@barnyvelo.bsky.social
Still amazed by positive impact of bikes on society after 40 yrs in bike trade. Manage www.westminsterwheels.co.uk community bike shop. Married to the powerful artist Sylwia Narbutt. Father to an amazing daughter and our ballistic puppy Miso.
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I really cannot recommend this excellent piece on Hammersmith Bridge highly enough
Hammersmith Bridge
Where did 25,000 vehicles go?
nickmaini.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:24 PM
I really cannot recommend this excellent piece on Hammersmith Bridge highly enough
European reaction to New York’s mayoral election.
“Here, taking care of one another through public programs isn’t radical socialism. It’s Tuesday.”
“Here, taking care of one another through public programs isn’t radical socialism. It’s Tuesday.”
November 6, 2025 at 6:35 PM
European reaction to New York’s mayoral election.
“Here, taking care of one another through public programs isn’t radical socialism. It’s Tuesday.”
“Here, taking care of one another through public programs isn’t radical socialism. It’s Tuesday.”
Can you imagine? It’s like marching against vaccines or traffic calming or windmills.
Fascinating! Protestors not always on the right side of history.
November 6, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Can you imagine? It’s like marching against vaccines or traffic calming or windmills.
It is a squeeze!
Designers of protected cycle routes need to take cargo bicycles into account, researchers say
Users of cargo bicycles -- which are seen as having a high potential for replacing car trips -- can be "effectively excluded from protected cycle networks that are designed without consideration for…
Users of cargo bicycles -- which are seen as having a high potential for replacing car trips -- can be "effectively excluded from protected cycle networks that are designed without consideration for…
Designers of protected cycle routes need to take cargo bicycles into account, researchers say
Users of cargo bicycles -- which are seen as having a high potential for replacing car trips -- can be "effectively excluded from protected cycle networks that are designed without consideration for atypical cycles", researchers have said. The researchers also made recommendations to promote e-cargo bike use and to develop parking solutions that keep the bicycles secure. The findings by researchers at Trinity College Dublin, Dublin City University, and the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) were based on face-to-face and Zoom interviews with 23 cargo bike users across Ireland, as well as an online survey with 203 responses from cargo bike owners on the island of Ireland.
irishcycle.com
November 2, 2025 at 6:00 PM
It is a squeeze!
Love this. Reform voter is pro cyclist. Green voter seriously suggests taxing them.
Dining across the divide: ‘He looked like a typical Green voter – long hair, laid-back, that sort of thing’
They locked horns on people crossing the Channel in small boats and cyclists using roads – did they find anything to agree on?
www.theguardian.com
November 2, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Love this. Reform voter is pro cyclist. Green voter seriously suggests taxing them.
Amen. It’s a filthy industry, greenwashing whilst rejoicing in obsoletism. Look at a replacement mech hanger chart and weep.
“Let’s stop glorifying the thinnest and lightest, and start championing longevity”: Is the cycling industry doing enough on climate action?
There’s a growing gulf between how the bike industry views its sustainability efforts and what consumers now expect, a new report assessing climate action within cycling has found
road.cc
November 2, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Amen. It’s a filthy industry, greenwashing whilst rejoicing in obsoletism. Look at a replacement mech hanger chart and weep.
Cycle tough.
A French cyclist survived for three days after a horrendous 130-foot fall into a ravine, kept alive by the bottles of red wine he had in his shopping bag, police said.
Cyclist falls down 130-foot ravine in France, survives 3 days by drinking wine he had in shopping bag
A helicopter airlifted him to hospital, with a rescue doctor calling his survival "a miracle."
cbsn.ws
October 31, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Cycle tough.
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Hope is contagious
Let’s make hope normal again
Join @greenparty.org.uk: join.greenparty.org.uk
#HopeIsContagious
@zackpolanski.bsky.social @rachelmillward.bsky.social @mothinali.bsky.social @easterngreenparty.bsky.social
Let’s make hope normal again
Join @greenparty.org.uk: join.greenparty.org.uk
#HopeIsContagious
@zackpolanski.bsky.social @rachelmillward.bsky.social @mothinali.bsky.social @easterngreenparty.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Hope is contagious
Let’s make hope normal again
Join @greenparty.org.uk: join.greenparty.org.uk
#HopeIsContagious
@zackpolanski.bsky.social @rachelmillward.bsky.social @mothinali.bsky.social @easterngreenparty.bsky.social
Let’s make hope normal again
Join @greenparty.org.uk: join.greenparty.org.uk
#HopeIsContagious
@zackpolanski.bsky.social @rachelmillward.bsky.social @mothinali.bsky.social @easterngreenparty.bsky.social
Happy
October 30, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Happy
When you forget the brand you’re promoting.
October 25, 2025 at 6:31 AM
When you forget the brand you’re promoting.
I feel so stupid. Of course the guy that knocked me off my bike gave me a dud number. I was so discombobulated and he was so effusively apologetic. The shock meant I didn’t follow the advice I give others. Get them to call your number, photo the reg. Check ID I’m fine. Bike fine. Ego not so good.
October 24, 2025 at 8:24 PM
I feel so stupid. Of course the guy that knocked me off my bike gave me a dud number. I was so discombobulated and he was so effusively apologetic. The shock meant I didn’t follow the advice I give others. Get them to call your number, photo the reg. Check ID I’m fine. Bike fine. Ego not so good.
The Tour de France slows rise of far right: "It looked like our town was actually important" - BikeRadar
October 23, 2025 at 5:00 AM
The Tour de France slows rise of far right: "It looked like our town was actually important" - BikeRadar
Hanging outside underground station waiting for my over 60’s card to be eligible. I’m built for retirement, just 7 yrs to refine my dog walking skills.
October 21, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Hanging outside underground station waiting for my over 60’s card to be eligible. I’m built for retirement, just 7 yrs to refine my dog walking skills.
Today was probably the best day in my life. Exiting Lidl the security guard said I looked like his all time favourite actor,
Steve McQueen! The uniformed gentleman had no obvious disabilities, seemed to be sober but wore no spectacles. Maybe he’d broken them this morning.
Steve McQueen! The uniformed gentleman had no obvious disabilities, seemed to be sober but wore no spectacles. Maybe he’d broken them this morning.
October 19, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Today was probably the best day in my life. Exiting Lidl the security guard said I looked like his all time favourite actor,
Steve McQueen! The uniformed gentleman had no obvious disabilities, seemed to be sober but wore no spectacles. Maybe he’d broken them this morning.
Steve McQueen! The uniformed gentleman had no obvious disabilities, seemed to be sober but wore no spectacles. Maybe he’d broken them this morning.
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Can't even get murdered in London anymore because of woke.
October 16, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Can't even get murdered in London anymore because of woke.
Sam saw the bmx we had for sale. He used to ride for redbull but now is staying in a local hostel. Sam now has a new bike because he deserves a break.
October 17, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Sam saw the bmx we had for sale. He used to ride for redbull but now is staying in a local hostel. Sam now has a new bike because he deserves a break.
How we feel after a full on day at the bike shop.
October 16, 2025 at 7:26 PM
How we feel after a full on day at the bike shop.
So we’re doing this. It might be a little thing now but it’s going to grow. Our inaugural bike jumble will be officially opened by our friend Michael Smiley, otherwise known as Colly from BBC’s Blue Lights. Rummage or rent a table yourself
October 16, 2025 at 7:23 PM
So we’re doing this. It might be a little thing now but it’s going to grow. Our inaugural bike jumble will be officially opened by our friend Michael Smiley, otherwise known as Colly from BBC’s Blue Lights. Rummage or rent a table yourself
Simple.
October 16, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Simple.
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I just want people who are advocating for cycling helmets to become transport helmet enthusiasts in general.
October 12, 2025 at 4:56 PM
I just want people who are advocating for cycling helmets to become transport helmet enthusiasts in general.
You don’t get to see this in the wild often. 70’s aluminium probably Italian threaded bb. We’ve a cyclocross version in store 58cm if you’re on the look out.
October 12, 2025 at 9:47 AM
You don’t get to see this in the wild often. 70’s aluminium probably Italian threaded bb. We’ve a cyclocross version in store 58cm if you’re on the look out.
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I missed that September 30th was the 40th anniversary of my favorite Tom Waits and stereogum made a compilation of commercials that Waits did for the album, they’re gems
October 4, 2025 at 4:12 AM
I missed that September 30th was the 40th anniversary of my favorite Tom Waits and stereogum made a compilation of commercials that Waits did for the album, they’re gems
Taking a week off to catch up on work and come down with flu.
October 4, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Taking a week off to catch up on work and come down with flu.