Solsbury Hill

As I was browsing YouTube today, I came across this music video by Peter Gabriel. The song 'Solsbury Hill' has been one of my favourite song for years. What so special about this video and the main reason for me to post it in this Blog is he sings it while riding a bike on a rotating stage. This is just awesome! is that a Dave Moulton's? ..Nice bike, eh?

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Kranked 8 Revolved Coastal Crew

My favourite cycling video! Awesome stuff from the Coastal Crew!



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16 Girls + 1 Bicycle = Awesome!

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Wear Your Helmet

Awwww..elmo is so cute! ..See, even elmo wear his helmet.

Ok, maybe the helmet is a bit too small for his head but the message we need to send to all kids is to wear helmet when riding the bicycle, tricycle, etc. because helmet can save lives. So, Safety First!

Source: Sesame Street/ YouTube

Bike Helmets : Tips For Better & Safety Fit

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Duffy Diet Coke bicycle ad cleared

A TV commercial featuring the singer Duffy cycling through city streets at night has been cleared by the advertising watchdog despite complaints that it broke health and safety rules and could be copied by children.

The multimillion-pound campaign, first aired during the Brit Awards on ITV this year, marked the Welsh singer's first outing as the new face of Diet Coke. In the ad she is seen cycling the streets at night singing a cover of Sammy Davis Jr's I Gotta Be Me.

The Advertising Standards Authority received 22 complaints that the ad either "condoned behaviour prejudicial to health and safety", because she was not seen wearing reflective clothing or using lights, or that it was irresponsible because children might copy her behaviour.

Coca-Cola said it carried out a "vigorous" assessment of highway code regulations. Duffy had been wearing a black and white sequined top that reflected light and gave her a "luminous glow" so that she stood out in the dark. The soft drinks company added that the bike had lights.

The authority said the cycling sequence was clearly "unreal and fantastical" and the ad was not shown around programmes children were likely to be watching.

Source: theguardian.co.uk/ YouTube

Pee Break

So, this is how the pros pee during a long day of cycling.

You can watch the video here.

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Cool Ads

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Bicycle Song

Red Hot Chili Peppers!



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Crossing the Darien Gap by Bicycle

Rare footage of world famous bicycle-tourist- Ian Hibell



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"Computers are like a bicycle for our minds."

After being ousted from Apple, Steve Jobs headed for the Tuscan hills of northern Italy, where he bought a bicycle and a sleeping bag, and contemplated what he would do next. That turned out to be NeXT Software, which he sold to Apple, fuelling his return and second act. (from theglobeandmail.com) Is there a deeper, interesting cycling thread here? I began to wonder...

Of course the internet makes researching a story like this easy.
Quote from an interview of Steve Jobs by “The Belfast Telegraph” at the recent Paris Expo:… asked what is the last piece of technology that he acquired — not made by Apple — that really delighted him? He pauses for few long seconds, looks down, puts his hands on his knees, looks away. “I actually bought a bicycle recently. It’s just … wonderful.”

Little did I realize that Mr. Job's had a deep appreciation of the efficiency of locomotion and elegance that a bicycle lends to our otherwise humble species, making us the most energy efficient beast on this earth. In this video, he discusses the bicycle and makes the analogy that the "computer is like a bicycle for our minds." Of course, I think that is a wonderful analogy. Much as computers were the rage of the late 1900's, so was the bicycle the rage of the late 1800's, giving our society this wonderful means of locomotion... a new found freedom.

From an interview with Steve Hayden, the former Chiat Day copywriter who wrote Apple's famous 1984 Super Bowl commercial (http://www.wired.com/news/mac/0,2125,60441,00.html). To illustrate, Hayden showed some slides of some early Apple magazine ads filled with dense copy about "philosophy," which likened Apple's computers to a "new kind of bicycle" and a "wheel for the mind."

Source : YouTube/ article from atlbike.org

'New Bicycle' Ad

British Ad. Probably from the 1950's



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Willie Weir

Adventure Travel Speaker & Bicycle Advocate



Man!..I didn't know that he is a stand-up comic..

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Lightweight Bike Trailer

This is new to me. I always thought that trailers are heavy and a drag. But this one from Extrawheel looks so light and easy to pull. Must be a better option than the pannier. The only question is, would it be a part of the bike or seperate item that will be charged extra when carrying on plane?

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The Flying Scotsman

Check out this movie, a true story based on the life of Graeme Obree, a Scottish and remarkable cyclist who broke the world one-hour record on his handmade bike back in 1993. Brilliant!

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Le Mond vs Fignon 1989

One of the most interesting duel in the Tour is between the American Greg Le Mond and the homeboy favourite Laurent Fignon in the 1989 Tour de France. Le Mond managed to beat Fignon by 58 sec to take the Yellow Jersey in the last Time Trial stage before they went to Paris. He eventually won the Tour by 8 sec.

I guess it was the first time that we ever seen the aerobars, aero helmet and of course, oakley specs being used and worn in the Tour de France. Technology has actually helped Le Mond to win the stage and the Tour!! Same thing that Nike, Giro & Trek did for Lance in the last few years, . Ah....those Americans!!

I just love the 80's Tour with the 7-11, Super-U, PDM, Carrera, Cafe de Columbia, Fagor team etc. competing for the Tour. And these LeMond-Fignon & Roche-Delgado duel were the most memorable 'dog fights' that I ever seen on the Tour! Its the stuff of legends!

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Roche vs Delgado 1987

I remember watching this on TV back in 1987! One of the greatest duel in the history of Tour de France between the great Irish Stephen Roche (2nd best after Sean Kelly , of course) and the Spaniard Pedro Delgado on to La Plagne stage. Back then, Tour de France was not covered on daily basis but only shown on ABC Wide World of Sport every week. The 1987 Tour was eventually won by Roche because he is a better time trialist than Delgado who failed to gain more time during this stage. Delgado later won the tour in 1988.

I was inspired to take up cycling after watching this!

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Bicycle Race - Queen

This is a classic song by the Queen. It was said that Freddie Mercury wrote this song while watching the Tour de France. This is however the revised version of the video. The original one featured some naked women riding the bikes and this was re-edited. You could still watch the original version in YouTube, though! Freddie was a bisexual who loves cycling but hates Star Wars... wait a minute??!! Star Wars??! ..C'mon Who doesn't like Star Wars??!

...Queen Rocks!!!

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The World Bicycle Tour- Tim & Cindie Travis

source: YouTube- DownTheRoad

Amsterdam: The Bicycling Capital of Europe

Source: YouTube- MichaelBauch