Posted on September 4th, 2008 by Karl On Sea
I’ve heard from several places that cyclists, out in the open air of our cities, are actually exposed to fewer chemical nasties than drivers of cars. It sounds a little counter-intuitive, when you think about the clouds of exhaust gasses we ride through, while drivers have their windows shut and the aircon keeping them cool.
But […]
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Posted on June 11th, 2008 by Karl On Sea
Yesterday the weather was forecast to be mostly good, and I had a meeting scheduled with a client that my SatNav said was only 36 miles away by bike. Hmmm . . . with fuel prices now at £1.30 a litre (that’s $9.60 for a US gallon) (So all you in the USA moaning […]
Filed under: News, Global Warming, Cycle, Environment, Newcastle, Whitley Bay, Road Safety, Gateshead | 3 Comments »
Posted on May 20th, 2008 by Karl On Sea
I was at a training workshop today on the other side of Gateshead. For once I was in the audience (throwing soft fruit, insults, etc), and I had a few items to pick up on the way home . . . But Gateshead’s still within 15 miles of home, so I just had to cycle. […]
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Posted on April 23rd, 2008 by Karl On Sea
I think I’m going to end up being late for my own funeral. After this morning’s training, I’d left lots of time to get showered, changed, pack my bag with a change of clothes, and head off to my meeting this morning on Wilf, taking it as a nice leisurely ride.
But there’s obviously something wrong […]
Filed under: Cycle, Environment, Assassination Attempts, Whitley Bay | 8 Comments »
Posted on April 18th, 2008 by Karl On Sea
Are we addicted to oil? Are you? Am I?
First there was a post on the excellent Bike Hugger blog, featuring a picture of a Local Bike Shop’s novel advertising banner (reproduced, left - click through to read their original post), and then quickrelease.tv just posted this analysis from Canada of the true $cost of car […]
Filed under: Global Warming, Environment, Ranting, Climate Change | 3 Comments »
Posted on April 5th, 2008 by Karl On Sea
The weather forecast for tomorrow is for snow. We won’t get much here (the sea keeps us nice and ‘warm’, but that’s a strictly relative term), and although I don’t mind riding on snowy roads, you do have to take things carefully. So any training session would end up being more about spending time with […]
Filed under: Cycle, Environment, Ranting, Wind, Road Safety, Gateshead | No Comments »
Posted on April 3rd, 2008 by Karl On Sea
Help - this is getting ridiculous!
Our local TV news ran a piece based on my YouTube video about the [not quite, or in fact even near to] shortest bike lane in the country. Apparently I’m now “cycling groups in Gateshead”, and to protect me from being mobbed / rising up like an angry mob on […]
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Posted on April 2nd, 2008 by Karl On Sea
It turns out that here in the UK we really are world class. After seeing my short bike lane film, DaveP suggested on quickrelease.TV that I look up the Warrington Cycle Campaign’s pages. They have a feature called Cycle Facility of the Month, pouring ridicule on the daft things our town planners do to ‘help’ […]
Filed under: Cycling, News, Environment, Ranting, Silly Stuff, Road Safety, Gateshead, Blegging | 2 Comments »
Posted on April 2nd, 2008 by Karl On Sea
My little video about the cycle lane in Gateshead has gone mainstream. The Newcastle Journal ran it today as their front cover story, with the main details taking up most of page 3!
Naturally they wanted pictures to go with the story (my good looks sell papers? Something like that, I’m sure), and naturally I had […]
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Posted on December 3rd, 2007 by Karl On Sea
I found this video today on The Bicycle Diaries, and I just had to post it here. Not least of all because I figure it’s the kind of thing to get some of the sweat365 team excited - no need to mention any names - just check out the photo below the video!
Filed under: Cycling, Environment, Silly Stuff | 2 Comments »
