The long wait for London is nearly over, the much trumpeted 'Barclays Cycle Scheme' is nearly upon us and I for one am really excited. However the name that TFL have gone with 'Barclays Cycle Scheme' hasn't got my juices flowing in quite the same w..

It's a publication called The Ride. A series of very short articles and polemics on cycling. Beautifully written, beautifully visualised, beautifully edited and produced.  Why should you read it ? If you're a cyclist - it captur..

Over the last few days the number of cyclists in London has soared, all down to the balmy weather and tube strike no doubt. You see them swarm, like moths around stationery traffic at the lights. I'm a bit of a veteran cycler, having been ridi..

 My latest Guardian Ethical Living blog is now up...probably the penultimate in my slightly maligned and inexplicably controversial 'frucool' series! (I still have one more I'd like to write and the Guardian seem to be up for at least one more..

So last Friday was my first night at Critical Mass. As a Critical Mass virgin I was not quite sure what to expect. All I knew was that it is a monthly bike ride through London that takes place on the last Friday of every month and starts at Waterlo..