Category Archive: Visionary

Where does Corporate social responsibility begin and end?

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Reblogged from The Elwell blog: There’s nothing like prefacing an article with a colossal question; a question that is both difficult to pose and incredibly difficult to answer. In most cases, we run… Read More

Reasons to cycle #9 – Watching the world go by

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Bike with modified bell, Bespoked Bristol More in the series: Reasons to cycle #1 – Commuting, Reasons to cycle #2 - Views, Reasons to cycle #3 - Early morning re-animation, Reasons to cycle #4 - Moorland moods, Reasons to cycle #5 -… Read More

This time….Alpine antics on a hardtail 26er

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SEA OF ROCK from infinite trails on Vimeo. CAUTION: Contains jaw dropping riding and vertigo inducing scenery.  Do you have a nice mug of tea and a full packet of chocolate hobnobs? Jolly… Read More

‘Boris bike’ success?

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British Museum, Bloomsbury London. A lady picks her way amongst the ice patches, passing the empty ‘Boris bike’ stations.  Success? Tricky.  Boris Johnson’s cycling credentials are often under fire.  Costs of ‘Boris bikes’… Read More

WW2 public service bike art

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Love the artwork in this image. A beautiful piece of bike art from a bleak period in history (used between 1939 and 1946). Artist: Tom Gentleman. With thanks to Brain pickings.

London bike show 17th-20th January 2013

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unbelievably, its come around again – The London Bike Show. I’ll be there for at least two and a bit days of the show, standing around looking vaguely uncomfortable as: (a) There will… Read More

Imperfection is perfection

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Recently I read an excellent short piece in the Guardian Weekly written – I think – by Polly Toynbee and repeated here verbatim. In praise of…… irregularity When buying fruit and vegetables this… Read More

Velodrome

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Jean Michel Jarre fan? Me too. I get the distinct impression that the Chemical Brothers have been influenced by the French father of electronica. Here is the video for ‘Velodrome’; created for the… Read More

Landscape, art and the silent protest

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Riding down the rear of the Garth on Sunday, I was stopped in my tracks at the gate (naturally enough. A gate tends to get in the way).  Positioned to my left and… Read More

Even more hard earned bike skills

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You may have seen this already. If you have, you’ll know just how impressive this footage is. If not, then you’re in for a treat. When I watched this for the first time,… Read More

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