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The State of Things
Here we discuss the State of all Things related to Cycling, thoughts that cross our mind as we criss-cross the Ards Peninsula on two wheels.
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Just because you can doesn't mean you should!
Perhaps I'm showing my age but there are certain "innovations" being pushed by various industries that as a consumer I find rather...
Achim Gloger
Mar 1, 20247 min read
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Spring is just around the corner - time to give your bike some TLC
As the days are getting longer and daytime temperatures slowly pick up, it's time to have a look at your bike, clean it and do a bit of...
Achim Gloger
Feb 23, 20243 min read
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Roadworks in Northern Ireland – Eddies in the Space-Time Continuum*
This morning I went for a rather foggy ride from Bangor West in the direction of Donaghadee and further onto the Ards peninsula. As I...
Achim Gloger
Feb 17, 20243 min read
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Plus ça change…
…c'est la meme chose? As of this week Northern Ireland has a govvernment and we ask ourselves, are we now finally moving forward or...
Achim Gloger
Feb 9, 20243 min read
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SMIDSY - oh dear: not a n o t h e r sequel...!
Yesterday I went for a ride along part of the Columban Way, along the Coastal Path from Bangor West to Carnalea and Helen’s Bay. It was...
Achim Gloger
Feb 2, 20244 min read
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Translink FOI Response 2 – The Sequel to A Neverending Story
Regular readers will be curious to learn what Translink’s rationale is behind not allowing a trial of carrying bikes during the morning...
Achim Gloger
Jan 26, 20246 min read
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Addressing the Conflicts between Drivers and Cyclists
Last week I read an interesting piece on the causes of conflicts between drivers and cyclists by Peter Norton, an Associate Professor at...
Achim Gloger
Jan 18, 20245 min read
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It’s Our Birthday!
By Stephen McCrory, Chariman, ANDCCG The Ards and North Down Cycle Campaign is one year old! So how has it been? In some ways we could...
Achim Gloger
Jan 12, 20244 min read
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Note to Bureaucrats: We are not stupid!
How different government departments’ blinkered policies fail to embrace behavioural change to protect the environment and slow climate...
Achim Gloger
Jan 5, 20245 min read
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Cycling in Winter: Full of Four-Letter Words
Contrary to what many believe, cycling can be a year-round activity, provided the rider takes some seasonal precautions. The adverse...
Achim Gloger
Dec 7, 20235 min read
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Cycling – a Way to reduce Pressure on our local Health Service
Earlier this week you may have heard about the distressing statistics on obesity in Northern Ireland. If you have not but you walk around...
Achim Gloger
Nov 30, 20233 min read
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How Not to Manage Climate Change...
Today’s topic again is related to Active Travel. Like last week, it involves a public body that appears to be rather clueless when it...
Achim Gloger
Nov 24, 20233 min read
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Translink's Response to our FOI Data Request on carrying Bicycles on Trains during Rush Hour
Regular readers of this blog will recall that four weeks ago we suggested to Translink that the restrictions on carrying bicycles during...
Achim Gloger
Nov 17, 20239 min read
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Active Travel Abroad & Demographics
I write this blog in Munich while visiting my father and his partner. They (86 and 71 years old) cycle everywhere, weather permitting,...
Achim Gloger
Nov 11, 20233 min read
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SMIDSY!
What is SMIDSY? If you are a motorcyclist, I will not need to explain that abbreviation to you – you have heard it before, many times:...
Achim Gloger
Nov 3, 20233 min read
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Make your Voice heard: Eastern Transport Plan 2035 Consultation
The Department for Infrastructure is currently working on a draft for the Eastern Transport Plan 2035, and Ards and North Down is part of...
Achim Gloger
Oct 27, 20233 min read
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Is Translink tone-deaf when it comes to implementing Active Travel?
Since last week’s blog we contacted Translink through various channels and received back identical replies to our suggestion that the...
Achim Gloger
Oct 20, 20234 min read
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Translink is Critical to the Success of Active Travel in Northern Ireland
Active Travel is defined as “making journeys by physically active means, like walking or cycling”. Lately that definition has been...
Achim Gloger
Oct 13, 20233 min read
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Peace Plus: Bangor Cycle Park needs your Support!
Peace Plus is an EU funding project that despite Brexit still provides funding to Northern Ireland. Bangor currently has a...
Achim Gloger
Oct 5, 20233 min read
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Cycle Campaign Groups have a Mountain to climb
Earlier his week I perused some UK Cycling statistics detailed in a report on Cycling UK’s website. It is sobering reading for cycle...
Achim Gloger
Sep 29, 20235 min read
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