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The Bike Show PodcastCan Cycling Save the World? with The Guardian’s Peter WalkerPeter Walker is a political reporter at the Guardian newspaper. He set up the Guardian's bike blog and his new book puts the case for a healthier, safer and more people-friendly nation. In short, a Bike Nation. In conversation with Jack Thurston, Peter talks about his past life as bike messenger, how his views on cycling have evolved and why he believes now is a critical tipping point in Britain's long and chequered history of cycling. Continue reading →
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The Bike Show PodcastCan Cycling Save the World? with The Guardian’s Peter WalkerPeter Walker is a political reporter at the Guardian newspaper. He set up the Guardian's bike blog and his new book puts the case for a healthier, safer and more people-friendly nation. In short, a Bike Nation. In conversation with Jack Thurston, Peter talks about his past life as bike messenger, how his views on cycling have evolved and why he believes now is a critical tipping point in Britain's long and chequered history of cycling. Continue reading →2017-04-2749 minThe Bike Show PodcastBikelash!fter the big victories for London cycle campaigners and the construction of two new fully segregated bike lanes in the centre of the city, the bikelash has begun. Lead by newspapers like the Daily Mail as well as a raft of celebrity commentators, taxi drivers and disgruntled business owners, the reaction to progress in cycle infrastructure has been vociferous.
What is bikelash, why is it happening and what can we do about it? Joining Jack Thurston are Clare Rogers of the Enfield Cycling Campaign and Robert Wright of the Financial Times. Continue reading →2016-11-2050 minThe Bike Show PodcastTranscontinental Race Wrap-UpWrapping up The Bike Show's coverage of this year's Transcontinental Race, Jack Thurston talks to race organiser Mike Hall and women's race winner Emily Chappell. Mike also tells the story of his record-breaking ride in the Tour Divide race earlier in the year and reflects on the growth of bikepacking, as a sport and a pastime. Continue reading →2016-10-1254 minThe Bike Show PodcastTranscontinental Race Update SpecialThree days and three nights since setting out from Belgium, riders in the Transcontinental Race are deep in the Swiss Alps, en route for the finish in Turkey. The Transcontinental is one of the world's most extraordinary and compelling bicycle races. Jack Thurston is joined by two time Transcontinental finisher Gareth Baines for an update on this year's race and a discussion of the demands of a 4000 km non-stop bicycle race across Europe. Continue reading →2016-08-0339 minThe Bike Show PodcastPushing the LimitsThe Transcontinental Race is a test of body, mind and spirit. The format is simple. It’s a single stage race that begins on one side of the European continent (in Belgium) and ends on the other (in Turkey). Riders must plan their own routes and navigate themselves without any support. Jack hears from four riders readying themselves for the 2016 race. But not everyone is ready to race 4000km across Europe, and that's why Transcontinental organisers Mike Hall and Anna Haslock dreamed up a shorter, more accessible format, called the Valleycat. Jack spends a weekend in deepest mid-Wales to find ou...2016-07-2956 minThe Bike Show PodcastAll Aboard! Cycle-touring with kids on the Devon Coast to CoastThe Devon Coast to Coast is a 99 mile long route across England's third largest county, from the Bristol Channel in the north to the English Channel in the south. It is 70 per cent traffic free and passes through the dramatic upland landscape of Dartmoor National Park, following the course of three old railway lines. It's an ideal route for family cycling tour and Jack and Sarah and Adam and Sarah discuss riding the route with a 3 year old, a 2 year old and an 11 month old. In addition Jack talks to some of the key players at Devon County Council who...2016-07-221h 02The Bike Show PodcastCounting ColsAcclaimed historian, biographer and lifelong cyclist Graham Robb joins Jack Thurston by phone to talk about his latest book, a comprehensive catalogue of the 2002 cols and passes of the British Isles. They also talk about Robb's earlier books The Discovery of France, The Ancient Paths and why the bicycle is the perfect vehicle for the historian in the field. Continue reading →2016-07-1032 minThe Bike Show PodcastWhat Goes AroundJack Thurston heads to mid-Wales to meet Emily Chappell, former London bike messenger turned author turned ultra endurance racer. Plus the social enterprise that's finding a new use for the Royal Mail's unwanted fleet of postal bikes, as Elephant Bikes. Continue reading →
The post What Goes Around first appeared on The Bike Show.2016-04-1946 minThe Bike Show PodcastWhat Goes AroundJack Thurston heads to mid-Wales to meet Emily Chappell, former London bike messenger turned author turned ultra endurance racer. Plus the social enterprise that's finding a new use for the Royal Mail's unwanted fleet of postal bikes, as Elephant Bikes. Continue reading →2016-04-1946 minThe Bike Show PodcastFrom Peace Race to Tour de FranceIn a recording of a live event held as part of the CycleScreen bicycle film festival at the Watershed Cinema in Bristol, Jack Thurston talks with author Herbie Sykes about his highly acclaimed book The Race Against the Stasi. It’s … Continue reading →2016-02-0551 minThe Bike Show PodcastFrom Peace Race to Tour de FranceIn a recording of a live event held as part of the CycleScreen bicycle film festival at the Watershed Cinema in Bristol, Jack Thurston talks with author Herbie Sykes about his highly acclaimed book The Race Against the Stasi. It’s … Continue reading →
The post From Peace Race to Tour de France first appeared on The Bike Show.2016-02-0551 minThe Bike Show PodcastAin’t Nuthin’ but a G Thang: Geraint Thomas’s World of CyclingIn a live event Jack Thurston talks to double Olympic gold medallist and top Team Sky rider Geraint Thomas about his life in cycling as told in his new book The World of Cycling According to G. Continue reading →2015-12-1457 minThe Bike Show PodcastAin’t Nuthin’ but a G Thang: Geraint Thomas’s World of CyclingIn a live event Jack Thurston talks to double Olympic gold medallist and top Team Sky rider Geraint Thomas about his life in cycling as told in his new book The World of Cycling According to G. Continue reading →
The post Ain’t Nuthin’ but a G Thang: Geraint Thomas’s World of Cycling first appeared on The Bike Show.2015-12-1457 minThe Bike Show PodcastCycle Revolution at London’s Design MuseumTim Dawson has the lowdown on a major new exhibition of bicycles at London's Design Museum, including cargo bikes, city bikes and the bikes used by Merckx, Moser and Wiggins to break the Hour Record. He speaks with the shows curator Donna Loveday and consider the show's strengths and weaknesses. Tim and host Jack Thurston then wonder if it's right and proper to fall in love with a bicycle and discuss other great cycle collections in the UK and overseas. Continue reading →
The post Cycle Revolution at London’s Design Museum first appeared on The Bike Show.2015-11-2600 minThe Bike Show PodcastCycle Revolution at London’s Design MuseumTim Dawson has the lowdown on a major new exhibition of bicycles at London's Design Museum, including cargo bikes, city bikes and the bikes used by Merckx, Moser and Wiggins to break the Hour Record. He speaks with the shows curator Donna Loveday and consider the show's strengths and weaknesses. Tim and host Jack Thurston then wonder if it's right and proper to fall in love with a bicycle and discuss other great cycle collections in the UK and overseas. Continue reading →2015-11-2631 minThe Bike Show PodcastBike Test: Crossover Fun with the Pinnacle Arkose 2In the first ever rolling bike test on The Bike Show, Jack Thurston takes the Pinnacle Arkose 2 for a spin around the hills above Abergavenny and Blaenavon. The Pinnacle Arkose 2 is an 'adventure road' bike featuring a 1x10 drivechain, hyraulic disc brakes and 40mm tyres. Continue reading →2015-10-0742 minThe Bike Show PodcastReally Useful Bikes at the Bespoked Handmade Bicycle ShowBespoked, the UK's Handmade Bicycle Show is Britain's biggest annual showcase for custom bike builders. It's full to the rafters of beautiful bikes but Jack Thurston went in search of the most useful bikes at the show, from an off-road porteur to a separable road bike to a childback tandem in titanium.
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The post Really Useful Bikes at the Bespoked Handmade Bicycle Show first appeared on The Bike Show.2015-08-1700 minThe Bike Show PodcastReally Useful Bikes at the Bespoked Handmade Bicycle ShowBespoked, the UK's Handmade Bicycle Show is Britain's biggest annual showcase for custom bike builders. It's full to the rafters of beautiful bikes but Jack Thurston went in search of the most useful bikes at the show, from an off-road porteur to a separable road bike to a childback tandem in titanium.
Continue reading →2015-08-1747 minThe Bike Show PodcastTour de France: Rest Day Review with Simon WarrenIt’s the end of the second week of this year’s Tour de France, just time for us – and the riders – to catch our breaths before the final week and the showdown in the Alps. Joining Jack Thurston for … Continue reading →
The post Tour de France: Rest Day Review with Simon Warren first appeared on The Bike Show.2015-07-2100 minThe Bike Show PodcastTour de France: Rest Day Review with Simon WarrenIt’s the end of the second week of this year’s Tour de France, just time for us – and the riders – to catch our breaths before the final week and the showdown in the Alps. Joining Jack Thurston for … Continue reading →2015-07-2140 minThe Bike Show PodcastTour de France preview with Guy AndrewsWith just a few days until the start of the 2015 Tour de France, cycling author, journalist and photographer Guy Andrews joins Jack Thurston to look forward to one of the most eagerly anticipated grand tours in decades. With four … Continue reading →
The post Tour de France preview with Guy Andrews first appeared on The Bike Show.2015-06-2900 minThe Bike Show PodcastTour de France preview with Guy AndrewsWith just a few days until the start of the 2015 Tour de France, cycling author, journalist and photographer Guy Andrews joins Jack Thurston to look forward to one of the most eagerly anticipated grand tours in decades. With four … Continue reading →2015-06-291h 00The Bike Show PodcastBike Boom? What Bike Boom?Bike sales are up, cycling is all over newspapers and magazines. We in Britain are in the middle of a bonafide bike boom. So says veteran cycling journalist Carlton Reid, who's writing a book about the bike boom, that's called, imaginatively, "Bike Boom". But fellow long-in-the-tooth cycling journalist John Stevenson of Road.CC disagrees. Cycling in Britain is far from booming, it's flat-lining. The pair lock horns on air, joining host Jack Thurston to debate the bike boom. Continue reading →
The post Bike Boom? What Bike Boom? first appeared on The Bike Show.2015-03-0200 minThe Bike Show PodcastBike Boom? What Bike Boom?Bike sales are up, cycling is all over newspapers and magazines. We in Britain are in the middle of a bonafide bike boom. So says veteran cycling journalist Carlton Reid, who's writing a book about the bike boom, that's called, imaginatively, "Bike Boom". But fellow long-in-the-tooth cycling journalist John Stevenson of Road.CC disagrees. Cycling in Britain is far from booming, it's flat-lining. The pair lock horns on air, joining host Jack Thurston to debate the bike boom. Continue reading →2015-03-0234 minThe Bike Show PodcastHow to Ride Your Bike FasterWith the recent reawakening of interest in the Hour Record, host Jack Thurston is joined by Michael Hutchinson, a professional bike racer who has dominated the UK time trialling scene for more than a decade, setting national records for distances from 10 miles to 100 miles. He's also an accomplished writer and his latest book Faster: The Obsession, Science and Luck Behind the World's Fastest Cyclists documents with forensic detail and wry humour his career-long quest to ride his bicycle very, very fast.
Jack and Michael also reveal the Listeners' Hour Challenge. Continue reading →
The post How to...2015-02-2400 minThe Bike Show PodcastHow to Ride Your Bike FasterWith the recent reawakening of interest in the Hour Record, host Jack Thurston is joined by Michael Hutchinson, a professional bike racer who has dominated the UK time trialling scene for more than a decade, setting national records for distances from 10 miles to 100 miles. He's also an accomplished writer and his latest book Faster: The Obsession, Science and Luck Behind the World's Fastest Cyclists documents with forensic detail and wry humour his career-long quest to ride his bicycle very, very fast.
Jack and Michael also reveal the Listeners' Hour Challenge. Continue reading →2015-02-2437 minThe Bike Show PodcastCycling and Modernity in 1930s LondonHistorians often regard the defining events of the 1930s as the Great Depression and the march towards the second world war. Yet the decade also saw something of a consumer boom, at least among well-to-do inhabiting the suburbs of London and the south east. Historian Dr John Law of the University of Westminster joins Jack Thurston to share his research into the a new suburban lifestyles of the interwar years, including the dramatic increase in private, personal mobility though the use of cars, motorcycles and bicycles. They discuss how these new transport technologies shaped London and Londoners and how drivers...2015-02-1642 minThe Bike Show PodcastA Year on Two WheelsIt's the toughest and longest standing record in cycling. Only a handful of people have attempted to break the record Tommy Godwin set in 1939 for the greatest distance ridden on a bike in one year. But this year two extraordinary cyclists are having a crack at it. In an in-depth interview with British long distance legend Steve Abraham, who is already almost six weeks into his record attempt, Jack Thurston finds out what kind of person takes on the challenge of riding an average of 205 miles for 365 days in a row. Author Dave Barter is on hand to put the...2015-02-1154 minThe Bike Show PodcastA Year on Two WheelsIt's the toughest and longest standing record in cycling. Only a handful of people have attempted to break the record Tommy Godwin set in 1939 for the greatest distance ridden on a bike in one year. But this year two extraordinary cyclists are having a crack at it. In an in-depth interview with British long distance legend Steve Abraham, who is already almost six weeks into his record attempt, Jack Thurston finds out what kind of person takes on the challenge of riding an average of 205 miles for 365 days in a row. Author Dave Barter is on hand to put...2015-02-1100 minThe Bike Show PodcastThe Politics of AdventureJack Thurston’s guest this week is self-confessed angry young man, Julian Sayarer, who, five years ago, set a new record for cycling around the world. Having taken a strong dislike to Mark Beaumont, the previous record-holder, whose record attempt was backed by big business and, according to Sayarer, represented everything that was wrong with the world. He wanted to beat Beaumont and take the record back ‘for the people’.
They meet on on the banks of the River Wye a few miles downstream from the city of Hereford. Julian Sayarer’s book Life Cycles is published by John Blak...2015-02-0734 minThe Bike Show PodcastThe Politics of AdventureJack Thurston’s guest this week is self-confessed angry young man, Julian Sayarer, who, five years ago, set a new record for cycling around the world. Having taken a strong dislike to Mark Beaumont, the previous record-holder, whose record attempt was backed by big business and, according to Sayarer, represented everything that was wrong with the world. He wanted to beat Beaumont and take the record back ‘for the people’.
They meet on on the banks of the River Wye a few miles downstream from the city of Hereford. Julian Sayarer’s book Life Cycles is published by John B...2015-02-0700 minThe Bike Show PodcastThe Near Miss ProjectStatistics tell us that for the same distance travelled you're more likely to come to physical harm on a bike than on most other modes of transport. But even so, crashes are quite rare. Much more common yet much less studied and understood, are the almost crashes, the near misses, that are so much a part of the experience of cycling in Britain. The Near Miss Project is an academic-led study that seeks to find out more about the experience of near misses.
Joining host Jack Thurston to look more deeply at near misses and perceptions of road...2015-01-2628 minThe Bike Show PodcastThe Near Miss ProjectStatistics tell us that for the same distance travelled you're more likely to come to physical harm on a bike than on most other modes of transport. But even so, crashes are quite rare. Much more common yet much less studied and understood, are the almost crashes, the near misses, that are so much a part of the experience of cycling in Britain. The Near Miss Project is an academic-led study that seeks to find out more about the experience of near misses.
Joining host Jack Thurston to look more deeply at near misses and perceptions of...2015-01-2600 minThe Bike Show PodcastChristmas Books SpecialJack Thurston is joined by a galaxy of stars from the world of cycling literature to pick over the cream of this year's crop of bike books. Nominating their cycling book of the year are Feargal McKay, Ned Boulting, Herbie Sykes, Daniel Friebe, Tom Southam, Richard Moore, Max Leonard and Emma O'Reilly. Guy Andrews, founding editor of Rouleur magazine, is on hand with his crystal ball to look at what cycling books we might expect in 2015 and years to come. Continue reading →
The post Christmas Books Special first appeared on The Bike Show.2014-12-1700 minThe Bike Show PodcastChristmas Books SpecialJack Thurston is joined by a galaxy of stars from the world of cycling literature to pick over the cream of this year's crop of bike books. Nominating their cycling book of the year are Feargal McKay, Ned Boulting, Herbie Sykes, Daniel Friebe, Tom Southam, Richard Moore, Max Leonard and Emma O'Reilly. Guy Andrews, founding editor of Rouleur magazine, is on hand with his crystal ball to look at what cycling books we might expect in 2015 and years to come. Continue reading →2014-12-1745 minThe Bike Show PodcastRapha at 10 and L’Eroica comes to BritainThe Bike Show and the cycle clothing company Rapha share a birthday, and while The Bike Show keeps on keeping on, Rapha has grown into a global brand and is toasting its success on the Champs-Élysées as suppliers of clothing to the Sky Pro Cycling Team. Jack checks in with Laura Bower and James Fairbank at Rapha to talk about Chris Froome's fishnets and what the company is doing to encourage more women to ride bikes. Summer is festival time and Jack chews over the Rapha Tempest and the Eroica Britannia with Howard Smith, author of The Je...2014-07-1300 minThe Bike Show PodcastRapha at 10 and L’Eroica comes to BritainThe Bike Show and the cycle clothing company Rapha share a birthday, and while The Bike Show keeps on keeping on, Rapha has grown into a global brand and is toasting its success on the Champs-Élysées as suppliers of clothing to the Sky Pro Cycling Team. Jack checks in with Laura Bower and James Fairbank at Rapha to talk about Chris Froome's fishnets and what the company is doing to encourage more women to ride bikes. Summer is festival time and Jack chews over the Rapha Tempest and the Eroica Britannia with Howard Smith, author of The Jersey Po...2014-07-1333 minThe Bike Show PodcastRolling with KlausKlaus Bondam, Director of the Danish Cyclists Federation and former deputy mayor in charge of cycling in Copenhagen rides with 'Buffalo' Bill Chidley to the Hackney Cycling Conference. En route they try to find out how London's roads compare with cycling cities like Copenhagen. Then Bill joins Kieron Yates and Jack Thurston to discuss what happened at the conference, and where things are with the Mayor of London's much heralded cycling revolution. Continue reading →
The post Rolling with Klaus first appeared on The Bike Show.2014-07-0800 minThe Bike Show PodcastRolling with KlausKlaus Bondam, Director of the Danish Cyclists Federation and former deputy mayor in charge of cycling in Copenhagen rides with 'Buffalo' Bill Chidley to the Hackney Cycling Conference. En route they try to find out how London's roads compare with cycling cities like Copenhagen. Then Bill joins Kieron Yates and Jack Thurston to discuss what happened at the conference, and where things are with the Mayor of London's much heralded cycling revolution. Continue reading →2014-07-0856 minThe Bike Show PodcastTaking the Long View of the Giro d’ItaliaIn the opening week of the Giro d'Italia, or Tour of Italy, Feargal McKay joins Jack Thurston to cast a historian's view over the race, looking into its origins, its rivalry with the Tour de France and where the race is heading in the years to come. Continue reading →
The post Taking the Long View of the Giro d’Italia first appeared on The Bike Show.2014-05-1500 minThe Bike Show PodcastTaking the Long View of the Giro d’ItaliaIn the opening week of the Giro d'Italia, or Tour of Italy, Feargal McKay joins Jack Thurston to cast a historian's view over the race, looking into its origins, its rivalry with the Tour de France and where the race is heading in the years to come. Continue reading →2014-05-1539 minThe Bike Show PodcastThe Healing MachineWhat makes a 40-year-old man take up bike racing? Jack Thurston talks with Bill Strickland, American cycling journalist, author of a clutch of cycling books including a memoir, Ten Points, which tells of how his quest to make a mark on his local amateur bike racing scene helped him come to terms with his own inner demons caused by the torture he suffered as a child at the hands of an abusive father. Bill also talks about the fallout from the disgrace of Lance Armstrong, the state of doping in today's pro peloton and his #CapsNotHats campaign. Plus Jon...2013-11-1800 minThe Bike Show PodcastThe Healing MachineWhat makes a 40-year-old man take up bike racing? Jack Thurston talks with Bill Strickland, American cycling journalist, author of a clutch of cycling books including a memoir, Ten Points, which tells of how his quest to make a mark on his local amateur bike racing scene helped him come to terms with his own inner demons caused by the torture he suffered as a child at the hands of an abusive father. Bill also talks about the fallout from the disgrace of Lance Armstrong, the state of doping in today's pro peloton and his #CapsNotHats campaign. Plus Jon Spencer...2013-11-1848 minThe Bike Show PodcastGoing the DistanceFor many cyclists, breaking through the 100 mile barrier opens up a whole new world of long distance cycling. Kieron Yates, a two time finisher of 1200km Paris-Brest-Paris, joins Jack Thurston to talk about the allure of going the distance, with advice from a handful of members of the global randonneuring scene. Continue reading →
The post Going the Distance first appeared on The Bike Show.2013-10-2800 minThe Bike Show PodcastGoing the DistanceFor many cyclists, breaking through the 100 mile barrier opens up a whole new world of long distance cycling. Kieron Yates, a two time finisher of 1200km Paris-Brest-Paris, joins Jack Thurston to talk about the allure of going the distance, with advice from a handful of members of the global randonneuring scene. Continue reading →2013-10-2840 minThe Bike Show PodcastHigh on a Mountain TopSince the very earliest years of the bicycle, adventurous cyclists have been unable to resist the allure of the mountains - the challenge of riding up and the thrill of freewheeling down the other side. Mountains are also the crucible of many of the most dramatic moments in professional bike racing. Daniel Friebe and Pete Goding, the authors of 'Mountain Higher: Europe's Extreme, Undiscovered and Unforgettable Cycle Climbs' join host Jack Thurston to talk about the quest for ever more exhilarating climbs and breathtakingly beautiful places. In a podcast-only extra, Bill Chidley reports back from the Annual General Meeting...2013-10-2200 minThe Bike Show PodcastHigh on a Mountain TopSince the very earliest years of the bicycle, adventurous cyclists have been unable to resist the allure of the mountains - the challenge of riding up and the thrill of freewheeling down the other side. Mountains are also the crucible of many of the most dramatic moments in professional bike racing. Daniel Friebe and Pete Goding, the authors of 'Mountain Higher: Europe's Extreme, Undiscovered and Unforgettable Cycle Climbs' join host Jack Thurston to talk about the quest for ever more exhilarating climbs and breathtakingly beautiful places. In a podcast-only extra, Bill Chidley reports back from the Annual General Meeting of...2013-10-221h 03The Bike Show PodcastSound and Vision: A Secret History of Bicycle Cultures 1869-2013In a talk recorded at Friday Late "Eat, Ride, Sleep, Repeat" held earlier this year at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, Jack Thurston tells a secret history of British bicycle cultures, with help from Ruth Beale, Tim Dawson, Guy Andrews and Patrick Field.
This is an enhanced podcast with still images accompanying the audio. It might not make as much sense without the images. Continue reading →2013-09-2658 minThe Bike Show PodcastC’est Magnifique! C’est le Tour de France!This year's Tour de France was the hundredth edition of the world's biggest and best bicycle race - and it proved to be a race to remember. Jack Thurston talks with 'Buffalo' Bill Chidley about three weeks of outstanding bike racing. Next year the Tour will begin in Yorkshire and cycling journalist Peter Cossins is already excited about the race passing right by his house in Ilkley, West Yorkshire.
Continue reading →2013-07-2329 minThe Bike Show PodcastC’est Magnifique! C’est le Tour de France!This year's Tour de France was the hundredth edition of the world's biggest and best bicycle race - and it proved to be a race to remember. Jack Thurston talks with 'Buffalo' Bill Chidley about three weeks of outstanding bike racing. Next year the Tour will begin in Yorkshire and cycling journalist Peter Cossins is already excited about the race passing right by his house in Ilkley, West Yorkshire.
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The post C’est Magnifique! C’est le Tour de France! first appeared on The Bike Show.2013-07-2300 minThe Bike Show PodcastBoardman versus ObreeThe sporting rivalry between Chris Boardman and Graeme Obree is among the greatest in history, on a par with Ovett and Coe, Borg and McEnroe or Ali and Frazier. Twenty years on from their record-breaking exploits, Jack Thurston and Edward … Continue reading →2013-07-1949 minThe Bike Show PodcastBoardman versus ObreeThe sporting rivalry between Chris Boardman and Graeme Obree is among the greatest in history, on a par with Ovett and Coe, Borg and McEnroe or Ali and Frazier. Twenty years on from their record-breaking exploits, Jack Thurston and Edward … Continue reading →
The post Boardman versus Obree first appeared on The Bike Show.2013-07-1900 minThe Bike Show PodcastSoon We’ll Be WheelbuildingThe spoked wheel is the unsung hero of the bicycle. Jack Thurston embarks on a journey of discovery, to understand how a bicycle wheel works with the help of engineer and materials scientist Professor Mark Miodownik, and then tries to learn how to build one, taking a class at London's Cycle Systems Academy. Continue reading →2013-05-2130 minThe Bike Show PodcastSoon We’ll Be WheelbuildingThe spoked wheel is the unsung hero of the bicycle. Jack Thurston embarks on a journey of discovery, to understand how a bicycle wheel works with the help of engineer and materials scientist Professor Mark Miodownik, and then tries to learn how to build one, taking a class at London's Cycle Systems Academy. Continue reading →
The post Soon We’ll Be Wheelbuilding first appeared on The Bike Show.2013-05-2100 minThe Bike Show PodcastA Bright New Dawn for Cycling in London?London Mayor Boris Johnson's new Vision for Cycling has won widespread praise for its ambition of making London streets more inviting for people on bikes, following the successes of cities like Amsterdam and Copenhagen. Jack Thurston is joined by three cycling activists for a look at the details and to share their views on what really needs to be done to make London a safer and more pleasant place to ride a bike. Featuring Trevor Parsons, coordinator of Hackney Cyclists, blogger Mark Treasure and ex-London bike messenger Buffalo Bill Chidley Continue reading →2013-04-1629 minThe Bike Show PodcastA Bright New Dawn for Cycling in London?London Mayor Boris Johnson's new Vision for Cycling has won widespread praise for its ambition of making London streets more inviting for people on bikes, following the successes of cities like Amsterdam and Copenhagen. Jack Thurston is joined by three cycling activists for a look at the details and to share their views on what really needs to be done to make London a safer and more pleasant place to ride a bike. Featuring Trevor Parsons, coordinator of Hackney Cyclists, blogger Mark Treasure and ex-London bike messenger Buffalo Bill Chidley Continue reading →
The post A Bright New Da...2013-04-1600 minThe Bike Show PodcastWhen Will We Stop Lorries Killing Cyclists?As another cyclist is killed by a lorry in central London, Jack Thurston asks whether it's time to take a harder line to make the city's streets safer. Featuring Cynthia Barlow of RoadPeace, former bike messenger Bill Chidley and Mike Cavenett of the London Cycling Campaign, which has recently proposed a new design for lorries working in London.
Plus news of Jack's new book, Lost Lanes: 36 Glorious Bike Rides in Southern England. Continue reading →2013-04-0833 minThe Bike Show PodcastWhen Will We Stop Lorries Killing Cyclists?As another cyclist is killed by a lorry in central London, Jack Thurston asks whether it's time to take a harder line to make the city's streets safer. Featuring Cynthia Barlow of RoadPeace, former bike messenger Bill Chidley and Mike Cavenett of the London Cycling Campaign, which has recently proposed a new design for lorries working in London.
Plus news of Jack's new book, Lost Lanes: 36 Glorious Bike Rides in Southern England. Continue reading →
The post When Will We Stop Lorries Killing Cyclists? first appeared on The Bike Show.2013-04-0800 minThe Bike Show PodcastPodcast special: Did Cycling Kill Kraftwerk?On the eve of Kraftwerk's eight night residency at the Tate Modern, Jack is joined by David Buckley, music writer and author of a new biography of the German electronic pop pioneers. Among the revelations in his book is evidence that a serious obsession with cycling contributed to the slowing of the band's musical output in the 1980s and, ultimately, the break-up of the group's classic line-up. Jack and David talk about Kraftwerk's journey from experimental music-making to the pinnacle of influence over pop, rock, hip-hop and dance music as well as their love affair with riding their bikes...2013-02-0100 minThe Bike Show PodcastPodcast Special: The Gospel According to St GrantGrant Petersen thinks most cyclists need to 'unrace themselves', that is to say, stop following what professional racing cyclists do. Instead we should all ride more comfortable bikes in more comfortable clothes and be more relaxed about the whole experience. He's written a book called Just Ride and, in an extended interview, he tells Jack Thurston exactly what he means. Grant Petersen is a highly regarded bicycle designer, formerly of Bridgestone USA and founder and owner of Rivendell Bicycle Works in northern California. Continue reading →
The post Podcast Special: The Gospel According to St Grant first appeared on...2012-12-1000 minThe Bike Show PodcastPodcast Special: The Gospel According to St GrantGrant Petersen thinks most cyclists need to 'unrace themselves', that is to say, stop following what professional racing cyclists do. Instead we should all ride more comfortable bikes in more comfortable clothes and be more relaxed about the whole experience. He's written a book called Just Ride and, in an extended interview, he tells Jack Thurston exactly what he means. Grant Petersen is a highly regarded bicycle designer, formerly of Bridgestone USA and founder and owner of Rivendell Bicycle Works in northern California. Continue reading →2012-12-1048 minThe Bike Show PodcastRaleigh RecallIn the third and final instalment of the Raleigh mini-season, listeners to The Bike Show share their recollections of Raleigh bicycles they have loved - and loathed. Jack Thurston is joined by broadcaster and artist Ruby Wright and London man-about-town and Raleigh Twenty owner Jean-Marie Orhan. In a podcast-only bonus feature, Tony Hadland shares his thoughts on restoring old, neglected Raleigh bicycles.
Apologies to 'Fun Run' Robbie who is of course not 'Fun Boy' Robbie at all (or maybe he is?!) and yes, the town of Hawick in the Scottish Borders is pronounced like this. Continue reading →...2012-10-3000 minThe Bike Show PodcastRaleigh RecallIn the third and final instalment of the Raleigh mini-season, listeners to The Bike Show share their recollections of Raleigh bicycles they have loved - and loathed. Jack Thurston is joined by broadcaster and artist Ruby Wright and London man-about-town and Raleigh Twenty owner Jean-Marie Orhan. In a podcast-only bonus feature, Tony Hadland shares his thoughts on restoring old, neglected Raleigh bicycles.
Apologies to 'Fun Run' Robbie who is of course not 'Fun Boy' Robbie at all (or maybe he is?!) and yes, the town of Hawick in the Scottish Borders is pronounced like this. Continue reading →2012-10-3035 minThe Bike Show PodcastRaleigh (part two): The FallIn the second of a two-part feature on the Raleigh Bicycle Company, historian Tony Hadland and Jack Thurston look at Raleigh's post-war success as the world's biggest bicycle manufacturing company and its long decline to a point where it was sold off to overseas investors and abandoned manufacturing in its home town of Nottingham. The Raleigh name lives on as a brand owned by Accell, a larger Dutch company. Continue reading →2012-10-2341 minThe Bike Show PodcastRaleigh (part two): The FallIn the second of a two-part feature on the Raleigh Bicycle Company, historian Tony Hadland and Jack Thurston look at Raleigh's post-war success as the world's biggest bicycle manufacturing company and its long decline to a point where it was sold off to overseas investors and abandoned manufacturing in its home town of Nottingham. The Raleigh name lives on as a brand owned by Accell, a larger Dutch company. Continue reading →
The post Raleigh (part two): The Fall first appeared on The Bike Show.2012-10-2300 minThe Bike Show PodcastRaleigh (part one): The RiseIn the first of a two-part feature on the Raleigh Bicycle Company, historian Tony Hadland and Jack Thurston chart the rise of the company from a small backstreet workshop in Nottingham in the mid-1880s to the mid-1950s when it was seemingly unassailable as the world's biggest bicycle manufacturer.
Tony Hadland is the author of Raleigh: Past and Presence of an Iconic Bicycle Brand. Continue reading →
The post Raleigh (part one): The Rise first appeared on The Bike Show.2012-10-1500 minThe Bike Show PodcastRaleigh (part one): The RiseIn the first of a two-part feature on the Raleigh Bicycle Company, historian Tony Hadland and Jack Thurston chart the rise of the company from a small backstreet workshop in Nottingham in the mid-1880s to the mid-1950s when it was seemingly unassailable as the world's biggest bicycle manufacturer.
Tony Hadland is the author of Raleigh: Past and Presence of an Iconic Bicycle Brand. Continue reading →2012-10-1528 minThe Bike Show PodcastRemembering Albert Winstanley and announcing the Bicycle ReaderTim Dawson and Jack Thurston talk about Albert Winstanley, the Lancashire writer, broadcaster and cycletourist who died earlier this year aged 95. Winstanley was a top notch nature writer and had the rare talent to convey in his writing the pleasures of a simple bicycle ride. One of Winstanley's articles features in the first edition of the Bicycle Reader, a new collection of quality writing about riding, co-edited by Jack Thurston and Tim Dawson, and available for Kindle and other e-book readers for the very modest price of £1.53. Continue reading →2012-07-2329 minThe Bike Show PodcastTour de France Rest Day Chit-Chat with Lionel BirnieToday is the last rest day in the Tour before the race heads into the Pyrenees for tomorrow's frighteningly gruelling mountain stage around the Circle of Death. The rest gave Jack Thurston time to catch up with Lionel Birnie, The Bike Show's favourite cycling journalist. Lionel writes for Cycle Sport Magazine and the Sunday Times. You can follow him on twitter at lioneljbirnie and read his articles in Cycle Sport Magazine and in the Sunday Times. Continue reading →2012-07-1740 minThe Bike Show PodcastHow Ned Boulting Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love the Tour de FranceIt's July, that means it's the Tour de France. Jack Thurston talks with Ned Boulting, a sports reporter who has been covering the Tour for ITV since 2003. He talks about the rise in popularity of cycle sport and everyday cycling over the past decade and the high jinks he's got up to while covering the last nine Tours de France Ned's book, How I Won the Yellow Jumper, is out now, published by Yellow Jersey Press. Continue reading →
The post How Ned Boulting Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love the Tour de France first appeared on The Bi...2012-06-3000 minThe Bike Show PodcastHow Ned Boulting Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love the Tour de FranceIt's July, that means it's the Tour de France. Jack Thurston talks with Ned Boulting, a sports reporter who has been covering the Tour for ITV since 2003. He talks about the rise in popularity of cycle sport and everyday cycling over the past decade and the high jinks he's got up to while covering the last nine Tours de France Ned's book, How I Won the Yellow Jumper, is out now, published by Yellow Jersey Press. Continue reading →2012-06-3054 minThe Bike Show PodcastVous Faites le Tour de France?With this year's Tour de France just a few days away, Kieron Yates and Jack Thurston talk about the best places to go touring by bicycle in France. They share their ideas on where to go, where to stay and how to get there and back. Continue reading →2012-06-2540 minThe Bike Show PodcastTo Copenhagen, City of CyclistsA trip to the Danish capital of Copenhagen, city of stylish cyclists, where Jack Thurston meets Mikael Colville-Andersen, the force behind Cycle Chic and Copenhagenize. We talk about how a single street photograph set him on a new path of bicycle advocacy, fashion and city planning consulting. And lots and lots of blogging.
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The post To Copenhagen, City of Cyclists first appeared on The Bike Show.2012-05-2200 minThe Bike Show PodcastTo Copenhagen, City of CyclistsA trip to the Danish capital of Copenhagen, city of stylish cyclists, where Jack Thurston meets Mikael Colville-Andersen, the force behind Cycle Chic and Copenhagenize. We talk about how a single street photograph set him on a new path of bicycle advocacy, fashion and city planning consulting. And lots and lots of blogging.
Continue reading →2012-05-2238 minThe Bike Show PodcastHow to get more women riding bikesTo mark International Women's Day, a discussion of women in cycling, from bygone days of the Rational Dress Society of the late Victorian era to Britain's twenty-first century successes in competition on the track and on the road. We ask why women are still three times less likely to ride bikes than men. Jen Kerrison and Jack Thurston are joined by Ann Kenrick, a trustee of the London Cycling Campaign and Natalie Justice of the Breeze Network at British Cycling. Continue reading →2012-03-1229 minThe Bike Show PodcastHow to get more women riding bikesTo mark International Women's Day, a discussion of women in cycling, from bygone days of the Rational Dress Society of the late Victorian era to Britain's twenty-first century successes in competition on the track and on the road. We ask why women are still three times less likely to ride bikes than men. Jen Kerrison and Jack Thurston are joined by Ann Kenrick, a trustee of the London Cycling Campaign and Natalie Justice of the Breeze Network at British Cycling. Continue reading →
The post How to get more women riding bikes first appeared on The Bike Show.2012-03-1200 minThe Bike Show PodcastLondon to Bristol (part one)Part one of a ride from London to Bristol, in which presenter Jack Thurston is guided by listeners to the show. First stop is St Giles’ Church in Stoke Poges, home to the ‘bicycle window’ (pictured behind Jack and Denis … Continue reading →2009-06-2329 minThe Bike Show PodcastLondon to Bristol (part one)Part one of a ride from London to Bristol, in which presenter Jack Thurston is guided by listeners to the show. First stop is St Giles’ Church in Stoke Poges, home to the ‘bicycle window’ (pictured behind Jack and Denis … Continue reading →
The post London to Bristol (part one) first appeared on The Bike Show.2009-06-2300 minThe Bike Show Podcast18 February 2008: Hanging with the Trixie ChixJack Thurston is away and in his place Amy Cooper presents a show devoted to the swashbuckling Trixie Chix, London’s female fixed wheel freestylers. Will Amy and her sit-up-and-beg town bike cut the mustard with the trackstanding, bike polo playing, … Continue reading →
The post 18 February 2008: Hanging with the Trixie Chix first appeared on The Bike Show.2008-02-2000 minThe Bike Show Podcast18 February 2008: Hanging with the Trixie ChixJack Thurston is away and in his place Amy Cooper presents a show devoted to the swashbuckling Trixie Chix, London’s female fixed wheel freestylers. Will Amy and her sit-up-and-beg town bike cut the mustard with the trackstanding, bike polo playing, … Continue reading →2008-02-2023 minThe Bike Show Podcast14 January 2008: Are cycling Waterloo sunsets under threat?Southwark Council plans to ban cyclists from a key stretch of the Thames Path, which runs along the south bank of the Thames, alongside the Tate Modern and the Globe Theatre. Jack Thurston canvases the (mixed) opinions of passersby and … Continue reading →
The post 14 January 2008: Are cycling Waterloo sunsets under threat? first appeared on The Bike Show.2008-01-1400 minThe Bike Show Podcast14 January 2008: Are cycling Waterloo sunsets under threat?Southwark Council plans to ban cyclists from a key stretch of the Thames Path, which runs along the south bank of the Thames, alongside the Tate Modern and the Globe Theatre. Jack Thurston canvases the (mixed) opinions of passersby and … Continue reading →2008-01-1429 minThe Bike Show Podcast5 March 2007: Green London?A look at London Mayor Ken Livingstone’s ambition for London to be the greenest major city in the world. Host Jack Thurston and Erica Jobson of Futerra, the London-based sustainable development communications consultancy discuss the role of government and the … Continue reading →
The post 5 March 2007: Green London? first appeared on The Bike Show.2007-03-0700 minThe Bike Show Podcast5 March 2007: Green London?A look at London Mayor Ken Livingstone’s ambition for London to be the greenest major city in the world. Host Jack Thurston and Erica Jobson of Futerra, the London-based sustainable development communications consultancy discuss the role of government and the … Continue reading →2007-03-0731 minThe Bike Show Podcast4 December 2006: Sur le pavé in BrusselsIn the Belgian capital of Brussels, road-testing Cyclocity, a new concept in bicycle hire – sturdy bikes you can pick up and leave in different places around the city that cost just one euro an hour. Jack Thurston and William … Continue reading →
The post 4 December 2006: Sur le pavé in Brussels first appeared on The Bike Show.2006-12-0400 minThe Bike Show Podcast4 December 2006: Sur le pavé in BrusselsIn the Belgian capital of Brussels, road-testing Cyclocity, a new concept in bicycle hire – sturdy bikes you can pick up and leave in different places around the city that cost just one euro an hour. Jack Thurston and William … Continue reading →2006-12-0428 minThe Bike Show Podcast13 November 2006: On a Bickerton in China, the Sideways Bike and cycling with disabilitiesThis week’s studio guest is none other than David Thurston, my very own dad. A London cyclist since the 1970s when he lost his driving license, he explored China in the early 1980s on a Bickerton folder and is now … Continue reading →2006-11-1429 minThe Bike Show Podcast13 November 2006: On a Bickerton in China, the Sideways Bike and cycling with disabilitiesThis week’s studio guest is none other than David Thurston, my very own dad. A London cyclist since the 1970s when he lost his driving license, he explored China in the early 1980s on a Bickerton folder and is now … Continue reading →
The post 13 November 2006: On a Bickerton in China, the Sideways Bike and cycling with disabilities first appeared on The Bike Show.2006-11-1400 minThe Bike Show Podcast23 October 2006: At Cycle 2006 – Eddy Merckx and a hunt for gadgetsJack Thurston and Jo Upton in search of the best bicycle gadget at Cycle 2006, the UK’s biggest cycling exhibition and trade fair. Glow in the dark pedals, GPS tools, bike storage, heart rate monitors and lights galore. We are … Continue reading →2006-10-2429 minThe Bike Show Podcast23 October 2006: At Cycle 2006 – Eddy Merckx and a hunt for gadgetsJack Thurston and Jo Upton in search of the best bicycle gadget at Cycle 2006, the UK’s biggest cycling exhibition and trade fair. Glow in the dark pedals, GPS tools, bike storage, heart rate monitors and lights galore. We are … Continue reading →
The post 23 October 2006: At Cycle 2006 – Eddy Merckx and a hunt for gadgets first appeared on The Bike Show.2006-10-2400 minThe Bike Show Podcast17 April 2006: Cycling in New York City (part two)As he crosses the Hudson River into Brooklyn, things take a turn for the weird on Jack Thurston’s bicycle adventure in New York City. A visit to the drummers’ circle in Prospect Park, a one man bicycle soul machine and … Continue reading →2006-04-1829 minThe Bike Show PodcastCycling in New York City (part two)As he crosses the Hudson River into Brooklyn, things take a turn for the weird on Jack Thurston’s bicycle adventure in New York City. A visit to the drummers’ circle in Prospect Park, a one man bicycle soul machine and … Continue reading →
The post Cycling in New York City (part two) first appeared on The Bike Show.2006-04-1829 minThe Bike Show Podcast10 April 2006: Cycling in New York City (part one)In the first of two shows devoted to cycling in the NYC, Jack Thurston takes to the streets of Manhattan on a sunny spring Sunday and meets cyclists and assorted Gotham oddballs. Listen to Part Two.2006-04-1128 minThe Bike Show PodcastCycling in New York City (part one)In the first of two shows devoted to cycling in the NYC, Jack Thurston takes to the streets of Manhattan on a sunny spring Sunday and meets cyclists and assorted Gotham oddballs. Listen to Part Two.
The post Cycling in New York City (part one) first appeared on The Bike Show.2006-04-1128 minThe Bike Show Podcast13 March 2006: Bike Show Jukebox Jury – part twoSecond half of the Bike Show’s ‘Jukebox Jury’. Cabaret star Sarah-Louise Young joins Alex Crawford and Jack Thurston in casting a critical ear at another cluch of bicycle-themed songs. Find out which come out top and which are the howlers… … Continue reading →
The post 13 March 2006: Bike Show Jukebox Jury – part two first appeared on The Bike Show.2006-03-1600 minThe Bike Show Podcast13 March 2006: Bike Show Jukebox Jury – part twoSecond half of the Bike Show’s ‘Jukebox Jury’. Cabaret star Sarah-Louise Young joins Alex Crawford and Jack Thurston in casting a critical ear at another cluch of bicycle-themed songs. Find out which come out top and which are the howlers… … Continue reading →2006-03-1629 minThe Bike Show Podcast6 March 2006: Bike Show Jukebox Jury – part onePart one of the Bike Show’s ‘Jukebox Jury’, with cabaret star Sarah-Louise Young and Alex Crawford joining Jack Thurston to listen to a selection of bike-related songs. Which are hits and which are misses? MP32006-03-1629 minThe Bike Show Podcast6 March 2006: Bike Show Jukebox Jury – part onePart one of the Bike Show’s ‘Jukebox Jury’, with cabaret star Sarah-Louise Young and Alex Crawford joining Jack Thurston to listen to a selection of bike-related songs. Which are hits and which are misses? MP3
The post 6 March 2006: Bike Show Jukebox Jury – part one first appeared on The Bike Show.2006-03-1600 minThe Bike Show Podcast10 January 2005: Kraftwerk and CyclingDiscussing German electro-pop pioneers Kraftwerk and their love of the bicycle. With Kraftwerk aficionados Maisie Hitchcock and Chris Bloor. MP3 format Read Jack Thurston’s feature on Kraftwerk and cycling first published in Rouleur magazine.
The post 10 January 2005: Kraftwerk and Cycling first appeared on The Bike Show.2005-08-0529 min