Pedals, paddles and getting out there.

by simonnurse

This weekend marked the last embers of my daughter’s summer holiday. I was keen that we finished on a high note and after a kayaking hiatus of many, many years, I picked up… Read More →

Big city

by simonnurse

Empire State of Pen from BigAnimal on Vimeo. Some cities put your own into context. Cardiff is small, manageable, exceptionally rideable and very liveable. It would fit into New York City many, many… Read More →

The bike at night

by simonnurse

  One of the great pleasures of being a cyclist, is ease of mobility late at night. No need to rely on cars and if your destination involves some serious travel, you can… Read More →

How fortunate are we?

by simonnurse

Yesterday, Artcrank tweeted a link to the fascinating story about the poster for the forthcoming Artcrank London (a global exhibition of cycle art). As you would expect, its a rather lovely piece of… Read More →

…and throwing caution to the wind….

by simonnurse

Hot on the heels of yesterday’s post (‘That old health and safety chestnut’), here’s some deliberate disregard for H&S that deserves a healthy dose of respect and a hearty slap on the back.… Read More →

That old health and safety chestnut

by simonnurse

This blog post was Sparked by a video from Croydon based CycleGaz and a tweet from Toby of @studio27 : ‘Just saw chap on bike decked out head to toe in hi-viz, smoking… Read More →

Danish cargo bike champs

by simonnurse

Nice poster from the recent Larry v Harry sponsored Danish cargo bike race. For full details of who won what & where (how’s that for shocking alliteration?), visit their website here. Cargo bikes… Read More →

The image

by simonnurse

A few times recently, I’ve been asked why I don’t use a particular tool (for ‘tool ‘read ‘bike’) for a particular job, why I don’t wear lycra to work or at times I… Read More →

24 hours, two cross bikes, three cameras

by simonnurse

The product of Meandering around Cardiff. Twenty four hours , two cross bikes and three cameras later….. My favourite stretch of cycle lane. Segregation is controversial on both sides of the argument. Do… Read More →

America ByCycle

by simonnurse

Spotted this yesterday.  ‘America ByCycle’  (below) is the pet idea of Michelle Cassel and Ryan McAfee, two ‘multimedia journalists’ doing – pretty much – what they say on the tin.  If you add… Read More →