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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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16 June 2008: From the Tropics to the Stones

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2008/06/16

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3 March 2008: Cycling Troubadours

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2008/03/06

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25 February 2008: Will Vélib work in London?

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2008/02/27

Kieron Yates and Matt Tempest report from Paris on the VÃ©lib bike hire system that has brough 20,000 bicycles to the streets and transformed the French capital overnight into a cycling metropolis. Can it work in London? MP3 | Other … Continue reading → The post 25 February 2008: Will Vélib work in London? first appeared on The Bike Show.

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18 February 2008: Hanging with the Trixie Chix

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2008/02/19

Jack 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.

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11 February 2007: Love

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2008/02/11

In a special Valentine’s Day edition, sultry Southwark Cyclist Miss Alex Crawford explains why cycling is so good for flirting while love goddess Venus Kamura tells of the fifth annual Reclaim Love ‘happening’ on Saturday 16 February at the Eros … Continue reading → The post 11 February 2007: Love first appeared on The Bike Show.

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4 February 2008: Reclaim the Street(maps)

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2008/02/04

Private companies and revenue-hungry government agencies have always had a stranglehold on the world’s best maps, until the arrival of Open Street Map, a volunteer-driven effort akin to Wikipedia for mapping and cartography. OSM offers endless customisation possibilities, is entirely … Continue reading → The post 4 February 2008: Reclaim the Street(maps) first appeared on The Bike Show.

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28 January 2008: Transition Town Bicycling

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2008/01/28

Totnes in South Devon is where the rapidly growing ‘transition town’ movement all began. Transition towns are a response to the problem of resource depletion, peak oil and climate change and embrace the practical and more esoteric aspects of changing … Continue reading → The post 28 January 2008: Transition Town Bicycling first appeared on The Bike Show.

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21 January 2008: Hidden Treasure

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2008/01/21

Paul Wonnacott has been buying, repairing and selling on used bicycles in the English countryside for almost thirty years. In an extended interview he looks back at the changes he has observed in the bicycle manufacturing industry (most of them … Continue reading → The post 21 January 2008: Hidden Treasure first appeared on The Bike Show.

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14 January 2008: Are cycling Waterloo sunsets under...

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2008/01/14

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.

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7 January 2008: New Year’s Resolutions

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2008/01/08

The closing of one year and start of another is the time where many of us resolve to turn over a new leaf, change our life or otherwise embark on a virtuous but most probably doomed attempt at self-improvement. London … Continue reading → The post 7 January 2008: New Year’s Resolutions first appeared on The Bike Show.

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17 December 2007: London Olympics 2012

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2007/12/18

Does the coming of Olympics in 2012 spell disaster for cycle sport in London or will it bring much needed regeneration of a neglected part of the city? A ride with Patrick Field around the perimeter fence of the construction … Continue reading → The post 17 December 2007: London Olympics 2012 first appeared on The Bike Show.

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10 December 2007: How to Win at Roller-Racing

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2007/12/11

Reigning Rollapaluza champion and two-time ‘Raphapaluza’ winner Simon Jackson gives his tips on how to win at the frenzied sport of static bike racing. Plus a preview of the upcoming ITV comedy-drama series Bike Squad (aka “The Bill on bikes”) … Continue reading → The post 10 December 2007: How to Win at Roller-Racing first appeared on The Bike Show.

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3 December 2007: Fixed Fever

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2007/12/04

Over the past five years a craze for riding bicycles with only one gear and no freewheel has taken off, in New York, London, Sydney and cities all around the world. We take a long hard look at the merits … Continue reading → The post 3 December 2007: Fixed Fever first appeared on The Bike Show.

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26 November 2007: Christmas books special

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2007/11/27

A Christmas books special with guests George Theohari (author of the newly published Cyclist’s Companion), Guy Andrews (editor of Rouleur) and Graeme Fife (among the UK’s leading cycle writer whose memoirs were published this year). Includes readings from Tim Krabbé’s … Continue reading → The post 26 November 2007: Christmas books special first appeared on The Bike Show.

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19 November 2007: Tales of the summer

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2007/11/21

The Bike Show returns for its winter season with guest in the studio Buffalo Bill reporting on this year’s Cycle Messenger World Championship in Dublin and Kieron Yates on taking part in the epic and grueling 1200 kilometer non-stop race … Continue reading → The post 19 November 2007: Tales of the summer first appeared on The Bike Show.

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2 July 2007: The Lowdown on Cyclosportives

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2007/07/02

In conversation with Julian Bray, a journalist and rider with the Rapha Condor team. Julian came to competitive cycling after falling in love with the continental tradition of the cyclosportive: mass-participation road races of historic or cultural significance, such as … Continue reading → The post 2 July 2007: The Lowdown on Cyclosportives first appeared on The Bike Show.

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25 June 2007: Flandrien

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2007/06/26

Preview of a new exhibition of stunning photographs by internationally acclaimed photojournalist Stefan Vanfleteren that capture the essence of Flemish cycle racing. Interviews with Vanfleteren and with British former world champion Tony Doyle and three times Paris-Roubaix winner Johan Museeuw … Continue reading → The post 25 June 2007: Flandrien first appeared on The Bike Show.

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18 June 2007: Style on two wheels

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2007/06/19

T’ain’t what you do, it’s the way that you do it. Andrea Casalotti of Velorution and Jean-Marie Orhan (Frenchman-about-town and founding member of the Tweed Cycling Club) offer sartorial advice to urban cyclists. Tribute is paid to the stylish riders … Continue reading → The post 18 June 2007: Style on two wheels first appeared on The Bike Show.

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11 June 2007: ‘Slow Bicycling’ in Italy; on two...

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2007/06/11

The Bike Show this week has a distinctly Mediterranean and gastronomic feel. Kieron Yates reports from northern Italy, the world capital of the Slow Food movement, on a ‘slow bicycle’ ride along the length of the River Po (for more … Continue reading → The post 11 June 2007: ‘Slow Bicycling’ in Italy; on two wheels in Provence first appeared on The Bike Show.

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4 June 2007: To Paris for La Fête du Vélo //...

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2007/06/04

The Bike Show visits Paris’s 11th Fête du Vélo. Among the subjects discussed are Paris’s growing love affair with the Brompton folding bicycle, how Cannondale are marketing the latest urban bikes in France, a new puncture proof Dutch tyre and … Continue reading → The post 4 June 2007: To Paris for La Fête du Vélo // Unicycling in South Dakota first appeared on The Bike Show.

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