Sheffield Cycle Chic: Archive

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Let it snow…

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Sheffield in 1930 (This is a link to the pathe website which won’t let you embed their footage, the sound quality is dreadful so probably best viewed on silent!) Buses, trams, cars and trains, but no sign of any bikes… I’m curious about this because normally when you see film footage of this era you would see plenty of bikes weaving in and out of the traffic. Is this just a...

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Cycling in New York The view from copenhaganize I’m not sure where the camera was mounted but from the looks of it I’m guessing probably on the handle bars. It gives the film an odd feel because you are looking at everything from a child’s eye perspective. Still, it’s interesting to watch - although it makes me feel a little dizzy… but then maybe its just me?

Dec 15th

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Look a bike lane that’s wider than your handle bars! Yes really. With space to overtake. And kerbs to keep the cars out. And it’s not even in Denmark or Holland, but the USA. Wow! Sometimes I wonder if transport planners in this country think cyclists have no elbows. Now I’m sure there are probably cyclists out there somewhere that manage to ride without elbows, but I...

Dec 15th

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Bike Counter

In Copenhagen they have electronic bike counters. I did my own totally unscientific bike count in the morning rush “hour” near my house - I only managed half an hour it was too cold and wet! 20 bikes went past 8 heading east (towards the city centre) 6 heading west (away from the city centre) 6 heading north (of which 3 were riden by children) Also in that time: 4 buses went...

Dec 15th

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