Monthly Archives: January 2007
Everyman – Funding research to cross out male cancer
When we first started talking about doing this journey we always knew that we wanted to do something – however small – to highlight a charity very close to our hearts – that charity is Everyman. Everyman fund research to help cross out male cancer, they also spend a lot of time educating people about … Continue reading
Westminster Council is still wrong
Here’s the full 30 min interview with Westminster City Council, after several people asked to hear the whole thing. You can watch online here: http://blip.tv/file/138164 Download the file here: BlipTV File Download
Westminster Council Parking Fees… is wrong
Wrong wrong wrong on so many levels. Here’s a video we shot for londonbikers.com Sign the petition here http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/FreeBikeParking/ and visit the campain website here http://www.free4bikers.org.uk/ It’s just stupid – bike bays are over subscribed, so build more, but to pay for them the council wants to charge us. How much would it actually cost? … Continue reading
Hein Gericke Winter Gloves
These gloves have now served two winters with distinction. Not only have they kept my mitts warm and dry they’ve also managed to withstand the stupid amount of salt on the roads last year. The gloves are just £34.99 from any Hein Gericke shop – or their website – which makes them cheap enough to … Continue reading
London Traffic
Is it me or are the roads really quiet at the moment? Since Christmas I’ve found myself coming down the A1 into London (rather than the M1). I used to ride down the A1 everyday from St Albans as that seemed most sensible, but it got so busy I switched to the wide, filter friendly, … Continue reading
All day in the saddle
Getting ready for Russia is taking many different forms. At the moment it’s mainly taking the shape of sorting out the route, and that means lots of tea and coffee, with large quantities of biscuits. We’ve also scheduled in some ‘training’ days – basically just getting some miles under our belt together. On Saturday I … Continue reading
We need your help
So now we’ve managed to complete our basic route, we need your help. Do you live on or near our stops? Do you have the latest information on our border crossings? Do you have any practical advise on how we can keep our bikes running perfectly over 5000 miles? We’d love to hear from you, … Continue reading
Route finalised
With the New Year comes new determination from the Journey To Russia team – the final route has been finalised and the ferries are being booked. You can see the final route here.
Guilty Pleasure
I know I bang on about bikers here in London not getting the whole riding through the winter thing, or at the very least complaining every time the temperature drops below 5 degrees, but I do have a confession to make. I’ve been off work for the best part of two weeks; during that time … Continue reading
Winter Riding in London
Having learnt to ride on a 1997 CZ 125 9 years ago in Caerphilly and Cardiff I have little sympathy for people moaning about the weather in London, and ‘winter riding’ in the capital of this great country. I’ll try to avoid this becoming ‘when I were a lad’ entry; but when I were a … Continue reading
