The Guardian's bike blog

Not unless Sparky secretly lives in Liverpool. Do your research Bothwell.

It's not my comment. But, unlike the story above it, it contains sense.

I've got better things to do than stalk people with upsetting grammar. I've got toenails to clip, owls to wax, hences to why.

The 'me' generation.

Come on Will, that's a bit unfair- she's Scottish, she's probably only got another 4 years left before her arteries clang shut and she turns into a sort of novelty Irn Bru scented candle.

Ooh, you cheeky swine! I'm nowhere near waxy enough to hold any kind of scent other than rancid filth, just the way Jock Tamson made me.

Good comment.

Here's a related posting on a future grappling with rights and responsibilities.

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/newsdesk/2012/11/google-driverless-car-morality.html

Contributions on poor cycling infrastuctures welcome, 4 days left :

https://witness.guardian.co.uk/assignment/5179177ce4b0053f4e6bb915?INTCMP=mic_1526

I might be wrong but contibutions,
might help these people:

http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/register/cycling.htm

Their thinking :

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/cut-speed-limits-to-get-millions-more-cyclists-on-the-road-urge-mps-8585277.html

Sounds good, let's hope.

I might be wrong but contibutions,
might help these people:

http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/register/cycling.htm

Their thinking :

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/cut-speed-limits-to-get-millions-more-cyclists-on-the-road-urge-mps-8585277.html

Sounds good, let's hope.

The trailer for the film makes for a nice watch, but their kickstarter funding has a long way to go in a couple of weeks:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/bike-blog/2013/apr/29/cycling-films-kenya-rwanda

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/628339888/baisikeli-the-story-of-an-african-cycling-team

'Fixies' in China in the GBB

A cheerily optimistic piece from Peter Walker to brighten up your start to the weekend.

Not the bike blog, but pretty cool nonetheless:

Is it faster to cycle or take public transport in London?

oh yeah dawg?
http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/reasons-business-leaders-danish-style-cycling?CMP=twt_gu

First point is extremely interesting, what with the floundering high street/corner shop climate. Thanks for the link.

Almost a reassuring read.

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/bike-blog/2014/feb/20/air-pollution-cyclists-bike-blog

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/bike-blog/2014/oct/09/police-commissioner-proposes-id-for-cyclists-but-cant-explain-why-or-how

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/davehillblog/2015/oct/12/why-are-london-cyclists-so-white-male-and-middle-class

Taking the the Northies contingent as an example, I'm outraged, some of us would be disappointed to be called 'middle class'. See you in Highgate dahlink

My favourite comment

This is the most London-guardianista article on the frigging planet

It is outrageous that cycling has become the preserve of the white, male middle class elite. They seem to have control of everything these days, they even seem to have a monopoly on outrage at white male middle class elitism.

Fuck. We ride bikes, own soup spoons and recently bought something in John Lewis. We've gone over the edge.

Dave Hill's cycling articles are a bit strange. He appears to have decided that investment in cycling shouldn't be happening because the current participants are too rich. I suspect pulling out a 4 year old piece of research (based on fieldwork done in 2008 & 2009) is to justify that.

The normal bike blog author has described his articles as spectacularly missing the point.

The normal bike blog author has described his articles as spectacularly missing the point.

Which is that it's all the fault of The Times for letting their campaign fade away... obv?

yeah, it's interesting that Dave Hill would seemingly respond to being called out on this subject 2 weeks ago, by his own colleague, by re-hashing most of the same points again...

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/bike-blog/2015/sep/30/leave-class-out-of-the-london-cycling-debate

Dave Hill is crap in general - despite Mr Walker's polite platitudes, DH's blogs about East London are also often peppered with inaccuracies and misinformed conjecture.