They couldn’t be any cooler if Steve McQueen were wearing them whilst trying to jump a barbed wire fence riding a MK 1 Raleigh Chopper one-handed with his baseball mitt on the other hand. The original Adidas Samba has been around since nineteen … [Read more...] about Adidas VeloSamba Cycling Shoe – so cool its frightening!
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Bunch of kids cycle 3.5 Million Miles
British school children cycled and scooted a total of 3.5 million miles as part of The Big Pedal, an inter-school cycling and scooting competition. A charity organization called Sustrans organized The Big Pedal. The annual event is supported by … [Read more...] about Bunch of kids cycle 3.5 Million Miles
Traversing Manchester (in 2014)
The first thing I saw when I got onto the roads of Manchester was a man on a cheap bike cycling on a painted cycle lane in the Belle Vue area. This would have been unremarkable, were it not for the fact the man was on the wrong side of a two-lane … [Read more...] about Traversing Manchester (in 2014)
Diabetes and Cycling
Why talk about diabetes on a cycling website? Two main reasons, firstly doctors suggest that cycling (along with swimming but we aren't a swimming site hence 'diabetes and cycling' rather than 'diabetes and swimming') is a low impact (on joints) form … [Read more...] about Diabetes and Cycling
“The Professor” Recieves a Hefty Halfords Payday
When a rider falls in love with the sport of cycling, he/she becomes consumed by it. They get natural highs when they experience the speed and stamina of the game. They train endlessly to gain milliseconds off of a stopwatch. And when they realise … [Read more...] about “The Professor” Recieves a Hefty Halfords Payday
Brain mechanic say ‘pfffhhttt’ to bike helmets
Professional brain-tinkerer (neurosurgeon) Henry Marsh has chucked his tuppence-worth into the seemingly never-ending debate about whether we should be cladding our skulls in polystyrene when we take to the mean streets on our bicycles. The topic of … [Read more...] about Brain mechanic say ‘pfffhhttt’ to bike helmets