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Tag Archives: London
Take that, Boris Johnson
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-fWN0FmcIU]
Posted in Bike culture
Tagged bike lanes, bike parking, cars, London, mayor, tanks, Vilnius
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Open Bike Polo Tournament 2011
I just found out yesterday at the bikespace that bike polo in London is most likely the biggest in Europe. Damn, that’s impressive. The London Hardcourt Bike Polo Association next week is putting on what should be fast and furious … Continue reading
Posted in Bike culture
Tagged bike polo, Hackney, lhbpa, London, London Harcourt Bike Polo Association, London Open Bike Polo Tournament 2011, Pogo Cafe
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We’re on The Bike Show!
We were recently featured on resonance.fm’s Bike Show programme, “Fix Your Own Bike.” Check us out! “Community bike workshops are a beautiful idea. A place where anyone can learn the basics of bicycle repair by doing it for themselves … Continue reading
Posted in 56a Specific, Bike culture
Tagged Bike Show, bikes, DIY, Elephant and Castle, fix your own, London, Resonance.fm
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Solidarity with New York City cyclists
“‘Believe it or not,’ he said, ‘few issues today prompt more heated discussion than bike policy in New York City.’” ————– In November last year I came across a NY Times article about cycle lanes, and thus cycling, in NYC … Continue reading
Posted in Bike culture
Tagged bicycles, bike lanes, bike wars, Casey Neistat, Cycling, death machines, life machines, London, New York City, NYC, TfL, transport policy, Transportation Alternatives
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Benefit Gig for 56a, this Thursday 13th January
(Featuring shifties EKSTER on the accordion and SLANGBELLE on folk/punk guitar)
Workstand for sale
TAKE IT! TAKE IT! Velomann Bicycle Workstand with steel tubes & forged aluminium joints. It’s jaw is PVC-lined to protect paintwork & has a quick-release clamping mechanism: £60.- (Sainsbury’s sells the same thing, by the way, for £79.99)
Posted in Bikes for sale
Tagged bicycle mechanics, bicycle workstand, bike parts, London, velomann
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Cycle Jumbles 2010-2011!!
Just flagging this up, thanks to campyoldy. So far the only Central London bicycle jumble sale is at Look mum no hands! in Clerkenwell: >> On the first Sunday of every month at Lookmumnohands, Old St. London EC1V 9HX Sellers: … Continue reading
Posted in Bike culture, Bikes for sale
Tagged bicycles, bike parts, Clerkenwell, jumble sale, London, Look mum no hands, Old Street
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Bikespace — New and improved
We’ve had some changes to the bikespace over the last few months — mainly we’ve expanded the work space to the east side of the bikespace where we used to hang bikes for sale. (Looking in the archive we couldn’t … Continue reading
Posted in 56a Specific
Tagged 56a, bicycles, bike workshop, London, vintage brakes
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Chaos and Bikes! A 56abikespace History
Apologies for taking ages for posting, but we had been doing a bit of renovation in the Bikespace during the autumn. So for this post we’re focusing on the history of the 56abikespace. Here’s a bit of narrative as told … Continue reading
Posted in 56a Specific
Tagged 56a, autonomous spaces, bike history, critical mass, London, radical
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