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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Presented by Helen Pidd and Produced by Iain Chambers

The bike podcast: Wayne Hemingway and all-girl racing teams

Team Mule Bar Girls push themselves to win races without dressing down – they tell us about why their gear fits them in all the right places, and the joys of being an all-girl racing team.

Designer Wayne Hemingway co-founded the Red or Dead fashion label, and has since designed everything from bike sheds to housing estates – he tells us why the bike is the perfect design object.

Tim Jonze goes bike-gigging in East London, taking in Soweto Kinch and the London Gypsy Orchestra on his bike, as part of the Cycle East festival.

Suzanne Goldenberg goes to Montreal to find out about the Bixi public bike system, coming soon to London.

And Matt Seaton sings the praises of the quick-release skewer.

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