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The Bike Show Podcast

Podcast devoted to the art, science, politics and transcendental pleasure of cycling, in London and beyond. Presented by Jack Thurston the show has been running since 2004, initially as a radio show on Resonance FM. It covers the intersections of cycling, culture, society and creativity from a variety of perspectives. From Tour de France to roller-racing, from Brompton commuters to bicycle messengers, from Kraftwerk to hip hop, from urban design to countryside trips. Literature, history, travel,

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Four Great Lives in Cycling: Kuklos, Robinson,...

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2010/12/07

Studio discussion of four great lives in cycling: Kuklos, the prolific journalist who documented British cycling scene in the first half of the twentieth century; Brian Robinson (pictured, above), the first Brit to win stages in the Tour de France; … Continue reading → The post Four Great Lives in Cycling: Kuklos, Robinson, Mustoe, Fignon first appeared on The Bike Show.

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Season opener: Knutsford Great Race and all the fun...

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2010/11/30

Window shopping at the Cycle Show 2010 taking in the latest offerings from Brooks (saddles), Bisignals (lights), Bike Dock (storage), Carradice (bags), Schmidt Maschinenbau (dynamo lights) and the Moulton Bicycle Company. Matt Sparkes reports from the once-a-decade Knutsford Great Race, … Continue reading → The post Season opener: Knutsford Great Race and all the fun of the Cycle Show 2010 first appeared on The Bike Show.

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Ron Cooper on Ron Cooper

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2010/08/04

Ron Cooper is a legend in frame-building. He started as a fifteen-year-old apprentice with A.S. Gillott, and his frames have come to define the very best of the British lightweight style. He talks about the early days learning from master … Continue reading → The post Ron Cooper on Ron Cooper first appeared on The Bike Show.

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Looking back at Le Tour and ahead to ‘Bicycle Thieves’

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2010/07/27

Lionel Birnie of Cycling Weekly shares his best moments of this year’s sensational Tour De France. Plus we look ahead to Bicycle Thieves, which combines theatre and BMXing on the streets of London, as part of the InTransit festival. Book … Continue reading → The post Looking back at Le Tour and ahead to ‘Bicycle Thieves’ first appeared on The Bike Show.

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Talking Le Tour with Paul Fournel

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2010/07/21

An extended, hour long edition of the show featuring French writer, poet, cyclist and cultural ambassador Paul Fournel (pictured). We stroll from the French House in Soho to the Rapha Cycle Club in Clerkenwell, to visit an exhibition of a … Continue reading → The post Talking Le Tour with Paul Fournel first appeared on The Bike Show.

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Gavin Turk’s ‘Les Bikes du Bois Rond’

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2010/07/14

Tim Dawson joins artist Gavin Turk on the first of two rides in the East Anglian countryside. Plus a detailed look at the Mayor of London’s new cycle hire bikes, with Transport for London’s Gary McGowan, technical adviser to the … Continue reading → The post Gavin Turk’s ‘Les Bikes du Bois Rond’ first appeared on The Bike Show.

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Un Tour de France de Londres with Stephen Bayley

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2010/07/08

As part of this year’s London Festival of Architecture, Stephen Bayley leads a ride around the best of French architecture, art and design to be found on the streets of London. Stephen Bayley is the Observer’s architecture and design critic, … Continue reading → The post Un Tour de France de Londres with Stephen Bayley first appeared on The Bike Show.

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Now We Are Six (part one)

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2010/06/22

It’s time to blow out the candles on The Bike Show’s great big carbo-loaded birthday cake. 6 years old! To mark the occasion this week’s show features some of the more memorable moments from the first three years of experimental … Continue reading → The post Now We Are Six (part one) first appeared on The Bike Show.

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A Journey Into Tranquility

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2010/06/08

Sustrans is the sustainable transportation charity and lobby group that pioneered the national cycle network. It is also one of the UK’s biggest commissioners of public art. Today’s show is devoted to one of Sustrans’s new Prospectives series, a handful … Continue reading → The post A Journey Into Tranquility first appeared on The Bike Show.

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A Life On Two Wheels

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2010/06/02

This week, a guest production by Stuart Watt. Life’s race from childhood to old age, as told by those who live it on two wheels. Original music by Chris Annetts. If you’d like to contribute material to The Bike Show, … Continue reading → The post A Life On Two Wheels first appeared on The Bike Show.

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Giro d’Italia at Look Mum No Hands

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2010/05/25

As the Giro d’Italia enters its third week, we discuss Italy’s great stage race with Lionel Birnie of Cycling Weekly, in an experimental live broadcast from Look Mum No Hands, London’s newest and best cycle-cafe. Sam Humpheson shows us around … Continue reading → The post Giro d’Italia at Look Mum No Hands first appeared on The Bike Show.

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Cycle Superhighways – Waste of Paint or...

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2010/05/18

A long, hard look at the Mayor of London’s plans for 12 cycle superhighways – bike routes from the outer boroughs along London’s main arterial roads. With Kulveer Ranger, Boris Johnson’s top transport adviser, Rob Ainsley of the Real Cycling … Continue reading → The post Cycle Superhighways – Waste of Paint or Copenhagenization? first appeared on The Bike Show.

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Season opener: Berlin, bikes & public art, Dunwich...

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2010/05/10

Can London ever be as good a cycling city as Berlin? Helen Pidd of the Guardian and Matt Tempest give their views. Artist Mila Lipowicz talks about East London Local(Eyes): an interactive video installation that recreates the feeling of riding … Continue reading → The post Season opener: Berlin, bikes & public art, Dunwich Dynamo first appeared on The Bike Show.

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The Racing Year with Lionel Birnie

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2010/02/17

In an off-season podcast-only extended episode, Lionel Birnie of Cycling Weekly joins me to talk about the year ahead in professional road racing. We talk about the season-openers in the Gulf, the Monuments and Cobbled Classics and of course the … Continue reading → The post The Racing Year with Lionel Birnie first appeared on The Bike Show.

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Do It Yourself

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2010/01/26

David Kitchen, aka Velocio, set up the London Fixed Gear and Single Speed Forum almost three years ago. In a short time it has spawned an active and inventive cycling community and in the process the forum has grown to … Continue reading → The post Do It Yourself first appeared on The Bike Show.

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If the bike fits…

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2010/01/19

Following on from last week’s show on well-being, we look at the importance of getting a good fit between rider and machine. Scherritt Knoesen of The Bike Whisperer, is a leading London-based bike fitter. We talk geometry, contact points and … Continue reading → The post If the bike fits… first appeared on The Bike Show.

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Well-being

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2010/01/12

January is the perfect month to take a closer look at how to stay feeling good on the bike. In the studio to share their expertise are Michael Crebbin, a sports physio specialising in cycling-related problems, and Rebecca Bogue who … Continue reading → The post Well-being first appeared on The Bike Show.

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Jumble Jumble

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2010/01/04

It’s the tenth day of Christmas and this week’s show is like a Christmas stocking with bulges in all the right places. Dr Steve Fabes is about to set off on a four and a half year cycle ride around … Continue reading → The post Jumble Jumble first appeared on The Bike Show.

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Red light means go (or does it?)

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2009/12/15

Should cyclists stop at red lights? Why do we feel such a strong urge to keep rolling? Should our behavior be guided by the law of the land or the laws of common courtesy? What would Isaac Newton and Thomas … Continue reading → The post Red light means go (or does it?) first appeared on The Bike Show.

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Reading and riding: Christmas books special

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2009/12/08

Tim Dawson, cycling columnist for the Sunday Times, runs the Cycling Books website, the most compendious review website for cycling books. He joins me in the studio to discuss the literature of cycling, from Tour de France to cycle touring. … Continue reading → The post Reading and riding: Christmas books special first appeared on The Bike Show.

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