BRICK TO BRIX

Had quite an ironic Sunday in London--a kinda car v bike scenario.
On Saturday night, after sinking a satisfying pint of Guiness in the Princess pub, near Old Street East London, my mate announced to us that he had entered a BMX race, Brick to Brix-- from Brick Lane to Brixton skate park!

The 150 riders lucky enough sign up in time for the race, were to set off at 1230. The first 100 to reach Elephant & Castle were then given a golden ticket to then continue on to Brixton. After letting us know in no uncertain terms that he would win--just one snag---he didn't have a bmx--spontaneity v pragmatism!

Anyway, the point of the post. We decided to drive to Elephant & Castle to see when the riders turned up....from red-light to red-light, from a blocked London road to another no entry sign & a couple of u-turns, we struggled through traffic to get from Elephant & Castle to Brixton, arriving 30 minutes after the winner had!

London's a far way off of making the streets safe for riders, but riders are making London their own anyway. From the Brick to Brix example of Bike Bombing, the explosion of Fixxies, Top Shop's collaboration with Cycodelic for a clothing collection and Bike Polo--it just needs the government to catch up with the people!