TC reports from Lanzarote training camp

The airport at Lanzarote is a funny old place. After a week at La Santa it's all too easy to turn in to a bit of a 'Body Fascist' - The Easy Jet queue brings an abrupt end to this experience and I realise how very different the lifestyles of the average British Citizen are.

My interest in Quicker By Bike has grown to the point that I now feel actively compelled to make a difference through this site. What better illustration of the importance of this movement can be found than the one I have just witnessed. The faces say it all. My companions beam with a healthy glow and as I fly back through the night I'm looking forward to jumping on the single speed and heading in to work.

Hills, headwinds and hot climbs were nothing to a set of strong commuting legs. Cycling to work is free training and healthiness is happiness. Join the revolution my friends!

We're on Facebook

There's now a quickerbybike.com group on Facebook.

Join up!

quickerbybike car stickers?

It might sound daft but a car sticker delivers the message to just the same place that a logo on a bum does. Stickers are a bit cheaper than shorts. So stickers mean the message gets delivered to the right place a lot more often.

Vote for your slogan of choice before we get them produced. Any feedback or abuse gratefully received.

It's worth considering that the quickerbybike.com logo already conveys a lot of the message, so we don't want to duplicate that in the sticker slogan.

Shortlist:

"Life is short. Clock is ticking." quickerbybike.com

"Traffic is more fun on a bike." quickerbybike.com

"I would be there by now if I had cycled" quickerbybike.com

"I'm not having any fun" quickerbybike.com

"Why aren't I on my bike?" quickerbybike.com

"I wish I were on my bike." quickerbybike.com

Wot they said.

Is what I mean.

Here:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=xrIJY-Vs1no

Jamie Cameron in action at Gorrick 12-12

Jamie placed 3rd in the solo event at the Gorrick 12-12 over the first October weekend, flying the quickerbybike flag.

Next season quickerbybike.com will be a registered club, with a few riders representing us at mountain bike events, time trials and triathlons.

How long can you go without re-fuelling?

I confess I have a car. However, I'm trying to abandon it. The last time I went to use it, the handbrake was rusted on so now I leave it off.

Two things are driving me to ditch my car. The first is a childish and geeky sort of competition I'm having with myself to see how long I can go without having to stand guiltily at a petrol station, pumping fuel into the thing. I filled it on Monday 29th September - anyone wanna compete with me for the longest interval before re-filling?

The second reason is a genuine reluctance to be in a car. I feel such an idiot these days when I find myself either stuck in traffic or spending £50 on fuel. In fact even a hassle-free car jouney feels wasteful to me these days. Plus I properly enjoy being on trains and busses.

I hope someone will compete with me on the fuel thing.

M

Quickerbybike kit is now cheaper!

We want to get more kit out there on bums (and less in here under my desk).

Baggy shorts (Endura Singletrack) now £30.
Clickfast liners now £10.

In the mens there's lots of small, medium and large and XL but no XS.

There's XS, S and M in the ladies Singletrack shorts and liners.

There's still plenty of lycra kit in the s, m, l but no xs or xl, except for girls.

Rucksack covers now £5. They ain't waterproof but they're bright and they say quickerbybike.com on them.