Posts By Bruce Lynn
89 Riders on the Climate Ride
April 23, 2022 | Bruce Lynn
Marvellous Climate Safe Streets ride on Saturday April 23rd. 89 riders, including about 12 marshals, weather OK, and good reception from people we passed. Ride started at Cutty Sark with … Read More
Local Elections 2022
April 14, 2022 | Bruce Lynn
It is local election time again. Every 4 years we get the chance to persuade our councillors that they cannot possibly get re-elected unless they promise MORE ACTION TO PROMOTE … Read More
Ride Leader’s Course
March 14, 2022 | Bruce Lynn
Our Ride Leader’s Course took place on Sunday 13th March with an excellent attendance of 11. Five riders were from Southwark, with others coming from all over London (Bexley, Lewisham, … Read More
Is Cycling up or down?
November 11, 2021 | Bruce Lynn
Weekend cycling is still up on pre-pandemic levels. As described in my post in Feb 2021 levels in Jamaica Rd increased 200% in May last year during lockdown one. This … Read More
Healthy Rides Annual Report
November 11, 2021 | Bruce Lynn
We led a record 66 rides during the year from Nov 2020. Trend is shown in the figure. Fewer riders per ride during the pandemic due to restrictions on numbers. … Read More
2021 Picnic
September 24, 2021 | Bruce Lynn
Saturday 18th September
Good turnout for the first face-to-face get together since March 2020. About 25 people- a mixture of Southwark Cyclists regulars and riders from the day’s Healthy Rides. … Read More
Cargo Bike Parade on Tooley Street
June 25, 2021 | Bruce Lynn
Passing pedestrians on Tooley St luchtime last Wednesday (June 23rd) were treated to the amazing site of maybe 40 brightly coloured cargo bikes in convoy. Caught the front half in … Read More
Cycling and Trees – a match made in heaven
June 21, 2021 | Bruce Lynn
Cycling and trees are both important parts of the green agenda. So, unsurprisingly, a recent ride looking at Great Trees proved very popular. Have now produced a turn-by-turn guide to … Read More
A tunnel and an aerial swimming pool
June 6, 2021 | Bruce Lynn
The Healthy Rides are having fun
Last Saturday (5th June) there were 2 healthy rides. The longer ride headed west to Battersea Power Station. On the way a small … Read More
Big increase in weekend cycling
February 26, 2021 | Bruce Lynn
Been counting cyclists on the A200 Jamaica Rd from my balcony for the last 11 months of pandemic. The effect of successive lockdowns has been to trigger a large increase … Read More