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Looking back at 2011 and ahead to 2012 Listeners write in with recollections of their favourite ride of 2011 and most exciting plans for riding in 2012. Plus clothing designer Amy Fleuriot tells of her new Cyclodelic boutique on Columbia Road and shows a few of the her … Continue reading →Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Reading About RidingA pre-Christmas books special is now a firmly entrenched tradition on The Bike Show. This year’s edition covers more literary ground than ever before. Amateur bicycle librarians Tim Dawson of The Sunday Times and Carlton Reid of Bike Hub join … Continue reading →Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Another day for you and me in CarradiceJack travels over the Yorkshire moors to Nelson, Lancashire to visit one of the oldest and most venerable companies in British cycling. Cotton mill worker Wilf Carradice began producing his indestructible canvas saddlebags in the 1930s and in 2011 sales … Continue reading →Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Is riding a bike as easy as riding a bike?Jen Kerrison takes over the show for a week while Jack is away in Yorkshire, riding up hill and down dale. Jen asks if cycle training is necessary for adult cyclists. Or is riding a bike just like riding a … Continue reading →Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Campaigning for a Civilised Cycling CityIn the studio is Mustafa Arif, Chair of Campaigns at the 11,000 strong London Cycling Campaign. We look back at the weekend’s Tour Du Danger, a bicycle ride around ten of the most hazardous junctions for cyclists in London and … Continue reading →Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Is London Air Killing Us?Some people say that air pollution in big cities like London is a public health emergency, contributing to 4,300 premature deaths a year. But nobody seems to talk about it. Is the Government doing anything to deal with it? Are … Continue reading →Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Competitive ImpulseWhy do some people like to race their bicycles? We discuss the world of amateur bicycle racing with Ian Cleverly, deputy editor of Rouleur magazine and Lydia Boylan (pictured, above) of the Look Mum No Hands! race team and current … Continue reading →Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Team GB rules the track and Patrick Field tells it like it isIn this week’s show, Jack attempts to feign interest in the European track cycling championships and Jen gets her geography all confused. Patrick Field saves the day with an inspirational talk at the Intelligence Squared cycling festival (view more here). … Continue reading →Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Paris-Brest-Paris: part twoFollowing on from last week’s documentary feature by Kieron Yates is a studio discussion of Paris-Brest-Paris, the world’s most venerable long distance bicycle race. In the studio are PBP veterans Judith Swallow and Dave Minter, and PBP debutant Pete Kelsey. … Continue reading →Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Paris-Brest-Paris: part oneThe 1200km Paris-Brest et retour was first raced in 1891 and is the oldest bicycle race still in existence, currently held as a brevet de randonneur every four years. Kieron Yates shares the agony and ecstasy of his second outing … Continue reading →Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Jah TweedJen meets Tim Jacques, one of the film-makers at this year’s Bicycle Film Festival, whose film “Peace and Lovely Tailoring” combines Rastafari, cycling and tweed clothing – a surefire winner here at The Bike Show. And we hear from Patrick … Continue reading →Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Season opener: Time TravellingAs Mark Cavendish wins the world championship road race for Britain for the first time since 1965, we’re back in the saddle for a new season. On this week’s show, a trip back in time. Blue Door Bicycles is a … Continue reading →Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Blackfriars and BeyondThe ‘Battle for Blackfriars’ has united London cyclists and pedestrians in opposition to plans by the Mayor of London for an ‘urban motorway’ on a London bridge that is heavily used by cyclists yet has seen two fatalities in the … Continue reading →Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The 2011 Tour de France: a modern classic?Looking back at the this year’s thrilling Tour de France are Lionel Birnie of Cycle Sport magazine and Alex Murray, London cyclist, amateur road racer and blogger at chasingwheels.com. Image by Neil Stevens, part of a series of illustrations for … Continue reading →Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Dunwich Dynamo ReduxFrom here: …to here: The 2011 edition of the Dunwich Dynamo, the cult mass participation night ride from London to the Suffolk Coast, as experienced by listeners of The Bike Show. Thanks to everyone who recorded their audio snippets. Put … Continue reading →Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website All Night, All Right: Dunwich Dynamo 2011 PreviewIn its 19th edition this year, the Dunwich Dynamo is London’s greatest mass participation ride – bar none. In the studio are Patrick Field, who first conceived the ride and two London cyclists planning to do just a little bit … Continue reading →Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Road Danger Reduction with Dr Robert DavisEach year on the roads of this country upwards of 2,000 people are killed and many tens of thousands more are injured in road crashes. The perception of danger is one of the most common reasons people have for not … Continue reading →Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website A Midsummer Misadventure with Dixe Wills (and a podcast bonus)On Midsummer’s NightDixe Wills, travel writer and author of a new book on Britain’s tiny campsites, guides us on a ride from central London up the Lea Valley to a wild camping spot. Various pitfalls ensure that little goes to … Continue reading →Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Keep the Red Stuff InIn the studio is Bike Show regular ‘Buffalo’ Bill Chidley, who brings news of London’s burgeoning bicycle polo scene (note imminent rebranding as ‘urban bike hammer ball’). The London Open 2011 is on 30-31st July. Steve Evans, a bicycling paramedic … Continue reading →Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Fix Your Own BikeCommunity bike workshops are a beautiful idea. A place where anyone can learn the basics of bicycle repair by doing it for themselves with the help of volunteer mechanics – and have access to specialist bicycle tools. A stone’s throw … Continue reading →Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Millar’s TaleDavid Millar, the British road racer, one of the best riders in his generation, had it all. His first day of racing in the Tour De France brought him an impressive stage victory over Lance Armstrong and he was instantly … Continue reading →Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Rob Penn on Looking for the Perfect BikeCyclist, journalist and author Rob Penn travelled the world to put together his perfect bicycle. We talk about how his journey of discovery sheds light on the history of the bicycle and the contribution of bicycle technology to modern life. … Continue reading →Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website A Green Mayor? On the Campaign Trail with Jenny JonesJenny Jones is a member of the London Assembly and is standing as the Green Party’s candidate in the 2012 London Mayoral elections. We ride from her home in Walworth/Peckham borders to City Hall and discuss cycling, liveable cities and … Continue reading →Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Life and Times of the Cycling JerseyThe summer season kicks of with an entertaining and borderline nerdy discussion of the past, present and future of the cycling jersey. From Bianchi’s 1950s classic celeste blue to Mapei pushed the dye sublimation process to its limits and divided … Continue reading →Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website End of Season: The Best Bits, 2008-2010The final show of the winter season is a pleasurable romp through some of the best bits of the last three years of bicycle broadcasting. Featuring, in no particular order:
Alistair Humphreys, Mark Miodownik, Cynthia Barlow, Klaus Bondam, Daniel Start, Rob Ainsley, Alex Moulton, Paul Staines (Guido Fawkes), Val Shawcross AM, Leslie Wacker, David Evans, [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Shame and Scandal in Professional CyclingCrusading, anti-doping sports journalist Lionel Birnie of Cycling Weekly gives his views on the latest revelations about professional cycling. You can read the 30,000-word transcript of Paul Kimmage’s interview with Floyd Landis at the NY Velocity blog. Mr NikBagTV presents the Lance Armstrong defence over on YouTube.
Plus an appeal to listeners in the European Union [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Up the ‘Uts: The Slow Death (and Rebirth?) of the British Cycling ClubKieron Yates’s documentary feature on the countryside huts of the 32nd Association of North London cycle clubs sparks a discussion on the demise of the traditional cycling club and the possibilities for renaissance. With Nigel Wood, Chairman of the Dulwich Paragon club, who tells the story of how this 75 year old south London club’s [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Bike Blogging with Mark Ames of ibikelondon / Jan Gehl / Eric Pickles MPMark Ames writes ibikelondon, one of the best of London’s blossoming bike blogs. We discuss the city planning ideas of Jan Gehl, the intellectual godfather of Copenhagenization. We hear what British Cabinet minister Eric Pickles MP has to say about cycling and Mark (pictured, above, with two devoted readers) gives his top tips for aspiring [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Inside the 2012 Olympic VelodromeOn the day before the completion of the construction phase of London’s new 6,000-seat velodrome on the 2012 Olympic site, we are treated to a sneak peek. Mike Taylor of Hopkins Architects presents the design vision and explains how he hopes it will not only be fast but environmentally sustainable and a great place to [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Bart Kyzar: Man on a MissionThe messenger bag is one of the defining elements of the “new urban bike culture” and Bart Kyzar has been making bombproof bags for bicyclists since the mid-1990s, first with Chrome and now with Mission Workshop, based in San Francisco.
Last summer Mission Workshop opened a new store at the Truman Brewery, Brick Lane. While [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website A Christmas Stocking: Apprenticeships, L’Eroica and MyBikeLane.comIn the last show before Christmas, Jacqui Shannon reports on new opportunities for paid bike mechanic apprenticeships and Matt Sparkes files a report from Italy on L’Eroica, the annual vintage cyclosportive (pictured, left).
Civic hackers Greg Whalin and Richard Pope talk about MyBikeLane.com, Greg’s website for crowd-sourcing bicycle lane violations.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Four Great Lives in Cycling: Kuklos, Robinson, Mustoe, FignonStudio discussion of four great lives in cycling: Kuklos, the prolific journalist who documented British cycling scene in the first half of the twentieth century; Brian Robinson (pictured, above), the first Brit to win stages in the Tour de France; intrepid cycle tourist Anne Mustoe; and Laurent Fignon, perhaps the last truly great French professional [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Season opener: Knutsford Great Race and all the fun of the Cycle Show 2010Window shopping at the Cycle Show 2010 taking in the latest offerings from Brooks (saddles), Bisignals (lights), Bike Dock (storage), Carradice (bags), Schmidt Maschinenbau (dynamo lights) and the Moulton Bicycle Company. Matt Sparkes reports from the once-a-decade Knutsford Great Race, where upwards of 80 competitors raced their ‘ordinaries’ (penny farthings or high-wheelers) in a deadly [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Ron Cooper on Ron Cooper
Ron Cooper is a legend in framebuilding. He started as a fifteen-year-old apprentice with A.S. Gillott, and his frames have come to define the very best of the British lightweight style. He talks about the early days learning from master framebuilders like Jim Collier and Bill Philbrook, his own racing career and his commercial success [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Looking back at Le Tour and ahead to ‘Bicycle Thieves’
Lionel Birnie of Cycling Weekly shares his best moments of this year’s sensational Tour De France. Plus we look ahead to Bicycle Thieves, which combines theatre and BMXing on the streets of London, as part of the InTransit festival. Book tickets for just £4 here or by calling 0845 230 9769.
Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Talking Le Tour with Paul FournelAn extended, hour long edition of the show featuring French writer, poet, cyclist and cultural ambassador Paul Fournel (pictured). We stroll from the French House in Soho to the Rapha Cycle Club in Clerkenwell, to visit an exhibition of a hundred years of racing bicycles. The exhibition runs for two more weeks and is well [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Gavin Turk’s ‘Les Bikes du Bois Rond’Tim Dawson joins artist Gavin Turk on the first of two rides in the East Anglian countryside. Plus a detailed look at the Mayor of London’s new cycle hire bikes, with Transport for London’s Gary McGowan, technical adviser to the special projects team.
To join the second of Gavin Turk’s rides, starting in Ipswich, on 17 [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Un Tour de France de Londres with Stephen BayleyAs part of this year’s London Festival of Architecture, Stephen Bayley leads a ride around the best of French architecture, art and design to be found on the streets of London. Stephen Bayley is the Observer’s architecture and design critic, the founding director of the Design Museum and in 1989 was a made a Chevalier [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Now We Are Six (part one)It’s time to blow out the candles on The Bike Show’s great big carbo-loaded birthday cake. 6 years old! To mark the occasion this week’s show features some of the more memorable moments from the first three years of experimental two wheeled art radio. Years four to six in due course.
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Talking bicycle security with author and blogger Rob Ainsley and Anthony Lau, architect and designer of the excellent Cycle Hoop that cheaply converts street furniture into cycle racks. Anthony is also soon to unveil a new car-shaped bicycle storage rack (pictured, above) at the London Festival of Architecture. Rob gives his verdict on the new [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website A Journey Into TranquilitySustrans is the sustainable transportation charity and lobby group that pioneered the national cycle network. It is also one of the country’s biggest commissioners of public art. Today’s show is devoted to one of Sustrans’s new Prospectives series, a handful of deliberately experimental projects that are more conceptual and investigative in nature than the more [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website A Life On Two WheelsThis week, a guest production by Stuart Watt. Life’s race from childhood to old age, as told by those who live it on two wheels. Original music by Chris Annetts. If you’d like to contribute material to The Bike Show, please get in touch bikeshow@resonancefm.com
Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Giro d’Italia at Look Mum No HandsAs the Giro d’Italia enters its third week, we discuss Italy’s great stage race with Lionel Birnie of Cycling Weekly, in an experimental live broadcast from Look Mum No Hands, London’s newest and best cycle-cafe. Sam Humpheson shows us around the premises. The show also features a look back at Fausto Coppi, one of the [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Cycle Superhighways – Waste of Paint or Copenhagenization?
A long, hard look at the Mayor of London’s plans for 12 cycle superhighways – bike routes from the outer boroughs along London’s main arterial roads. With Kulveer Ranger, Boris Johnson’s top transport adviser, Rob Ainsley of the Real Cycling blog, and Charlie Lloyd of the London Cycling Campaign.
Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Season opener: Berlin, bikes & public art, Dunwich DynamoCan London ever be as good a cycling city as Berlin? Helen Pidd of the Guardian and Matt Tempest give their views. Artist Mila Lipowicz talks about East London Local(Eyes): an interactive video installation that recreates the feeling of riding a bike around East London. Katy Hallett of Sustrans on commissioning public art for the [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Lorries/HGVs/LGVs killing cyclists: an appeal to London listenersLast Thursday, on what felt like a warm, sunny first day of Spring, I was witness to the immediate aftermath of a collision involving a cyclist and a 32 tonne articulated lorry. It was a truly horrible, chilling sight. The lorry was stopped in the middle of the road and the crushed remains of a [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Racing Year with Lionel Birnie
In an off-season podcast-only extended episode, Lionel Birnie of Cycling Weekly joins me to talk about the year ahead in professional road racing. We talk about the season-openers in the Gulf, the Monuments and Cobbled Classics and of course the Grand Tours, where Britain’s Team Sky is hoping to make a big impact in its [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Do It Yourself
David Kitchen, aka Velocio, set up the London Fixed Gear and Single Speed Forum almost three years ago. In a short time it has spawned an active and inventive cycling community and in the process the forum has grown to become the world’s eleventh most visited cycling website. David talks about the success of the [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website If the bike fits…
Following on from last week’s show on well-being, we look at the importance of getting a good fit between rider and machine. Scherrit Knoesen of The Bike Whisperer, is a leading London-based bike fitter. We talk geometry, contact points and pedaling action. Read Grant Peterson’s article The Shoes Ruse on the folly of clip-in pedals [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | |