Author Archives: Ben Lovejoy

About Ben Lovejoy

EU Editor of 9to5Mac. Sometime novelist. Likes words, tech, photographs, bicycles, drones, places that are London, places that aren't London.

Don’t pay the Ferryman

Posted on June 20, 2016 by Ben Lovejoy

The longer version of one of my favourite rides, out east along the Thames. A short road section from the City takes us to the segregated cycle path on Cable Street, and from there onto the riverside Thames Path …

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Thames Bridges (16 bridges edition)

Posted on June 2, 2016 by Ben Lovejoy

Loving the river as I do, the next best thing to cycling alongside it is to continually cross it … For this ride, we started by cycling over Tower Bridge from north to south, then zig-zagged our way down the … Continue reading →

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Canals, parks, cable-cars & detours

Posted on May 7, 2016 by Ben Lovejoy

This ride had a few small challenges … While I charged both my GPS and my camcorder the night before, I did this rather late at night, when I was tired. The result was that I charged the GPS, but … Continue reading →

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Hong Kong, not exactly a cycling city

Posted on January 2, 2016 by Ben Lovejoy

Decided to take my Brompton with me on a quick trip to Hong Kong, but wouldn’t bother next time. Bikes are actually banned from the waterfront area; the standard of driving is very poor; and you have to choose between … Continue reading →

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Greenway/river loop

Posted on September 6, 2015 by Ben Lovejoy

I’d cycled most of the Greenway before, but never the whole thing, so decided to give it a try. This ride was mostly paved off-road, taking us along a canal towpath, through Victoria Park, along the Greenway, over the Woolwich … Continue reading →

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Overground, Underground, Air & Sea – take two

Posted on April 18, 2015 by Ben Lovejoy

A repeat of a really lovely ride along the Thames Path, east from Tower Bridge. From Tower Bridge, a short stretch of road to avoid the cobbled backroads, then off onto the riverside path. Under the Greenwich Foot Tunnel, then … Continue reading →

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Parks East & West

Posted on April 11, 2015 by Ben Lovejoy

A short ride to get back in the swing of things after a rather lazy winter. Liverpool Street out to Victoria Park, canal towpath to Islington, then back on the road to Hyde Park, and quiet backroads to Liverpool Street … Continue reading →

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A lap of Stanley Park, Vancouver

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Ben Lovejoy

Visiting friends in Victoria, BC, I also spent a couple of days exploring Vancouver. Everyone but everyone told me I had to go to Stanley Park, and they were not wrong … 

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Travelling with a Brompton

Posted on September 27, 2014 by Ben Lovejoy

One of the beauties of a Brompton is how easy it is to mix them with other forms of transport. Hop on a train, sling it in the boot of a car (even my SLK, which has about the same boot … Continue reading →

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Mooching around in Miami

Posted on September 22, 2014 by Ben Lovejoy

A brief trip to Miami with my Brompton along for the ride. For the benefit of Americans, in English ‘mooching’ means ‘wandering around aimlessly,’ not freeloading … Saturday was spent exploring the amazing art deco district – I’ll add the link to … Continue reading →

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