cycling
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Spooky Infrastructure Month
I’ve decided to do some short videos of the paucity of walking and cycling infrastructure in this place we insist on calling England. Some of the cycle lanes I share will definitely be haunted. This is a project that will largely live on instagram but to remind myself that this is something I’m doing, here… Read more
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Cycling up Ditchling Beacon
“Be careful”. Usually I ignore it. But this time, I bite: “Do you say that to all your friends heading out, or just the ones cycling? Do you like my new cycle cap?” “Why a cap and not a helmet?” Cyclists like me head out on their rides knowing that if someone in a few… Read more
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The city is an onion
I was cycling over Blackfriars Bridge when I felt a tinge of anxiety. Am I being remade by my work? Is this who I am now? How do others perceive me, and how do I perceive myself? I had recently started a new part time job as a cargo bike courier, to supplement my dog… Read more
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Cycling from New Malden to Kingston (and why it’s shit)
Hello! I’m gonna try and make more cycling videos because, in the words of Dr Zoidberg, why not already. There is a quieter route between these two places but it’s a meandering backstreet one. If we’re serious about encouraging modal shift – and we should be, in a climate emergency – it’s routes along main… Read more
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Cycling in Kingston
Desperately trying to memorise words, I took a walk around Kingston Upon Thames yesterday, repeating things to myself and attracting curious glances from passers-by. Was I mad, or had hands-free mobile technology reached the invisibility stage? The council has made assorted efforts to encourage more people to walk and cycle around town; if you’re on… Read more
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Walking to Sainsbury’s
After a few days of not leaving the house, I went to the Sainsbury’s on the other side of town. A big box by the dual carriageway [1], the trip to this mahoosive shop felt a bit like a holiday, or at least a day trip. Such are the narrowing of one’s expectations during a… Read more
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Cycling in the dark: an appreciation
Yesterday some new super-powerful front lights arrived, to replace the ones lost in the midst of one of my many bouts of forgetfulness. I’m now back to my preferred set up of two back lights – one flashing, one constant – and two front lights. The beefier of the two front ones is only required… Read more
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Herne Bay to Canterbury
I cycled to Canterbury and back today, out of desperation to get further than half a mile from the house. From Herne Bay, the easiest route by bike takes you out past Greenhill and over the Thanet Way. A sorry-looking ex-pub decomposes in its plot next to the dual carriageway. You then pass up through… Read more
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Shoreditch Box Park cycle crash
I got knocked off my bike today. It was an experience unusual enough to merit writing up in full. I was cycling west through Shoreditch, having just turned off Brick Lane and passed the Rich Mix cinema to my right. The Box Park loomed to my left, and I was just thinking about what lane… Read more
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