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The Bike Show

Summary: Resonance 104.4fm's weekly radio show devoted to the art, science, politics and transcendental pleasure of cycling, in London and beyond. From the Tour de France to Critical Mass, from cycle commuting to Kraftwerk, if it's got wheels, pedals, handlebars and a bell, it's here.

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 28 January 2008: Transition Town Bicycling | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 0:30:02

Totnes in South Devon is where the rapidly growing ‘transition town’ movement all began. Transition towns are a response to the problem of resource depletion, peak oil and climate change and embrace the practical and more esoteric aspects of changing … Continue reading →

 21 January 2008: Hidden Treasure | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 0:30:21

Paul Wonnacott has been buying, repairing and selling on used bicycles in the English countryside for almost thirty years. In an extended interview he looks back at the changes he has observed in the bicycle manufacturing industry (most of them … Continue reading →

 14 January 2008: Are cycling Waterloo sunsets under threat? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 0:29:53

Southwark Council plans to ban cyclists from a key stretch of the Thames Path, which runs along the south bank of the Thames, alongside the Tate Modern and the Globe Theatre. Jack Thurston canvases the (mixed) opinions of passersby and … Continue reading →

 7 January 2008: New Year’s Resolutions | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 0:29:26

The closing of one year and start of another is the time where many of us resolve to turn over a new leaf, change our life or otherwise embark on a virtuous but most probably doomed attempt at self-improvement. London … Continue reading →

 17 December 2007: London Olympics 2012 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 0:29:20

Does the coming of Olympics in 2012 spell disaster for cycle sport in London or will it bring much needed regeneration of a neglected part of the city? A ride with Patrick Field around the perimeter fence of the construction … Continue reading →

 10 December 2007: How to Win at Roller-Racing | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 0:29:40

Reigning Rollapaluza champion and two-time ‘Raphapaluza’ winner Simon Jackson gives his tips on how to win at the frenzied sport of static bike racing. Plus a preview of the upcoming ITV comedy-drama series Bike Squad (aka “The Bill on bikes”) … Continue reading →

 3 December 2007: Fixed Fever | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 0:30:16

Over the past five years a craze for riding bicycles with only one gear and no freewheel has taken off, in New York, London, Sydney and cities all around the world. We take a long hard look at the merits … Continue reading →

 26 November 2007: Christmas books special | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 0:30:14

A Christmas books special with guests George Theohari (author of the newly published Cyclist’s Companion), Guy Andrews (editor of Rouleur) and Graeme Fife (among the UK’s leading cycle writer whose memoirs were published this year). Includes readings from Tim Krabbé’s … Continue reading →

 19 November 2007: Tales of the summer | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 0:00:01

The Bike Show returns for its winter season with guest in the studio Buffalo Bill reporting on this year’s Cycle Messenger World Championship in Dublin and Kieron Yates on taking part in the epic and grueling 1200 kilometer non-stop race … Continue reading →

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Resonance FM is moving to new and better studios! This is great news, but it means the station is suspending all live broadcasts until the move is complete (sometime in August). Instead it will be broadcasting repeats from the past … Continue reading →

 2 July 2007: The Lowdown on Cyclosportives | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 0:30:00

In conversation with Julian Bray, a journalist and rider with the Rapha Condor team. Julian came to competitive cycling after falling in love with the continental tradition of the cyclosportive: mass-participation road races of historic or cultural significance, such as … Continue reading →

 25 June 2007: Flandrien | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 0:26:53

Preview of a new exhibition of stunning photographs by internationally acclaimed photojournalist Stefan Vanfleteren that capture the essence of Flemish cycle racing. Interviews with Vanfleteren and with British former world champion Tony Doyle and three times Paris-Roubaix winner Johan Museeuw … Continue reading →

 18 June 2007: Style on two wheels | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 0:30:00

T’ain’t what you do, it’s the way that you do it. Andrea Casalotti of Velorution and Jean-Marie Orhan (Frenchman-about-town and founding member of the Tweed Cycling Club) offer sartorial advice to urban cyclists. Tribute is paid to the stylish riders … Continue reading →

 11 June 2007: ‘Slow Bicycling’ in Italy; on two wheels in Provence | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 0:30:21

The Bike Show this week has a distinctly Mediterranean and gastronomic feel. Kieron Yates reports from northern Italy, the world capital of the Slow Food movement, on a ‘slow bicycle’ ride along the length of the River Po (for more … Continue reading →

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