Animals and cycling – The near misses

As anybody who’s ever watched an episode of You’ve Been Framed knows, animals are crazy. Our four legged friends are almost as much trouble as the oblivious pedestrian. We cyclists must be alert. Riding the city streets our eyes are everywhere. It is no exaggeration to say our lives can depend upon it. Potholes, pedestrians, drivers, other cyclists, […]

The crash – a personal history of bicycle accidents

Ka-boom! Crash, bang, wallop. The soft screech of paintwork and skin scraping over tarmac is the only sound a cyclist fears more than the low hiss of an inner tube. It’s just any other cycle ride until, SLAP, you’re down, absorbing the full blow of gravity’s revenge. It doesn’t take much to reduce the dear cyclist […]