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Single speed bikes are by nature a much simpler beast than their mountain bike and hybrid bike counterparts.
There is simply less to go wrong on a single speed bike and single speeds will hold up to frequent abuse and usage better than more complex bicycles.
From a practical viewpoint the only maintenance that is required for looking after a single speed bike is a sporadic cleaning to get rid of grime and dirt build up and some chain maintenance. However you may want to check …

London is visited by over 26 million tourists each year and with hundreds of attractions and sites to come and see it’s not difficult to see why. My flat alone seems to be visited by hundreds of friends and family throughout the year, wanting to see the tourist spots at the weekend!
Flying to London can be pricy depending on where you book your flights, make sure you search around the internet for cheap flights before booking. There are often has good deals and is worth checking out, Heathrow airport alone handles 22,000 flights a month …

Halloween is upon us again and everyone seems to have gone crazy for it this year with shops full of gruesome costumes and decorations!
Unfortunately though there is some bad news, the world is ending on the 30th of October 2010, zombies are set to kill us all.
This is obviously quite sad but there’s nothing we can do so there’s no point getting all miserable about it.
The good news is that while the rest of the world freaks out and cries and stuff, you can gather together all the …

Since the Boris Bikes sprouted up in London there has been a massive increase in new cyclists on the streets of London town.
In conjunction with the cycle to work scheme this has meant lots of Londoner’s have adopted bikes as their preferred method of transport. I have been cycling around London for quite a while now and much prefer it to taking the bus or getting on the dreaded tube!
Taking to two wheels on the streets of London can be dangerous so I have put together a list of safety …

Recently I attended a studio lighting for portraits class at Photography Course London which was held in a studio in deepest Hackney Wick and run by Cleveland Aaron who is a highly regarded photographer who has worked in the music, fashion and portraiture industry.
I was a little apprehensive about the class at first, but quickly felt put at ease by Cleveland and his apprentice as they make all the class members feel welcome and relaxed through informal chit chat before the class begins. Cleveland is an excellent teacher (better than …

So the day had finally come..I was decked out, as instructed, in Bedoiun attire (um..a red bedsheet that I got tangled up in and almost tripped up on more than once..) and was eagerly anticipating what was awaiting me at Alexandra Palace station.
Following a trail of similarly dressed tribespeople we were greeted by actors keen to barter with us. Having been told to plan for this, a friend had the genius idea of bringing partypoppers; we began marketing these as the best thing since sliced..falafel. To be honest …

The Brick Lane Festival is a free annual event, its a great party in an area that feels like a festival every weekend anyway!
How to get there: nearest tube is either Liverpool Street on the Central Line or Shoreditch High Street on the Overground, East London Line. If you need to look it up postcode is E1 6QL
This is what the organisers say..
This year will be the biggest year yet for the Brick Lane Music Festival!
Vibe Bar, Big Chill Bar, Cafe1001 & All Star Bowling Lanes are teaming up to …

Musical theatre gives me the shivers and I have no interest in watching Andrew Lloyd Webber find his Nancy. That being said, the only thing cold and perverse about the production of ‘Into the Woods’ at the Open Air Theatre in Regent’s Park was the mid-August wind and fine drizzle that briefly threatened to interrupt the performance. That the show went on – and that I wanted it to continue – is testament to the successful retelling of the Broadway hit, which is based on the book by James Lapine …