Netherlands

I had a whole lot of baking to do yesterday - bread, bagels and Christmas cake. But unfortunately we were out of bread flour, and most of the ingredients needed for the cake. The only option was to head off to the shop to stock up - I bake quite a lot of bread, and...
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That David Hembrow’s got me thinking again. He lives just across the sea from me in what looks like Cycling Utopia. I don’t mean that in a sarcastic way either - from the saddle I sit on, the Netherlands, and specifically Assen, look like The Real Deal. Anyway, he posted some photos and a video...
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David Hembrow's talking about Critical Mass today - a subject that's been picked up by Andy Cline over at Carbon Trace. Neither of these two are big fans of Critical Mass, and I've got to agree. I've never seen a critical mass demo here, but what I have seen online doesn't fill me with a...
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David Hembrow’s recent comments have got me thinking. What’s the secret to getting more poeple on their bikes? Things that can and are being done to varying degrees include (in no particular order): Cycle lanes. Actually cycle lanes that mean something, rather than just being tokenistic jestures, that vanish at the first sign of difficulty...
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Seems to me that there are two types of bikedom. On the one hand, in countries and societies where the car / automobile is king, there’s the Adult Toy culture (no, Honey-Bunny, not THAT sort of adult toy). Lots of Lycra and carbon fibre and a fixation with gear ratios. They wear helmets and Camelbaks,...
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This is a totally shameless plug for someone who’s just left a comment here. David Hembrow’s got some great writing on cycle culture & safety, and is also a maker of beautiful traditional English willow baskets for bikes. These really look the bee’s knees - so much so that now I’m wondering about having...
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