Evening Standard article on cycling

[Blackandblue]

This might make you chuckle.

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/lifes...he+new+breed+of+cyclists+in+London/article.do

My favourite quotes are:

Part of the appeal is the bicycle colours: from the rich racing greens, blues, creams and tans, to the bright pastel colours of Pashley's new model, the Poppy, which comes in pink and baby blue.

Fixed gear bicycle riders —“fixies” — pare down bikes to their very essence, often even removing the handlebars.

 

[swee'pea99]

Cracking!

"Although I love my own Pashley Princess, I can't go up any hills because even in a low gear, pedalling like crazy, I get overtaken by pensioners and three-legged hedgehogs. Once I even started rolling backwards."

 

[alecstilleyedye]

i recently bought some brooks leather bar tape online; not from an online bike store, but an online gentlemen's outfitters who, for some reason, carry a very full range of brooks products. not a single other brand of bike stuff mind.

 

[alecstilleyedye]

the trick is to rebuild the rear wheel with a rohloff instead of the sturmey 3 speed…