Monday 30 April 2007

What's going on?

So, AA Gill admitted he was dabbling with bikes and Harry Eyres wrote an open letter to David C about getting serious about cycling in the FT, and somebody on Any Questions wanted to make cycling 'cool', and now the Evening Standard has a front page campaign about cycling. All very odd.

More about it on this blog at the Telegraph.

Sunday 29 April 2007

Fixies make it to the ny times...

Published: April 29, 2007
Riding a bike without brakes on the streets of New York may sound insane. But to the zealous adherents of fixed-gear bikes, they are a thing of beauty and a way of life.

Sartorialist's bike bias?

Check out this photo (and the comments) for a better cycling advert than David C...

Cyclo-Curious

"I don’t know how to break this to you. Perhaps it’s best just to say it out loud. Okay, here goes: I think I might be a cyclist. I’ve been experimenting with bicycles. I take them out and I ride them. I ride them — they don’t ride me, okay? I’m not a scene biker. I don’t get dressed up in figure-hugging Lycra. I don’t do shorts and I don’t have a purple helmet. But I don’t mind a bit of high-vis Day-Glo. Just a dash, an accent. I suppose, actually, I’m cyclo-curious bi. I’ve still got the car, and I love her very much. It’s just that I’m not in love with her any more."
Writes AA Gill at the Sunday Times . Incroyable. But welcome. He's right about the well-intentioned food and car-crash service at Oliver Peyton's Inn the Park as well.

Speaking of Restaurants, Bromdinium can't speak higher of St John's Bread and Wine, next to Spitalfields. They came to his rescue with a double espresso and a rhubarb meringue just when he needed his spirits lifted. They run a tight ship in there, and the buzzy atmosphere was just right for a warm April evening (if you fancied chomping your way through a pig's head - though I only spotted one being tucked into).

B. was meant to report on his trip to the sticks. Suffice to say, Leicester is not as bad as you'd imagine, especially in Spring, and Kent is pretty pleasant, too, particularly when it's stuffed with bluebells. There was even an earthquake. Tried out the new pair of Inov8s over nearly 15 miles - a couple of blisters from a small stone and, I think the damp and heat. And very sore feet and limbs. I'm putting this down to the Inov's design - working new muscles and so on. And perhaps the 3mm rather than 6mm footbed. But they do encourage you to zip along. A lot of cyclists about as well - inc. some Rahpa-equipped chaps.

Finally, adieu OC.

Wednesday 25 April 2007

A Nice Cuppa

Bromdinium is back after a brief stint in the provinces (expect a report later). Meanwhile, Trafalgar Square has been taken over by a parade of teacups. For what purpose, Bromdinium is unsure, but suspects either Art or Channel 4.

Meanwhile, Monocle issue 3 has come out and is devoted to all things velo. Again, expect a report soon. The short report and photostory by Andrew Mueller on the flight from Tehran to Caracas is worth the issue price alone.
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