Last night I had a dream.

Before I go on, don’t worry – this isn’t the beginning of some sort of inspirational speech about saving the world. I know we all dream every night but you only remember the most vivid of them in the morning.

It’s rare I remember a dream in a [...]

10th December 2012

Dear Motorists,

We’ve had enough.

We’ve had enough of you not giving us enough room on the road. We’ve had enough of you ignoring our cycle lanes (rule 140 of the Highway Code). We’ve had enough of you stopping in our advance boxes (rule 178 of the Highway Code). We’ve had enough [...]

I’ve had enough. Cyclists get a bad name because of idiots who have no regard for the law or highway code, and a lot of them appear to be students. So, I’ve just sent this letter to both Newcastle University and Northumbria University.

To whom it may concern,

I am writing to encourage someone within [...]

In their October 4th issue, Cycling Weekly ran a feature called, “26 Things to do on two wheels before you die – Cycling Weekly’s bucket list”. A “bucket list”, for those who don’t know, is literally a list of things you want to do before you kick the bucket. It made for quite interesting reading, [...]

It’s been a while (not the first time I’ve said that, either).

It’s a disappointing day. The 11th October will be remembered for a long time. It’s the day shockwaves were sent around the cycling world. It wasn’t a surprise, it wasn’t unexpected, but confirmation itself was enough to have Facebook, Twitter, the BBC, and [...]

The internal combustion engine, and ergo, the motor car is considered one of mankind’s greatest achievements. It demonstrates our ability to be creative, resourceful, progressive and adaptive. We saw a need to travel great distances independently, without horse or steam train, and we solved it. The motor car has changed the world forever, and much [...]