Everyday Cycling Roundup of 2007
So the 2007 calendar is in the waste paper bin and you're busy filling in your 2008 diary, but before you do, lets take a look back at a year of Everyday Cycling.
2007 was a heady year on www.everydaycycling.com, with great stories, big cycling success stories and huge events. Here's the editor's choice from each month starting way back in the depths of time, or so it seems, in January 2007.
January
Traditionally a time for planning, resolutions and forward thinking, and it was no different in the Everyday Cycling offices.
Zen and the Art of Puncture Repair - a no stress guide to inner tube penetration
North Face Trail Review - Everyday hits a stormy Grizedale Forest
First News of the British Cyclosportive Emerges...
February
With cycling still in the grip of the elements, we soldiered on with solid advice, a very icy ride guide and some warming news from across the channel.
Winter Riding Tips... just as apt now as then!!
14,000 JCDecaux Hire Bikes Hit the Streets in Paris
Calderdale Connections - a multi modal MTB route idea in the Pennines
March
March saw entries go live for the British Cyclosportive, seeing unprecedented hits on the site and a 24 hour sellout... phew! But we still had time for some great stories.
Jenn Hopkins Interview - Joolze Dymond talks bikes, gardening and party frocks with Jenn Hopkins, singlespeed MTB legend
Just Ride - some sage advice - don't get hung up and obsessive about your kit, just get out and ride
The inaugural Cheshire Cat Cyclosportive cause many a cheesy grin, launching the epic Kilotogo cyclosportive season
April
TS Eliot described April as the cruelest month, but he always was a misery. We had a great time and here are some of the highlights.
Trek MTB Marathon series kicks off in Thetford
Anticipation builds ahead of the British Cyclosportive and BBC sportive guinea pig Martin Page embarks upon his very public odyssey towards mega fitness
National Bike Show provides plenty of component fetishism opportunities
May
A month of contrasts, with big news from Sustrans, an insight into a cycling nirvana and a sprinkling of nudity thrown into the mix.
Sustrans launches Connect 2 Lottery Bid - all the more momentous with the 20/20 of hindsight...
Sark: Life on a car free island - Jo Birch's fascinating Channel Island insight
The Naked Cyclist - first news emerges of the World Naked Bike Ride Weekend - the bare faced cheek of it!
June
Summer and peak riding time, and with that in mind some inspiring ride reports both on and off the tarmac.
Highway Code Cracked - CTC forces 40 cycling friendly changes to the Highway Code
Coast to Coast - Part 1 of our Walney to Wear travelogue | Part 2 | Part 3
Marin Trail - Everyday gets all mystified by the daddy of the Welsh MTB trails
July
July 2007 meant only one thing in the world of Everyday Cycling - The British Cyclosportive, followed by the spectacle of the Tour de France on home soil.
British Cyclosportive - Registration Day - the day dawns wet as cyclosportive riders emerge in their thousands with umbrellas at the ready
British Cyclosportive - The Day in Images
Ride Ideas: The Wirral Wanderer - traffic free fun a stones throw from the 2008 Capital of Culture
August
A little hi little ho, little hey, little ho as Stuart Little would have said. Just about sums up August...
Pendle Pedal 2007 - Sun shine and steep hills in Lancashire
Happy Birthday Dahon - folding bike innovator racks up 25 years of bicycle origami
Beech Cruiser - hardcore wooden exotica for tandem lovers
September
September saw another spectator event biggie - the MTB Worlds from Fort William - and I was there, braving the elements and sampling the local fayre. There was also the small matter of the London Freewheel, the biggest participation event ever to hit the UK streets.
MTB Worlds Spectator Diary - An Everyday Cyclist's View
MTB Worlds - Everyday Cycling Goes to Fort Bill
The Hovis London Freewheel - If Hovis conjures up images of a lone rider pushing a butchers bike up a Northern hill, then think again...
October
A month of innovation, invention and downright silliness on the product front.
Smart Bike Lock Tracks Thieves
Car Free Life Tools - great ideas for hauling stuff on two wheels
High Fashion hits two wheels - the Chanel Bike
November
A month of big news and big plans.
London and Paris to be Linked by 'Avenue Verte'
Cycling gets share of £161M Transport Pot
Voting Goes Live for Sustrans Connect2
December
A month dominated by the fantastic news of Sustrans successful Connect2 lottery bid, and of course, Christmas...
Sustrans Win the Peoples £50 Million!!
Festive Bike Decoration Ideas
Everyday Cycling's New Year Resolutions
So there you have it. We've come full circle. Its been a rollercoaster of a year and we're glad that you came along for the ride. Stick with us in 2008 for more fun and frolics.
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