This morning I attended a bike breakfast in Islington (London) which was stationed along a very busy cycle route behind Angel tube station. It was a glorious day and the cycle path was incredibly busy with people pedaling their way into work. For any rider that chose to dismount and take a break were rewarded with homemade cake, croissants, brownies, orange juice, tea and coffee , even their bikes checked by a team of Bike Doctors and the obligatory flyer thrust upon them. This was all set up by the Islington division of the LCC (London Cycling Campaign) and it was free. I loved it, it involved bicycles and food. Tomorrow the bike breakfast is practically in my back yard in London Fields and it even promises porridge! Hopefully see you there from 7.30am.
Getting a taste for bike week
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@eburtthebike our council opposed fully planned and nationally funded cycling infrastructure because a handful of residents who would have lost their on-road parking turned up to complain at a council meeting (probably tipped-off) 😠
The irony of all this cycle lane hoo hah, and speaking as someone who used to live in Bath, and still visits it regularly, the city is so small that the people who live here could easily get to and from the park without using a car. You could even walk there unless you were right on the outskirts. I’ve always thought there were far too many car parking spaces around the park, which is not in keeping with such a lovely green space, and when I take my kids there I always feel crap that I have to constantly remind them that there are lots of dangerous metal boxes moving around. But obviously it’s not really about safety for kids is it…
@dreamlx10 That would be only slightly less terrible if it followed on from anything anyone had said. As it goes, it looks like what it is.
@dreamlx10 Ah, along with the manual of right wing whataboutery you've also purchased the Bernard Manning joke book I see. How pathetic.
@dreamlx10 but he wasn't rapping... was he?
@Miller Not really. But don't belittle the guy's well intentioned efforts. Give the lad a donation.
@Mr Blackbird sorry, I forgot that a humour bypass is necessary for commenting here.
@Miller Without having much background in cycling, he has managed to ride 400 miles in 5 days. This is along with travelling between stages and sleeping in strange beds. He also rode up and down hills on frosty twisting roads in Wales today. I have been cycling for 13 years and ride 120 - 150 miles most weeks and would find that 400 mile ride tough. Not sure I would be brave enough to ride on frosty roads either. My wife and myself have both made a donation to him he has earned it.
Someone seems to have left their spare words lying around.
@dreamlx10 "Rapping" still undefined. Relevance of "hypocrisy" requires appropriate reference.