Lara has been riding bikes for longer than she'd care to admit, and writing about them nearly as long. Since 2009 she has been working as part of the road.cc review team whilst championing women's cycling on the side, most notably via two years as editor of the, sadly now defunct, UK's first and only women's cycling mag, erm, Women's Cycling.
Believing fervently that cycling will save the world, she wishes that more people would just ride a bike and be pleasant to each other.
She will ride anything with two wheels, occasionally likes to go fast, definitely likes to go far and is always up for a bit of exploring somewhere new and exciting.
Reasonable points, though I feel on balance their view is balanced (if normally cycle-positive!). UK crossings are simply set up for motor users,...
It's Bernard Hogan-Howe, and he was outstandingly awful as a Commissioner....nothing changed there then.
Cannon Hill Park today after members of the public found an emergency access gate open & took the opportunity to drive into, around, & park...
Slightly off topic, but my last few bikes have arrived by courier in a box. I'm amazed at how few of them included proper instructions on how to...
With the increasing daily volume of "anti-cycling" propaganda churned out by the tabloid press to feed the ever-frustrated general public, ...
more wildlife mayhem https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/24302508.poole-swan-causes-crash-...
Many of us on this site rightly call out poor Policing; let's give credit where it's due - congratulations to Cheshire constabulary and the CPS and...
When I lived in rural West Africa I'd often see quite young kids riding adult size bicycles. They'd be riding sideways with a leg under the...
Plenty of iffy writing on this website - it is a blog after all - but this sentence ain't the worst....
Thanks, hadn't heard of that one. As you said, fairly unique circumstances.