The Guardian's bike blog

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/green-living-blog/2010/sep/15/cyclists-safe-monsters-road

Apparently owning a fixed wheel bike is a sign of a mid life crisis:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2010/sep/29/10-point-guide-to-beating-that-midlife-crisis

"2. Don't presume every cough is lung cancer"

and they use a picture of Michael Douglas? Tactful...

This has presumably been posted elsewhere but I reckon it may as well go here as well:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2010/nov/24/bradley-wiggins-live-web-chat

Talking of the bike blog, can anyone help out?

https://www.lfgss.com/thread55535.html

Sensible article today:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/bike-blog/2010/dec/13/regulating-cyclists

Apparently owning a fixed wheel bike is a sign of a mid life crisis:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2010/sep/29/10-point-guide-to-beating-that-midlife-crisis

somewhat tongue in cheek i'm sure.
nevertheless, still a pretty negetive and depressing read.
"dont bother trying in any area of your life, just accept being fat and depressed"

fuck you

"*You are not a courier; you are an overweight man whose reactions and balance aren't what they were."

*That's me put in my place.

come on George

stickittodaman
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/georgemonbiot/2011/jan/04/war-on-motorists

"We're not pretending these are bikes with snob value. If you turned up at an LFGSS [London Fixed-gear and Single-speed, the sometimes ferociously snooty online forum for such bikes] meeting on one of them you'd probably be turned away. But they're simple, well made, and ideal for urban riding."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/bike-blog/2011/may/16/fixed-gear-bike-no-logo

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"We're not pretending these are bikes with snob value. If you turned up at an LFGSS [London Fixed-gear and Single-speed, the sometimes ferociously snooty online forum for such bikes] meeting on one of them you'd probably be turned away. But they're simple, well made, and ideal for urban riding."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/bike-blog/2011/may/16/fixed-gear-bike-no-logo

kin ell I just hurled my sandwich back up at that bike

Jeebus, it's horrific! D:

for more articulate readers,
slack chain,nasty unnecessary deep rims, ridiculous coloured chain,
whole thing screams " look at me, Im a fixie Goddamm it"

funny point made at end of piece,
but this guy is no Helen Pidd or Sparky

For even more articulate reasons - "well made" and "£270 RRP" are probably mutually exclusive.

"Independent bike shops will tell you it's impossible to make a decent bike for under £300, and the Apollo proves it."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/may/14/review-apollo-haze-womens-hybrid-bike

Changed their mind?

I am interested to observe that those on here have "meetings".
Did I miss that memo.

Have you not checked Outlook for the invites? Are you on the right distribution list? Maybe you should raise a ticket with IT just to be sure.

so a choice of 8 colours but no options for sizes??...
hmmm...
the website wonders what great adventures these bikes have embarked upon...
http://www.nologobikes.co.uk/index.php/nologozone/

Hippylovescontis ?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/discussion/user/HippyLovesContis

I also have the ex-courier's instinctive mistrust of "fakengers", with their suspiciously pristine track frames, Sidi shoes and Chrome messenger bags, along with well-paid office jobs and no real insight into a notoriously exploitative and often poorly paid industry.

Fakengers? I remember when we were all just called cyclists....

That's a fairly disappointing article.

Some of the comments on that article are sickening.

yeah,
but nologo are on facebook and twitter so it must be good

Reading 'Squelch's comments on the blog post, I've come to the conclusion that he has no legs. Anyone who needs gears to get up Stamford Hill should probably get a mobility scooter.