Getting There: 98.5/365 a post programme thought

aideym:

After listening to the whole BBC West Midlands cycle safety phone in. I was astonished that not one cyclist considered cycling in Birmingham a safe thing to do. Now I knew the dangers of cycling before I jumped on my bike and have cycled for 35 years. I consider commuting generally a pleasure and…

Getting There: 98.5/365 a post programme thought

Getting There: 96/365 a travesty of justice by WEST MIDLANDS POLICE

aideym:

As everyone knows I had an accident on the 1st March coming home from work. As everyone knows the Police weren’t interested and refused to attend or even talk to me until the intervention of Marcus Beale ACC for WM Police. They reluctantly dragged their feet throughout, broke promises left, right…

Getting There: 96/365 a travesty of justice by WEST MIDLANDS POLICE

Top Tube Map of Traffic Free Cycle Routes in Birmingham

madoldbaggage:

I don’t know who NBC is apart from being a member of the Birmingham Cyclist Forum but I would like to thank them for designing and making available this wonderful resource for anyone who wants to know where they can cycle locally (ish) in a traffic free environment. Absolutely brilliant!

Top Tube Map of Traffic Free Cycle Routes in Birmingham

The Mad Old Baggage Goes Cycling: Making progress

madoldbaggage:

Couple more rides since my last note and have managed to almost make my first weekly target which was for 50 miles. I made 47. Unexpected family illness meant I couldn’t get out for the longer ride I was aiming for at the end of the week and today I discovered that my clothing just isn’t warm…

My good blogging friend Linda Mason is getting on her bike for the first time in years. Please follow her Tumblr Journal… lets follow her as she does the century.

Best of luck, Linda!

The Mad Old Baggage Goes Cycling: Making progress