For the joy of cycling

[malumbu]

Hopefully an upbeat thread - there's a lot of negativity about cyclists but do share your positive views and stories.

I was asked about the stats on cycleways - I wouldn't normally post anything from the Mail but the first 3/4 of this article are very positive: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13163631/Londons-cycle-lanes-QUADRUPLED-Sadiq-Khan.html

And nice infographics.  Total length of cycleways are 360 km a small fraction of the London road network, Johnson went for the grandiose cycle superhighways with some road space lost to segregated cycle lanes (not a lot in total length but these are the schemes often referred to by those less happy)

From my experience Khan's new routes have tended to link up quiet roads, that were often already closed to through traffic, with the occasional shared off road section such as around Millwall FC.

There's a family cycleride along the newly completed  Cycleway 4 next Sunday https://lcc.org.uk/events/lll-cycleway4/   huge cycles, penny farthings and reverse pedaling bikes are not compulsory!

 

[malumbu]

Just discovered this lot in West Dulwich: https://www.solvetheschoolrun.org/

All for a clean school run, obviously including cycling.  That's joy. Have any knowledge of this organisation? 

[Spartacus]

Now this is cycling 

BBC News - Tweed Run London bike ride evokes spirit of yesteryear
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-68900476

 

[malumbu]

Yes I fancied this but don't have the right bike or tweeds.  Maybe next year.

[Spartacus]

Obviously, now discovered the real use of lime bikes, if you scroll through the pictures you will see they make effective bus blockers. 

Personally I think if protesters had real courage in their convictions they should have used their own bikes and not someone else's 😉 

BBC News - Peckham: Protesters block coach over asylum seeker transfer
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-68943919

 

 

[malumbu]

Thread about what's good.  Please don't hijack.  By all means start a separate thread 

[alice]

Once they start talking about ‘electric mini buses’  and ‘cargo bikes’  you can see which demographic this is aimed at. not positive at all

[malumbu]

Back to the good things about cycling - social rides organised by Southwark Cyclists, wonderful, always posted on the events page