#83. IT'S BEAUTIFUL. Your eyes would be drawn to Simon Parker’s London Cycle Map even if you didn't know that it shows an ingenious way to organise London’s bewildering spaghetti of cycle routes. The tantalising combinations of colours; the intriguing sets of parallel lines dissecting the space so comprehensively; the balancing of order and chaos amid the myriad angles. The overall impression is beguiling, delicate, and rigorous – all the hallmarks of beauty are there. How lovely it would be to consult such a design every time you make a cycle journey in London!
London's True Colours:
a film for the London Cycle Map Campaign
London's True Colours (above) is a new film showing what the London Cycle Map Campaign is all about. It was animated by Stuart France.
Our campaign and associated petition promises to change the capital forever, by giving more people the confidence to cycle and to do so in safety.
The big idea is to create a single London Cycle Map that’s clear and easy to use and corresponds to a unified network of signed cycle routes throughout Greater London: the cycling equivalent of the London Underground Map.
Take a look at Simon Parker's fantastic London Cycle Map design here (as drawn by KOLB), and find out more about the London Cycle Map Campaign here.
Sign the London Cycle Map Campaign Petition here.
Einstein & the Art of Mindful Cycling - signed copies!
“In connecting Einstein, meditation and the bicycle, Ben Irvine artfully expresses something so many cyclists have wondered about for so long. The book is a delight to read.” – Rob Penn
*For a limited time, all copies purchased from cyclelifestyle.co.uk will be signed personally by the author.*
Written by Ben Irvine, Einstein and the Art of Mindful Cycling is a book all about how inspiring cycling can be.
Through stories, fascinating facts and a few lessons in mindful living, Ben shows how cyclists can develop an enlightened outlook similar to Albert Einstein’s – practical, creative, communal and global all at once.
The outcome is an exhilarating philosophy for our times, and a celebration of balance, in more ways than one. Published by Leaping Hare Press, signed copies of Einstein and the Art of Mindful Cycling are available from cyclelifestyle.co.uk.
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