Three of us set off in a group from the Vicky Park hub like excited kids in our bright red bibs ('Watch out the bikes are coming') entering the traffic-free route at London Bridge. Friends, entire families, people on their own – all joined together to demonstrate London at its best. Fun, friendly and full of life.
Bikes of all descriptions were on display. Unicycles. Tandems. Children pedalling hell for leather; legs whizzing round and round. Stabilisers. Little ones (and dogs) in trailers. Recumbent bikes of all varieties – including one with an amazing Kenwood sound system attached to the rear.
We thought we'd have to give the free sarnies a miss due to the huge crowd at the festival in St. James's. But, no. The organisation was superb and the queues short. Sandwich, apple and water for nought. And a demonstration of some even more bizarre bikes.
2 comments:
there are times when i hate the smugness of the the cyclists - the occassional flock of them that gum up the street just as i am about to cross, and they always have someone who has a sound system playing awful urban muisc.
but then i believe the streets and roads of london are there for ME.
but the hovis event was a great idea.
and got great brownie points as it irritated a few evening standard readers.
The sound system is called Beatrix and the website is here: http://www.bikeology.net.
Did you get any photos?
Sam
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