to see. Note, a small hole is visible at the end of the basket. This was because I originally thought the catbasket's metal grid would be needed to stop things falling out through that lower section. It proofed unneccessary.
Also, the sprig washers are placed, jam packed between the metal stripes
The only point of difficulty turned out to be a recent new rear light.
Tuesday, 18 March 2008
London Freewheel
London Freewheel: be part of an extraordinary day: the 2008 London Freewheel is on 21 September - register now!
Saturday, 15 March 2008
Cyclist stabbed to death
BBC NEWS | England | Merseyside | Cyclist stabbed to death in row: "A female cyclist has been stabbed to death in the Anfield area of Liverpool in a 'vicious and brutal' attack."
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