UK Urban cycling guide.

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DeF

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5 March 2007, 00:57 UTC #1

Saw this on the Guardian web-site. Mostly
UK centric but interesting to read anyway. I
rode through London once last year. That was
enough for the time being (although it was
quicker than the tube and bus over the same
route).

http://www.guardian.co.uk/transport/Story/0,,2026740,00.html

DeF.

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cfsmtb

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5 March 2007, 05:02 UTC #2

Ta muchly for the headsup on a good article. 😉

Dan Say

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6 March 2007, 02:51 UTC #3

DeF said:
Saw this on the Guardian web-site. Mostly
UK centric but interesting to read anyway. I
rode through London once last year. That was
enough for the time being (although it was
quicker than the tube and bus over the same
route).
http://www.guardian.co.uk/transport/Story/0,,2026740,00.html
DeF.

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It's bigger than that.

A whole lifestyle section on Saturday, and then a daily
(this week) piece on cycling in the G2 supplement to
the daily Guardian.

Monday was
Subject: Guardian | Urban cycling: a survival guide
X-URL: http://www.guardian.co.uk/print/0,,329734333-103680,00.html

Urban cycling: a survival guide

Each day this week, G2 is publishing tips on how to get the
most out of cycling in UK cities. To open the series, Zoe
Williams presents her alternative highway code - and advice on
the best routes through London
Zoe Williams
Monday March 5, 2007

Guardian
Sure, there is a thing called the Highway Code, and you can
find books about it in libraries, and many of them are now
handily arranged as multiple-choice questions, so you can be
informed and have some fun.
But a lot of the stuff is just plain unrealistic, and if you
follow it, you will be laughed at by other cyclists, or maybe
killed. These rules are better. If you are a pedestrian, and....

Saturday was

Linkname: The world's greatest invention | Lifeandhealth | Life
and Health
http://lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk/guides/cycling/story/0,,202
1681,00.html

Linkname: Guardian guides: cycling
http://lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk/guides/cycling/0,,,00.html
Introduction

Saturday March 3, 2007
[102]The Guardian
Welcome to the latest in our monthly series of Guardian Guides.
This
time you're getting two guides in one - first, a roundup of the
best
new bikes, snazziest gear and cutest tips for making the most
of your
cycling, from an expert team led by the Guardian's two-wheel
guru,
Matt Seaton. Then we bring you 40 of the best bike rides in the
UK,
from a River Thames classic to Nicole Cooke's favourite
training ride
in Wales. Happy cycling ...

[99]Matt Seaton and bicycle [100]The world's greatest invention
The Guardian's cycling guru Matt Seaton captures the enduring
allure
of pedal power.
[101]Introduction
Bike to basics

_________________________________________________________________

[102]How to buy a bicycle
Whether you've never bought one before or need a smart new
upgrade,
these quick tips should help you make the right choice.

[103]Bikes about town (and country)
Matt Seaton selects three of his favourite utility bicycles for
riders
who want the best of all worlds.

[104]Racing demons
There's nothing lightweight about these road racers other than
their
carbon-fibre frames, says Matt Seaton.

[105]Ride every mountain
The Guardian newsroom's off-road addict Stuart Millar names
three
bikes worthy of tearing up any trail.

[106]Why get stuck when you can fold?
With ever more commuters turning to folding bikes, Matt Seaton
picks
three little beauties.

[107]Build your own bike
There's nothing like tinkering with a bicycle to really get to
know
it. You could even learn to make one yourself, writes Patrick
Keneally.

[108]Balance, pedal, pray ...
Teaching your children to ride a bike is not quite as easy as
your
rose-tinted memories might suggest, discovers Leonie Taylor.
Cycle gear

_________________________________________________________________

[109]Padded pants changed my life
Equipment-obsessed Zoe Williams offers her very personal guide
to the
cycle gear you need.

[110]The great debate
It's not a legal requirement, but should you wear a helmet when
you
ride? Carlene Thomas-Bailey assesses the (heated) arguments.
[111]Lighting up time

[112]Ten tips to deter thieves
Nearly 500,000 cycles are stolen each year, but yours need not
be one
of them. Protect your bike with these low- and hi-tech ideas.

[113]How to mend a puncture
Flat tyres are an inevitable and unloved part of cycling. But
with the
right preparation and only a little patience, they're also easy
to
fix.

[114]Style riders
From couriers' bandit scarves to revolutionary biker jackets,
Nell
Card reports on the latest innovations in cycle clothing.

[115]Chariots of ire
What's the best way of taking little children on long cycle
rides?
Kate Abbott recalls her sibling battles to be towed in a
trailer.
In the saddle

_________________________________________________________________

[116]Ministers are leaving us city cyclists dangerously exposed
Embattled pedaller Jon Snow asks why urban commuter routes
aren't
getting any safer.

[117]Serious riders get sporty
Sportives are a brilliant way for keen cyclists to take on a
sterner
test, writes William Fotheringham.

[118]Routes of all happiness
Kicking off our guide to 40 of the UK's finest cycle rides,
here are
10 tips that should make for smoother outings. By William
Fotheringham.
Scenic routes

_________________________________________________________________

[119]The beauty of a passion reborn
Chief sportswriter Richard Williams heads out to picturesque
Richmond
Park for some spiritual fulfilment on his doorstep.
[120]Putney Bridge to Weybridge
[121]Bodmin to Padstow
[122]Aviemore circular
[123]Castlerock to Giant's Causeway
[124]The Marriott's Way
[125]Alnmouth to Bamburgh
[126]Dalton-in-Furness to Grange-over-Sands
[127]Brockenhurst circular
[128]Bangor to Llyn Ogwen
[129]Ashbourne to Buxton
Family routes

_________________________________________________________________

[130]The ultimate family holiday?
Joanna Moorhead recalls a remarkably snipe-free ride down the
Exe with
her kids.
[131]River Exe Estuary
[132]York to Selby
[133]Brampton Valley Way
[134]The Millennium Coastal Park
[135]Hillend Loch Railway Path
[136]The Water Rail Way
[137]Tonbridge Castle to Penshurst Place
[138]Cambridge riverside to Bottisham
[139]Haltwhistle to Lambley Viaduct
Urban routes

_________________________________________________________________

[140]Another side of Manchester
Despite dog poo, carrier bags and shopping trolleys, Helen Pidd
discovers the peculiar charms of the Fallowfield cycle trail.
[141]Fallowfield Loop Line
[142]London Docklands and the Lee Valley
[143]The Green Wheel
[144]Edinburgh to the Forth Road Bridge
[145]Birmingham to King's Norton Park
[146]Bristol and Bath Railway Path
Hill climbs

_________________________________________________________________

[147]Riding high
Robert Elms braves the thigh-burning gradient of London's
best-loved
hill.
[148]Highgate West Hill
[149]Callander to Killin
[150]Nicole Cooke's favourite ride
[151]Devil's Dyke
[152]The Sperrins (Gold Cycle Route)
Off-road trails

_________________________________________________________________

[153]The Ae has it
Stuart Millar drops in, rips down and gets spat out again by
one of
Scotland's seven wonders of the mountain-biking world.
[154]Ae Forest (7Stanes)
[155]The Clay Trails
[156]Dalby Forest trails
[157]Coed y Brenin
Sportives

_________________________________________________________________

[158]A petit piece of Tour de France romance
Matt Seaton describes the route of this year's most eagerly
anticipated cyclosportive: the 'British Etape' from Greenwich
Park to
Canterbury.

[159]Zut alors! Le Tour comes to Britain
William Fotheringham has yellow jersey fever.
[160]British Cyclosportive
[161]The Autumn Epic
[162]Etape du Dales
Multi-day routes

_________________________________________________________________

[163]Joy and pain from end to end
Jane Tomlinson recalls one of her many inspirational
long-distance
rides.
[164]The Devon Coast to Coast
[165]Sea to Sea
Resources

_________________________________________________________________

[166]Advice & resources
National | Children | Campaigns | Sporting

rooman

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6 March 2007, 04:37 UTC #4

Dan Say said:
DeF snip...
It's bigger than that.
A whole lifestyle section on Saturday, and then a daily
(this week) piece on cycling in the G2 supplement to
the daily Guardian.snip....lots of links to articles and resources....

a Fleet Street member has come in from the cold....

now if this could rub off on the Dally Bellowgraph, The BrisVegas Boringer Mail , the rAGE and the HuN.... what a change for good we may see down here!

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