Not to detract from the effect of global climate change but I’d like to hear more about local land management too - eg in SW France the drainage of coastal marshland & planting vast commercial pine monocultures. Likewise drainage of Britain’s peat uplands for grazing & forestry.

I don’t understand.

I think this gets to the heart of the matter. Just the right amount of machine and just the right amount of body, perfectly in balance.

Cool Bike Art@coolbikeart1.bsky.social · 2w ago

“Just as the ideal of classic Greek culture was the most perfect harmony of mind and body, so a human and a bicycle are the perfect synthesis of body and machine.” -Richard Ballantine, author of Richard's Bicycle Book

Wishing everyone setting out on the Dunwich Dynamo tonight a sensational ride, in the deepest sense of the word. Wish I was there, it’s a great night for it. Warm, clear skies and a decent tailwind.

Unusually for the UK, there are some very good melons available right now. Just thought I’d let you know.

Once again, why haven’t we banned disposable barbecues?

Sue Wilkes@suewilkesauthor.bsky.social · 2w ago

One careless person has led to all this dangerous work for fire crews: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/...

Teenager injured WHILE SITTING ON BENCH in hit and run in 10mph Royal Victoria Park in Bath 😫 Do we need to shift our campaigning from safe streets to safe benches and parks?! www.avonandsomerset.police.uk/news/2026/07...

Witness appeal after fail to stop collision in Bath | Avon and Somerset Police

Witness appeal after fail to stop collision in Bath

avonandsomerset.police.uk

Considering ditching the Spotify account in favour of my own - previously bought - music plus NTS / internet radio. Seems a lot of work to set up (CD, vinyl conversion) but potentially a more satisfying & durable experience. Any top tips?

Idly exploring gravel trails in Liguria on Google maps, and come face to face with these menacing bunkers, which immediately make me think of @tomisitt.bsky.social

Idly exploring Ligurian gravel trails on Google maps, and come face to face with these monsters, which immediately make me think of @tomisitt.bsky.social

And on Bastille Day too. Poor old France.

Someday I will make an ebike tour of Europe. Not now, and hopefully not for a long time, but someday. And it’s a thought they gives me cheer.

You think coping with two rest days in a Tour is too much to ask of you? In the first Tour, in 1903, the riders had more rest days than they had race days. #TdF2026

Jane Newland, Country Path, 1965

Sure you've got your Count Binface, but when it comes to eccentric British candidates, retired Royal Navy officer Bill Boaks was a force to contend with. By all accounts Boaks was a terrible campaigner, but his single-minded dedication to the cause of road safety was a force to be reckoned with. 🧵

The e-bike "may turn out to be the transformative invention of our time on earth", according to @billmckibben.bsky.social in this wide-ranging interview with @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/o...

Opinion | The Very Good and Very Bad News on Climate

Advancements in renewable energy are paving the way for a new climate politics. The environmentalist Bill McKibben articulates some of the possibilities in this new era of energy abundance.

nytimes.com

Any 6 footer plus near Carlisle looking for a bike you could cycle around the world on? For free. forum.cyclinguk.org/viewtopic.ph...

Ditch and bank of Ringsbury Camp Iron Age hillfort to the west of Swindon for #HillfortsWednesday

You can't be expected to hold a phone, the steering wheel and then use the indicator

British drivers: since when did “mirror, signal, manoeuvre” become just “manoeuvre” ?

The enshittification specialists who bought (already somewhat enshittified) cycling navigation app Komoot and sacked most of the staff.

Count Binface defeating Nigel Farage in a by-election in the heart of Brexit Britain would be the perfect way to mark 10 years since the EU referendum.

Timely feature by @phoebesmith.bsky.social on cycling and camping to mark 125th birthday of the Assn of Cycle Campers, now the Camping & Caravanning Club. I recall hearing that CCC sites never turn away a cyclist, even if full. Is that (still) true? www.theguardian.com/travel/2026/...

Cycling in the tracks of Britain’s camping pioneers from Oxford to Surrey

Britain’s Camping and Caravanning Club started as a cycle camping club 125 years ago. I cycle from its birthplace to one of its oldest campsites to see if its free-wheeling spirit survives

theguardian.com

Topping up the bike lights I’ll need tomorrow night from today’s sun

Just taken the mudguards off my audax bike, so expect monsoon rains this weekend. In my defence, I am going to need every marginal gain just to get round, feeling very underprepared.

“The North Coast 500 has been dubbed the Instagram highway, but we had not come to this far-flung corner of Scotland to spend our time amid a procession of campervans” - #1 reason to get a gravel bike & go where the camper vans cannot 😎

My 'Not the North Coast 500' feature in @guardiantravel.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/travel/2026/...

Cycling Scotland’s lost highways and byways: a two-wheel odyssey in the wilds of Sutherland

In his new book, Jack Thurston cycles the quieter roads and forgotten hill tracks of Scotland, exploring Britain’s most remote and rugged terrain

theguardian.com

TfL Cycle Sundays are bringing unlimited free 60-minute rides back this July with Santander Cycles. Cycling is a great way to explore London. I’d encourage everyone to take up these free Sunday bike rides, with more than 50 beginner-friendly routes available. tfl.gov.uk/modes/cyclin...

Global Cycling Network has made a film about how the law treats road violence. What assumptions underpin criminal law and punishment? Does law’s focus on the driver obscure the structural reasons why roads are unsafe? How can we radically reduce road harm?: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHRf...

Why Aren't Dangerous Drivers Punished?

YouTube video by Global Cycling Network

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Preparing to say goodbye to the mighty BBC Radio 4 Long Wave broadcast. The first service began 101 years ago. The transmitters at Droitwich, Westerglen and Burghead will be switched off at 0100 BST on Saturday. The 200 metre long AM signal at 198 Khz goes right through you and sounds fabulous!