So it’s Saturday and that means another weekly round-up of the wonderful and weird from the bicycling world. Continue reading »
Jan 282012
Jan 272012
There are some unusual bikes out there but as a working bike goes the tandem hearse appears to us as being the strangest of them all. Continue reading »
Jan 262012
No doubt trying to combine the recent success of the London Sky Ride events and create a fitting legacy from the London Olympics this year, The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has announced plans for London to host a two day festival of cycling in 2013 with the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park being at the very heart of the plans. Continue reading »
Jan 262012
If you haven’t trained for a long bike ride (as I found out on our GGB Casual Ride last Sunday), the chances are that your muscles will be very sore the next day. It got us thinking here at GGB what is the best way to aid recovery after a long, hard ride. Is the usual casual cyclists’ post ride recovery strategy (ie visit to the pub) the best option? Continue reading »
Jan 252012
It pays to security mark your bike to prove that ownership of that bike is yours in case it gets stolen and recovered by police (Click here for our guide to bike security). You never know, one day, that prized possession may just turn up back at your door. Continue reading »
Jan 242012
Charity-run bike rides appear to be booming. A fact highlighted by the recent announcement from Action Medical Research that it will be running 25 rides in 2012 including three new ones exclusively for women (link to website here). Continue reading »
Jan 232012
12,000 pedal strokes after leaving Richmond Park (according to the Garmin 800) we completed the GGB Casual Ride Olympic Recce. Not, it should be admitted, a reconnaissance of the entire route to be raced this summer but the vast majority of it PLUS a few more hills that we rode for fun!
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Jan 232012
Recent disquiet from cyclists in London over cycle safety in the capital has not stopped Transport for London (TfL) spreading the news that there are more people cycling in London than ever and also taking a teeny bit of credit for that fact. Continue reading »
Jan 212012
We hope this week’s Wheelie Good Round-Up puts a smile to your face as you take a break from the working world this weekend. If you’ve found something cycling related on the web that you think it is worth featuring on the Round-Up then tweet at us on our twitter handle with a link to the content or video. Continue reading »
Jan 202012
As you all know, Going Going Bike is the one place where you can be certain that any second hand bike listed for sale by a private seller is legitimately owned by that person. Our Prove It system has resulted in not a single stolen bike being sold on the site since our launch in 2010. Continue reading »
