Posts Tagged ‘ Video ’

"Enemy" is probably too strong a word for this sort of Muppet driver - it’s more their casual ignorance & stupidity that unless you’re aware of them will put you in hospital or on a slab. Here’s the scenario - you’re riding along, approaching a junction on your side of the road, about...
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This was how Charlotte Barnes (a.k.a. Bicycleslut ) arrived in style on the beach at exactly 12 noon, after 15 hours in the saddle last year: Well things could get a whole lot less stylish, and a whole lot sillier than that: . . . if this makes an appearance at this year’s ride, I’ll eat...
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Proud Dad moment - Daughter got her 0.15 seconds of fame on the new advert for Hovis Bread: What do you mean you missed it? Here, let me show you: I’m SO proud! Did you also notice the nice bikes in the advert too? The red one being ridden past early on, and what looks remarkably...
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Trawling through Youtube for an ad featuring Paul Hogan comparing other lagers to sheepdip, I came across this: It’s obvious that Australia is some sort of Islamic Republic, and the sight of the wind blowing through a woman’s hair is enough to bring mayhem to the streets. But the weather’s too damned good to make...
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I’d end up like this guy: Looking on the bright side, I’ve had plenty of practice at running in the last few months - I reckon I could catch the bike, get back on & win the race. Or something like that anyway.
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Saw this video on Copenhagenize today - superb graphics to put across the message, and to make it seem totally normal and achievable. This is proper marketing that appeals to your heart and your wallet! For my own part, I do something similar-ish - I ride once a week to work. It would be more...
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One of the chapters from Beauty And The Bike that really got me was the section titled, "It’s The Infrastructure, Stupid" , in a parody (or according to Wikipedia, a snowclone - there’s a new phrase) of Bill Clinton’s campaign slogan thing from 1992. Frankly, I think the phrase could be rearranged to...
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So there’s a whole lot of to and fro about this: Richard at Cyclelicio.us pointed out that the obvious answer that was missing was "because it’s fun", which seemed to get the Good People Of Copenhagen all vexed - to the point of wanting to get off the metaphorical bus: I got off the...
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Over the last week or so there’s been a few videos of historical traffic situations posted - from Portland, Copenhagen and Amsterdam . So I thought it would be interesting to see what the UK looked like in a similar period. What I found on YouTube was this fantastic video, which I think is from...
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