Posts Tagged ‘ Video ’

Doesn’t look like it to me: Top tip for spectators: Stand on the inside of the bend - you’re a whole lot less likely to be hit by flying bicycle / rider debris.
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Things I saw on my ride home today: An aircraft carrier A pair of Top Guns flying in close formation A Ghost Rider I didn’t see any homoerotic beach volleyball being played. Let’s be honest - it’s just too damned cold for that sort of thing here. But if that’s the kind of thing that floats your boat,...
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Segregated, traffic-free cycle routes sound great. In many countries, they ARE great. But for some obscure reason, not here. Nope. Something in the UK system, the mind of your typical British planner / transport engineer / escaped dadaist lunatic on acid who’s got a job at the local council, that conspires to royally mess...
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Remember the Youtube vid showing how expensive cars are just so much better than bikes? Well the creator, “Rugfoot” now brings us this, which had me rolling around on the floor giggling more than is appropriate: I do ride a fixed-wheel bike - it’s a great workhorse for my 30 mile commute and really helps...
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This via Carlton Reid:
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I hope it does, and that all those people in various locations around the country who’re going to be getting nekkid & riding bikes to protest against oil dependancy & car culture remember to apply sunblock. As a fair-skinned person, I can assure you that this really is necessary. In the meantime, here’s an advertorial...
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This via Amsterdamize’s Facebook - a classic scene from BBC’s Outnumbered that had me rolling on the floor when I first saw it: My new favourite phrase, which will be used at every opportunity: “Shrivel-cocked Jeremy Clarkson wannabe”
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Yep - it’s that time of year again where we tar an entire section of society with the same brush. This time it’s taxi drivers that we’ll be picking on. Before I started riding again, I was of the opinion that taxi drivers must be good drivers - if you spend eight hours a day...
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Have a look at this - Jed Mildon doing a triple back-flip on a BMX: He claims this is the first time this has ever been achieved, but I do it every day on part of my commute to work, without falling off when the bike stops either. It’s just that no-one has ever bothered to film...
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I’ve noticed that a lot of people who ride bikes get very tribal. When I’m dressed as a roadie, other roadies will acknowledge me, but people in normal clothes will ignore me; roadies treat me like a visitor from That London when I’m on the fixie; people wearing regular clothes & riding BSOs won’t...
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