Cycling - 2005

I cover many aspects of cycling as a means of travel, including towing children about. Various aspects of recreational, commuter and competitive cycling are covered. There are Tandem bike reviews, child trailer reviews, cyclo-cross & time trialling advice and results, and lots more!

Halfords Profits Up

Bike Shelters 07 Oct 2005

Radio 4 reported tonight that Halfords profits are up on a like-for-like basis over last year. The increase is modest, but it bucks the downward ...

Towing the Little Dears

Kids on Bikes 01 Oct 2005

It's not that difficult, but it does help to know what the options are. These options are pretty much age-related: Clearly the choices are varied ...

Shimano Award for 2006

Bike Shelters 30 Sep 2005

The bikeforall.net site has a news item on the Shimano Cycling Concept Award, a pan-European search for the most innovative ideas to stimulate ...

How Fed-Ex tried to overcharge us

Child Trailers 27 Sep 2005

Here's an exerpt of our correspondence with Federal Express after they tried to hit us with a £180 bill for Excise and VAT (and Fed-Ex ...

Keeping Dry on the Bike

Staying Dry 07 May 2005

Date: Thu, 12 Jun 1997 13:01:49 +0100
From: Peter Roberts
Subject: cycle path rage (not really)
Feeling guilty for using the car ...

4 to 6 years : The Pole

Kids on Bikes 07 May 2005

You can buy a special pivoting pole that joins a regular child's bike to an adult bike. The important question here is whether the child is ...

6 months - 4 years : The Child Seat

Kids on Bikes 07 May 2005

The child seat is the usual starting point, priced from £20 - £40, and drops in to a special bracket fixed to the seat tube. Use it as soon ...

One year to 5 years : The Child Trailer

Kids on Bikes 07 May 2005

This is towed behind the bike, usually by a clamp on the left dropout. It is normally fine for two children with a combined age of 5 or 6, depending ...

Volvo-Cannondale Stunt Biker

Bikes 07 May 2005

This stunt rider was showing off his skills at a British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) event, at the Brands Hatch race circuit.

Dawes Galaxy

Bikes 07 May 2005

This is a rather grainy, small picture of the Dawes Galaxy, taken on the foot bridge over the UEA broad.


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My name is John Swindells and I'm a keen recreational cyclist with a preference for long one-day rides. I've also previously dabbled in time trialling and cyclo-cross. See more of what I get up to on Strava!

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