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New York to install free bike pumps for booming cycling population

It's a far cry from the actions of a London council earlier this summer

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Crowdfunding raises huge sum to bring cycling to elderly Scottish care home residents

Cycling Without Age aims to allow anyone feel the wind in their hair again

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Isle of Dogs fury that cyclists may be allowed to ride through Greenwich foot tunnel

Cycling is currently banned - despite the tunnel being part of a national cycle route

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Video: Strava asks athletes to reject image-conscious social media via selfies

Make it clear to everyone that you don’t care what they think by using the appropriate hash tag…

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Stuck in traffic? That’s five days of your life you’re not getting back

That's not to mention the extra £1,000 they spend for the pleasure

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Sustrans announces ‘sympathetic’ plans for renovation of Scarborough’s Cinder Track

Thousands have signed petition against widening track

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Five cool products coming soon to road.cc

Shiny new gear from Polar, Flectr, Giro, Huez and Garmin that are currently out with road.cc's review crew...

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Jobseekers ‘on their bikes’ to get to shift work without public transport in Yorkshire

Norman Tebbit's advice runs strong where public transport is failing would-be workers

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Astonishing video from US shows 53 cyclists crashing at one rail crossing in just 2 months

Video evidence has helped city redraw cyclist approach

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Can you help elderly people get back out on a bike?

Cycling Without Age lets anyone feel the wind in their hair again

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Council changes its mind about London bike shop’s free pump

Offers to install bollard that can double as bike pump – says it is important to support local businesses

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Summer holiday confusion as children in Wales are banned from cycling in parks

Parents say it's the only safe place - but councils want to ban bikes and ball games

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Shopping centre in Scotland puts security guards on bikes

Management concluded that bicycles would be the best way to navigate the 300-acre site

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11 things we’ve learned this week

Froome approaching immortality, motorway madness and no one's ashamed of tan lines. Here are 11 things we've learned this week...

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As dockless bike share schemes rapidly expand, European Cyclists Federation expresses fears about ‘disruptive’ approach of some firms

Position paper features list of best practices to help towns and cities manage arrival of dockless bike share firms

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Video: Drivers in Canada save cyclist from grizzly bear attack

Young and hungry bear was following cyclist up a slow climb

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Mixed reaction to plans to transform Scarborough’s Cinder Track into a “cyclists’ motorway”

Concern that cyclists’ speeds will increase considerably on shared-use path

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11 things we’ve learned this week

Raleigh flamed, order restored at Le Tour and British Cycling woes: here's 11 things we've learned this week

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Oxford could be next to see dockless bike scheme Ofo launched

Cautious welcome for convenient bike hire plans

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Gloucestershire cyclist breaks eye socket, cheek, nose and jaw after encounter with loose dog on cycle path

Says dog should have been on a lead

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Video: Hundreds ride to funeral of cyclist killed in Northern Ireland

North Down Cycling Club committee member Gavin Moore lost his life last Tuesday when driver crashed into club ride

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oBikes removed from London borough over obstruction complaints

Dockless bike hire is convenient - but some say it clutters the streets

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Manchester’s vandalism-proof Mobikes not quite living up to the claim

Bike hire firm says there have only been a tiny number of issues in the context of the scheme’s success

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Glaswegian woman tells teen bike thief the error of his ways

“Somehow I ended up pure giving him a life lecture”

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Campaigners say IAM RoadSmart is trying to ‘undermine’ 20mph speed limits

20’s Plenty For Us points to WHO recommendation that 20mph is the right speed limit where vehicles conflict with pedestrians and cyclists

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Bristol cyclist finds burnt-out car and motorbike on cycle route – for the fourth time this month

Vehicles have been appearing despite barriers to stop cars

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Chicago Police disarm driver who pulled gun on Critical Mass riders

Participants had sat on his car’s bonnet

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Shaun Ryder: Cycling got me off drugs

Hours a day in the saddle didn't deal with the mental toll of heroin though

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11 things we’ve learned this week

Lots of lovely bikes, crass comments and a different kind of EPO bombshell: here's 11 things we've learned this week in the world of cycling...

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Half of drivers think new practical test should include cyclist awareness

New driving test comes into force in December, but many think it's a missed opportunity

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