E-Bikes - A Missed Opportunity

E-bikes are a great way to help people cycle rather than drive, but British infrastructure suppresses demand and prevents the UK from taking advantage of this modern technology

Smelly Oak Revisited

Push Bikes has scored another win for Birmingham cyclists, this time at Selly Oak, but all is not green in the Green Travel District

Brilliant Lighting

A super-bright front light isn't entirely brilliant

Funding an Environment for Cycling and Walking

Birmingham City Council has recently submitted a bid for £1.5m of European Structural Investment Fund (ESIF) monies for a package of sustainable transport measures linked to the Selly Oak Green Travel District. Do you think we would be better off without that money?

First Aid for Cyclists

Hopefully we wont have any serious injuries or accidents on Push Bikes ride, but being prepared is sensible. As regular ride leaders, Simon Harrison and John Bennett signed up for a one-day emergency first aid course. How things have changed since my Boy Scouts first aid badge! No slings, fewer on the spot interventions, more summoning help.

Boris, Bikes, and Trucks

London Cycling Campaign proposed truck design

Boris Johnson, the mayor of London, believes cyclists would be better off if Britain were not a member of the European Union, yet the best cycling infrastructure in the world is found in countries that are members. How can this anomaly be?

Thinking Outside the Metal Box

Given the speed of radio waves, one would have to be living beyond the edge of the solar system not to know that Volkswagen have been caught selling diesel cars that are designed to circumvent emissions regulations, and which as a consequence are vastly more polluting than the published figures would sugges

Human Powered Lights

It's that time of year when cyclists start to think about coping with less daylight. You have a human-powered vehicle, so why not add some human-powered lighting and never have to faff about with bike light batteries again? You can do this with a dynamo lighting system. I first switched to dynamo lights a few years ago, and I've never looked back.

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