Bournemouth Echo | All About The Bike

I like my car but I love my bike!

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:51:07 +0000

Regular readers may have noticed a slightly more sporadic nature to my blog entries recently. This is down to a number of reasons, one being the busy nature of modern life and that fact that it takes time to think about and write this blog every week; another reason has been the need for me to sit back and think about what this blog is about.

Is it OK to kill a cyclist?

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:42:05 +0000

OK, it's a strongly worded title, but I do wonder sometimes what message gets sent out when drivers who do kill cyclists seem to get let off very lightly. Is my life, as a cyclist, worth less than someone who is driving car, or am I worth more when I'm driving?

Cager or Nodder? a guide to cycling jargon

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:24:38 +0000

As technology advances, the ease with which we can record everyday events increases.

Not a Good Morning

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:09:47 +0000

I drove to work this morning, it was purely down to being a bit tired and very lazy!

A Merry Cycling Christmas!

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:10:19 +0000

Where did that year go? It's been a busy one and I have spent far too little time riding just for fun.

Wrong again!

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:52:17 +0000

Well done Bournemouth Borough Council, hearty congratulations from me for completely missing the point...again! A motion has been passed which supports police enforcement and urged the council to emphasise that riding on the pavement is illegal.

Top tips for winter cycle commuting

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:29:52 +0000

I know that there has been lots of discussion around the crackdown on cyclists without lights.

Vive la Revolution

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 13:32:26 +0000

The time has come to stand up and be counted. For too long cyclists have been treated badly by other road users, given bad press and generally treated like some sort of lower caste.

Some encouraging facts & figures

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 12:55:00 +0000

Last week my daughter's school had a "bike breakfast", this is an event that encourages children to get to school under their own steam and they get rewarded with a healthy fruit breakfast and various goodies like reflective wristbands, which are exactly the types of thing that excite children of primary school age!

Cycling Blog - A Death in the Family

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 12:37:00 +0000

A death in the family It's a very short blog from me this week, I had a phone call a few days ago telling me that my godparents daughter had died.

What's that noise?

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 12:22:30 +0000

Friday morning was an interesting commute into the office; this is one of the darkest morning commutes of the year due to the clocks changing over the weekend, so I left the house in darkness with lights blazing away.

Brrr, it's cold...no it's not!

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 14:06:07 +0100

I'm not really sure what's going on with the weather at the moment, but I seem to be one of the only people that is slightly concerned about the weird year we've had so far!