Cambridge to Huntingdon: update

This was the abrupt end to my ride to Huntingdon in January 2021. I ran out of road…. ..and this is what the same spot looked like in May 2021. The A14 enhancement NMU route from Girton to Fenstanton is … Continue reading →

Sir John de Creke 1325

3 frame monatge Canon Ixus 70. Hand held monoplanar rectification.

Route Werks bar bag: lid noise.

Route werks handlebar bag a go go

So I took the plunge and shelled out the fairly steep price and around about a month later the box from China showed up. I’d read the reviews, swallowed the hype, had on-going leakage with the Karrimor and, in a … Continue reading →

The Rixen Kaul experiment

So much of life on a bike is about compromise: I ride a 12kg steel bike because I know the terrain I ride over and the loads I shift from time to time would destroy a featherweight machine so I … Continue reading →

Barrier trajectory

The trajectory forced by the barriers on the South ramp of the Swavesey bridge is unsafe. Once a rider has made the transition a few times speeds increase. The resultant path is actually worse than the unmodified elbow in place … Continue reading →

The 5 principles of Cycle Infrastructure Design in Cambridgeshire

Cambridshire hosts 2 big cycling schemes. Do they meet the test of the 5 design principles of LTN1/20? Continue reading →

Designed for the non motorised user?

Good infrastructure connects, poor infrastructure divides. In the grand scheme of things the state of our cycle infrastructure is probably not the most important thing in our lives. I was surprised when a pair of ‘road men’ were not interested … Continue reading →

Barred at Bar Hill: accidents waiting to happen

Since the 28th of July 2020 government policy on the design of cycle infrastructure is governed by 5 core principles. Networks and routes should be: Coherent Direct Safe Comfortable Attractive The massive investment involved in the iconic bridge which links … Continue reading →

Hunting the nmu, what happened to the ‘high quality’ NMU route?

The A14 Non Motorised User (NMU) route was cut on January 29th 2021 as barriers were errected at the foot of the acess ramps to the magnificent new bridges at Bar Hill and Swavesey. They are installed as a result … Continue reading →