Alistair Shutt
@alistairshutt.bsky.social
Live by the North Sea | Busy raising kids, riding bikes and swimming | Freelancer - audience research & customer strategy.
Proof that hoarding random bike bits for 20 years pays off: half an old gear cable + forgotten wire clamp = school run saved (and still on two wheels).
April 29, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Proof that hoarding random bike bits for 20 years pays off: half an old gear cable + forgotten wire clamp = school run saved (and still on two wheels).
Colours beat high-vis
April 27, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Colours beat high-vis
20mph roads: more of us get from A to B in safety, at any age, however we like.
30mph: saves some a few minutes, but inflates car use, wasting resources, turning communities in to car parks and inhibiting safe & free movement for all.
30mph: saves some a few minutes, but inflates car use, wasting resources, turning communities in to car parks and inhibiting safe & free movement for all.
April 27, 2025 at 1:33 PM
20mph roads: more of us get from A to B in safety, at any age, however we like.
30mph: saves some a few minutes, but inflates car use, wasting resources, turning communities in to car parks and inhibiting safe & free movement for all.
30mph: saves some a few minutes, but inflates car use, wasting resources, turning communities in to car parks and inhibiting safe & free movement for all.
Spotted a new SUV at leisure centre #cargobike
April 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Spotted a new SUV at leisure centre #cargobike
“I’m a smart cycle locker” - now decommissioned, with “future-proofed” locks removed.
April 24, 2025 at 2:10 PM
“I’m a smart cycle locker” - now decommissioned, with “future-proofed” locks removed.
Welcome to Milton Keynes. Celebrating 50 years. Pedestrians do not have priority.
March 7, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Welcome to Milton Keynes. Celebrating 50 years. Pedestrians do not have priority.
Grocery shopping with children
March 6, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Grocery shopping with children
Please bring more bike rental spots to the North East @bromptonbicycle.bsky.social
February 26, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Please bring more bike rental spots to the North East @bromptonbicycle.bsky.social
Most kids want to cycle more – let’s make it happen! 🚲
Today sees the release of the Children’s Walking and Cycling Index report - the first of it’s kind - sponsored by Halfords
Children are often overlooked by decision-makers and officers in transport, or if they are considered, it's on the school journey.
Children are often overlooked by decision-makers and officers in transport, or if they are considered, it's on the school journey.
February 26, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Most kids want to cycle more – let’s make it happen! 🚲
February 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Heat pump keeps us toasty 24/7, but a slow pressure drop had me aimlessly hunting for leaks with a thermal camera. Engineer suspected a faulty antifreeze valve - leak easily confirmed with a simple freezer bag! #HeatPump
February 13, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Heat pump keeps us toasty 24/7, but a slow pressure drop had me aimlessly hunting for leaks with a thermal camera. Engineer suspected a faulty antifreeze valve - leak easily confirmed with a simple freezer bag! #HeatPump
Well I quite enjoyed that - bring on the next 1000mi of mundane errands, grocery trips, school runs & child taxi drops. #tern #cargobike
February 10, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Well I quite enjoyed that - bring on the next 1000mi of mundane errands, grocery trips, school runs & child taxi drops. #tern #cargobike
When it’s time to resurface our school roads will you consult with families & the community on best use of funds and opportunities to design safer streets, or will you just slap down some more tarmac? @ntcouncilteam.bsky.social
February 4, 2025 at 8:09 PM
When it’s time to resurface our school roads will you consult with families & the community on best use of funds and opportunities to design safer streets, or will you just slap down some more tarmac? @ntcouncilteam.bsky.social
Collywell Bay - took the steep but rideable path to the beach. Mostly rocks, shingle and seaweed amid patches of sand. Enjoyed a cold dip, but on a rising tide with menace so I didn’t hang about. Wary of submerged rocks and currents. Likely good for rock pools at low tide. #ncn1 #biketothebeach
January 30, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Collywell Bay - took the steep but rideable path to the beach. Mostly rocks, shingle and seaweed amid patches of sand. Enjoyed a cold dip, but on a rising tide with menace so I didn’t hang about. Wary of submerged rocks and currents. Likely good for rock pools at low tide. #ncn1 #biketothebeach
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Our first social ride of 2025 is this Friday!
🗓️ Friday 31st January
⏰ 18:30 ride
📍 Spanish City plaza > Tynemouth > Whitley Bay via NCN1
🍻 Drinks location tbc by popular demand!
💡 Remember bike lights!
We're a friendly bunch, and it's a slow, socially-paced ride so please do pop along! Pls share!
🗓️ Friday 31st January
⏰ 18:30 ride
📍 Spanish City plaza > Tynemouth > Whitley Bay via NCN1
🍻 Drinks location tbc by popular demand!
💡 Remember bike lights!
We're a friendly bunch, and it's a slow, socially-paced ride so please do pop along! Pls share!
January 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Our first social ride of 2025 is this Friday!
🗓️ Friday 31st January
⏰ 18:30 ride
📍 Spanish City plaza > Tynemouth > Whitley Bay via NCN1
🍻 Drinks location tbc by popular demand!
💡 Remember bike lights!
We're a friendly bunch, and it's a slow, socially-paced ride so please do pop along! Pls share!
🗓️ Friday 31st January
⏰ 18:30 ride
📍 Spanish City plaza > Tynemouth > Whitley Bay via NCN1
🍻 Drinks location tbc by popular demand!
💡 Remember bike lights!
We're a friendly bunch, and it's a slow, socially-paced ride so please do pop along! Pls share!
Swimmers making waves at the 2025 SLSC UK Cold Water Swim Championships
January 25, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Swimmers making waves at the 2025 SLSC UK Cold Water Swim Championships
I’m not a surfer but they’re masters at making it look awesome.
January 11, 2025 at 7:36 PM
I’m not a surfer but they’re masters at making it look awesome.
Followed a driver doing <20mph in a 20. Was lovely.
January 10, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Followed a driver doing <20mph in a 20. Was lovely.
Would love to see these in UK towns & cities - micro mobility schemes only supporting adult / traffic-confident riders currently.
Nice, France, offers long-tail bikes as part of their (dockless) bike share system. I saw some couples and adult/child pairs riding around town, which looked fun!
January 7, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Would love to see these in UK towns & cities - micro mobility schemes only supporting adult / traffic-confident riders currently.
Rented a car for Xmas/NY after doing without for much of 2024 — was useful out of town but made us less active and seemed a burden back home. Glad to be back on 2 wheels again. #carfree
January 5, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Rented a car for Xmas/NY after doing without for much of 2024 — was useful out of town but made us less active and seemed a burden back home. Glad to be back on 2 wheels again. #carfree
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17-year-long Scottish study of 82,000+ adults finds commuting by bike reduces your risk of:
• early death
• hospitalisation for any reason
• cardiovascular disease
• cancer mortality
• treatment for mental health problems.
Yeah, but those LTNs and bike lanes are *really* annoying.
• early death
• hospitalisation for any reason
• cardiovascular disease
• cancer mortality
• treatment for mental health problems.
Yeah, but those LTNs and bike lanes are *really* annoying.
December 18, 2024 at 10:36 AM
17-year-long Scottish study of 82,000+ adults finds commuting by bike reduces your risk of:
• early death
• hospitalisation for any reason
• cardiovascular disease
• cancer mortality
• treatment for mental health problems.
Yeah, but those LTNs and bike lanes are *really* annoying.
• early death
• hospitalisation for any reason
• cardiovascular disease
• cancer mortality
• treatment for mental health problems.
Yeah, but those LTNs and bike lanes are *really* annoying.
Change can be fast or slow. If still driving a fossil fuel car, you’re not in the fast lane. But that opens a chance to rethink the next step. For my young family, an electric #cargobike bridges the gap—and it’s more fun than driving. I now wonder, do we even need an EV?
December 18, 2024 at 9:58 AM
Change can be fast or slow. If still driving a fossil fuel car, you’re not in the fast lane. But that opens a chance to rethink the next step. For my young family, an electric #cargobike bridges the gap—and it’s more fun than driving. I now wonder, do we even need an EV?
7 in 10! Fantastic report & interviews highlighting why cycling is great for the school run.
A lovely Newsround piece with @annaholligan.bsky.social and some Dutch schoolkids telling us why Dutch kids cycle - because they have the infrastructure and because it’s fresh air, energising, non-polluting, good for the environment, liberating, exciting, happy & fun!
www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/vi...
www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/vi...
Why is cycling so popular in the Netherlands?
With seven in 10 children cycling to school in the Netherlands, Newsround's been looking at why it is such a popular means of transport.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 18, 2024 at 9:48 AM
7 in 10! Fantastic report & interviews highlighting why cycling is great for the school run.
Would lights like these attract more to the Tyne river cycling and walking tunnels?
Build it and they will ride, (historic) Belgian edition.
The 1933 Sint Anna tunnel in #Antwerp allows pedestrians and cyclists to cross *under* a river as wide as the Hudson in New York.
The 1933 Sint Anna tunnel in #Antwerp allows pedestrians and cyclists to cross *under* a river as wide as the Hudson in New York.
December 13, 2024 at 8:35 PM
Would lights like these attract more to the Tyne river cycling and walking tunnels?