Posted by Matti Hemmings on May 16, 2013 · Leave a Comment
It was within this beautiful landscape I was lucky to be able to experience the amazing views Brecon Beacons have to offer. This film captures this along with some skillful moves that demonstrate all you need is a flat spot, you and your bike. Rider: Matti Hemmings Music by: Rob Springett Filmed and edited [...]
Category BMX, Cycling Art & Design, Flatland BMX, Matti Hemmings, Pro Cycling · Tags Alex Allen, Brecon Beacons, edited, film, Flatland, Matti Hemmings, music, Rob Springett, video
Posted by Matti Hemmings on March 29, 2013 · Leave a Comment
Bristol session learning new tricks and having a bit of fun on my bike. Flatland BMX action tonight! If your near the V&A in London, UK tonight at 6.00pm (29/03/2013) I’ll be attending a BMX Battle. Details can be found on the BIKE V DESIGN Facebook Page. Music: Laura Mvula – ‘Green Garden’
Category BMX, Cycling Art & Design, Flatland BMX, Freestyle, Matti Hemmings, Pro Cycling, Training · Tags BMX, Bristol, Flatland, Flatland BMX, London, Matti Hemmings, training, V&A
Posted by Matti Hemmings on February 1, 2013 · Leave a Comment
We may not have been introduced yet… My name is Matti Hemmings, I’m a professional BMX flatland rider and organiser of the UK Flatland BMX Championships. For my first post on Cycling Shorts I thought I’d bring you my latest video. What is BMX flatland It is the ultimate in bike control and by far [...]
Posted by Hayley Davies on January 23, 2013 · Leave a Comment
I was delighted to receive two tickets to the London Bike Show last weekend and rather gutted to find out I couldn’t go. As an ex-pro who still cycles every day, my Dad was of course, more than happy to pop along. Here’s Tony’s account of the bike show on Saturday… ***** The moment I [...]
Category Amateur Cycling, Beginners Guides, Bikes, BMX, Commuting, Criterium, Cycling Kit, Cycling Teams & Clubs, Dream Kit & Gadgets, Elite, Fixie's, Freestyle, Hayley Davies, Kit, Leisure Cycling, MTB, Off Road, Pro Cycling, Road, Track, Urban Cyclist, Womens Cycling, Youth Cycling · Tags Bamboo, Bike, Bike Show, British Cycling, Canyon, carbon, Chris Boardman, Colnago, Cycling, cyclist, Dean Downing, Hayley Davies, Jaguar, Le Beau Velo, London, London Bike Show, Madison Genesis, Martyn Ashton, Pinarello, Pro Cycling, Road, road cycling, Roger Hammond, Sigma Sport, Steel, Tony Davies, UCI
Posted by Anna Magrath on January 5, 2013 · Leave a Comment
A quick competition for you to win tickets courtesy of Jaguar Sportbrake Closing Date 10th January 2013 The generous folk at Jaguar Sportbrake are very kindly giving Cycling Shorts readers the chance to win tickets to The London Bike Show taking place at Excel London on the 17th to the 20th January 2013. Jaguar [...]
Category Anna Magrath, Bikes, BMX, Commuting, Competitions & Prize Draws, Criterium, Cross Country Cycling, Cycling Holidays, Cycling Kit, Cycling Travel, Cyclo-Cross, Dream Kit & Gadgets, Elite, Fixie's, Four-Cross, Freestyle, Junior Cycling, Kit, Leisure Cycling, MTB, Nutrition & Diet, Off Road, Pro Cycling, Road, Six Day, Street Trials, Super Cross, Tandem, Track, Training, Urban Cyclist, Womens Cycling, Youth Cycling · Tags 2013, competition, Jaguar Sportbrake, London Bike Show, prize draw, Team Sky, win
Posted by Anna Magrath on December 16, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Cycling Shorts unleashes Santa’s (last minute) Little Helpers. We’re up to our eyes in bicycle shaped packages badly wrapped and covered in sticky tape, it’s all got a bit manic, so much to get organised and so little time, so we’ve got together to give you a list of gift ideas that won’t disappoint even [...]
Category Amateur Cycling, Anna Magrath, Beginners Guides, Bikes, BMX, Charity Challenges, Christian Grasmann, Classics, Coffee & Nibbles, Commuting, Cristi Ruhlman, Criterium, Cross Country Cycling, Cycling Art & Design, Cycling Holidays, Cycling Kit, Cycling Oddities, Cycling Teams & Clubs, Cycling Travel, Cyclo-Cross, David James, Dream Kit & Gadgets, Elite, Felix English, Fixie's, Four-Cross, Freestyle, Grand Tours, Hayley Davies, Heather Bamforth, Jack Holroyde, Jonathan Tiernan-Locke, Junior Cycling, Keelan Phillips, Kit, Lawrence Bywater, Leisure Cycling, Marty McCrossan, MTB, Musette Morsels, Nick Dey, Off Road, Paul Harris, Paul Sloper, Pro Cycling, Road, Sam Jackson, Sim Parrott, Track, Urban Cyclist, Womens Cycling, Youth Cycling · Tags Bicycle, Bike, christmas, Cycling, gift, Holiday, ideas, present, Santa, secret santa, shopping, tree
Posted by Anders Lorenzen on August 6, 2012 · Leave a Comment
When London won the Olympic bid, it was claimed that these would be the ‘greenest Olympics ever’. While there have been some important green strides, some of which undoubtedly can be used to inform future major sporting events, it’s been disappointing that so many of the initial green pledges have since been dropped. CARBON FOOTPRINT [...]
Category Anders Lorenzen, BMX, Commuting, MTB, Olympic & Paralympic Games, Pro Cycling, Road, Training, Urban Cyclist · Tags 2008, 2008 Beijing games, 2008 Olympics, 2016 Olympics, Anders Lorenzen, athletes, Barclays, Beijing, biofuel, Bophal disaster, borris bikes, BP, British, carbon footprint, climate change, Cycling, cycling lanes, cyclist, Dow Chemicals, environmental, Europe, green, green credentials, green issues, Gulf of Mexico, Gulf of Mexico oil spill, HEALTH AND SAFETY, LOCOG, London, London 2012, oil spill, Olympic, Olympic lanes, Olympic Organisers, Olympics, pollution, sustainability, sustainability sponsor, Union Carbide Corporation, UNSUSTAINABLE SPONSORS, VIP Lanes, VIP Olympic Lanes
Posted by Darren Collard on July 31, 2012 · 2 Comments
Mark Cavendish – Boy Racer This book charts the rise of the fastest sprinter in the world, from his earliest foray into bike racing (BMX) up to his record breaking 2009 Tour de France stage victories. You get to see the cycling world through his eyes, and his frank and brutal portrayal matches his [...]
Category BMX, Darren Collard, Pro Cycling, Reviews, Road, Track, Training · Tags Andre Greipel, Bike, binge eating, BMX, Book, Book Review, British Cycling, British Cycling Academy, Cav, Champion, Cycling, Cycling Shorts Star Buy, cyclist, Darren Collard, depression, Green Jersey, Manx Missles, Mark Cavendish, rating, review, road cycling, scallywag, sprinter, star buy, Tour de France, track cycling, World Champion
Posted by Anna Magrath on July 28, 2012 · Leave a Comment
A short film on BMX Olympian – Shanaze Reade by Corinne Walder. Her life in her own words and her journey to both Beijing and London Olympics. Voice Over: Shanaze Reade Neil Stewart Anthony McCrossan Chris Mapp Mike Hall Music: Pickering Pick Future Perfect – West One Music Filmed on: Canon 7D & GoPro Editing: [...]
Category Anna Magrath, BMX, Pro Cycling, Womens Cycling · Tags 2012, Anthony McCrossan, BMX, BXM Olympian, Canon 7D, Chris Mapp, Colour Graded, Corinne Walder, Cycling, Final Cut Pro, Future Perfect - West One Music, GoPro, Mike Hall, Neil Stewart, Olympics, Pickering Pick, Shanaze Reade
On Your Bike! The Complete Guide to Cycling by Matt Seaton. For somebody who has ridden a bike for quite some time, I was interested to see what would be included in something dubbed “the complete guide to cycling”. And, I must say that I was quite surprised at the book’s ability to make me [...]
Category Amateur Cycling, Beginners Guides, Bikes, BMX, Commuting, Cyclo-Cross, Heather Bamforth, Leisure Cycling, Pro Cycling, Reviews, Road, Track, Training · Tags amateur cycling, Bicycle, BMX, Book Review, Bradley Wiggins, Commuting, Cycling, Heather Bamforth, matt Seaton, On Your Bike, review, Road, road cycling, Team Sky, The Complete Guide to Cycling, track cycling
