Bicycles on the mind

I'm aware of how many of my posts have got something to do with bicycles. So for those of you who might be interested in some of the earlier posts I've decided to make a list.

The very earliest "Situational or Dispositional" looked at how our sense of social identity influences our attitudes to each other - with particular reference to motorists and cyclists -

"Optical Flow" looked at a particular theory of perception, how it might account for the pleasure we get from movement and how this pleasure has been hijacked by the motor industry at some expense  to ourselves and the wider environment.

In "Time Travel" I recalled the implications of the late great Ivan Illich's simple observation that a transport system exists to save time.

"Sitting on the Job" looks at the role everyday physical activity can play in dealing with the health risks of a sedentary lifestyle.

"Windy Hills" looks at the way in which cyclists develop a visceral relationship with the landscape and why wind is much more annoying than hills.

"Circle to Circle" describes  Le tour à vélo de montagne de Scarborough A simple mountain bike route around Scarborough.

In "Insulation and bicycles" I argue that there are two key technologies that can mitigate the threat of Climate Change.

"Circling the Circle again" revisits "Circle to Circle" at a slightly different time of year.

If you've ever got cross on a bike then "The man with no endorphins" might make you feel better than the motorist you got cross with.

Back last year there was a cluster of cyclist deaths in London. "Boris and people riding bikes" was prompted by my own experiences of cycling in London and by the Mayor's response to these deaths.

In "Ask a pejorative question" I look at some of the social barriers to getting more people on bikes.

There are thoughts on how to get more people to use bikes as everyday transport in "Two wheels good"

"Seamer Road" presents a case study of a particular route in my home town.with the odd photo thrown in.

"Taking the lane" examines the situations where the only safe way to ride a bike is to be assertive. 

If asked what my slogan would be for the "Cinder Track" it's "Smooth enough for buggies and wheelchairs, wide enough to pass"

Finally, there are two posts linked to the recent cycle tour of the Borough of Scarborough. The first "Teasing the Rugby Club" is part of my appeal for an unusual kind of sponsorship and the second "Reclaiming the lanes" is a personal reflection on the event itself.

My favourite ever bike, now deceased, in North Bay