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Open letter to a Close Passer

Post author:Richard
Post published:10th March 2020
Post Category:Safer Roads
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Dear close passing motorist, We meet almost daily - sometimes several times a day. I'm the cyclist on the bicycle going about my day and your the person in a…

Cycle to Blenheim Palace and save 50% on admission

Post author:Richard
Post published:9th March 2020
Post Category:Family Bike Rides
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Living on a boat and cruising the Oxford Canal means that we are usually within family cycling distance of Blenheim Palace for most of the year. And although it's on…

Oxford to Banbury by bike

Post author:Richard
Post published:8th March 2020
Post Category:Family Bike Rides
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Quote of the ride - Whilst mooching around Banbury...9-year old Bobby: shall we get mummy a surprise?Me: sure Bob, what shall we get her?Bobby: Well she loves leprosy...Me: (in fits…

Hiplok Gold Belt Bike Lock – The Friday Review

Post author:Richard
Post published:6th March 2020
Post Category:The Friday Review
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Disclosure: This post contains links to Amazon UK. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. I was recently in Oxford for a meeting before the Critical Mass bike ride…

Wild Bee Forest School in Oxfordshire

Post author:Richard
Post published:6th March 2020
Post Category:Cycling Business
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Today in the Cycling Businesses Directory we feature Bea of the cycling forest school - Wild Bee Forest School. This project is at the heart of what we are doing…

4 Reasons to NEVER Cycle

Post author:Richard
Post published:5th March 2020
Post Category:Urban Cycling
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Although I have cycled at various times in my life since that fateful day and on that unforgiving tarmac surface when I first learnt to ride a bike. It has…

Wednesday’s Cycling Tweet from Modacity

Post author:Richard
Post published:4th March 2020
Post Category:Wednesday's Cycling Tweet
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Disclosure: This post contains links to Amazon UK. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. This is a new feature which I hope to include on a Wednesday…

Richard the Cycling Gardener in Oxfordshire

Post author:Richard
Post published:3rd March 2020
Post Category:Cycling Business
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I want to kick off this hopefully ever-expanding series of posts featuring businesses which have forgone cars and vans for the humble bike to deliver their services. I'll make a…

The reason that most people drive is…

Post author:Richard
Post published:2nd March 2020
Post Category:Activism
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I've been searching this morning for a tweet sent by a local councillor within the last few months asking why so many people drive when the evidence is clear that…

COPS: Cyclists On Patrol

Post author:Richard
Post published:1st March 2020
Post Category:Activism
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With police numbers in the UK at a low these last few years, some cyclists have taken the enforcement of road traffic offences into their own hands. Or at least…