Archive for September, 2009

Crap Cycle Lanes

September 14th, 2009 • Tobias • 0 comments • Related • Filed Under

We take our cycling very seriously at Can of Worms. Seriously fun, that is. Helen our Projects Manager is shortly to take possession of a brand new bike under the Bike to Work Scheme. But according to a new report, if she is cycling in a cycle lane she is likely to be given less space by motorists, read more here: http://tinyurl.com/lv9x9h

Crap Cycle Lanes is nothing new, and indeed one of Eye Books’ best selling titles last year was Crap Cycle Lanes – royalties from the sale of this book go towards the Cycling Defence Fund. You can buy a copy here: Crap Cycle Lanes.

A Japanese Alastair Humphreys?

September 11th, 2009 • Tobias • 0 comments • Related • Filed Under

Just like our very own Eye Books’ author, this Japanese man, Keiichi Iwasaki , 36, got on his Raleigh Shopper bicycle to go for a short ride and next thing you know he has cycled through 37 countries. In 2001 Keiichi Iwasaki decided to go on a tour of Japan.

But he enjoyed himself so much he caught a ferry to South Korea and since then has cycled through 37 countries without returning home. Read more about his adventure here: http://tinyurl.com/mwzdjf. And follow Alastair Humphreys on his latest escapades here: http://www.alastairhumphreys