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Driver filming queue behind cyclist backfires (Image Credit: Reddit/qs_al)

“A legal road user using a road in a legal manner — how infuriating”: The internet shuts down impatient driver complaining about queue behind cyclist; Childish puns aplenty as the cycling world reacts to Q36.5’s new ‘condom’ jersey + more on the live blog

Dan Alexander and his sore legs are in the building for all your Thursday live blog action… don’t give him any sympathy, he swapped the bike for a run last night, it’s his own fault
  • by Dan Alexander
Thu, Nov 13, 2025 09:18
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SUMMARY

  • Childish puns aplenty as the cycling world reacts to Q36.5's new 'condom' jersey
  • "It's so important, but our view is being squeezed out of the debate": Bike campaigners call for proposed new underpass to be vehicle-free
  • Traditional Winter Olympics snow and ice sports oppose proposal to introduce cyclocross and cross-country running to programme, arguing it "would dilute the brand, heritage, and identity that make the Olympic Winter Games unique"
  • "The future of titanium aerodynamics": J.Laverack unveils 3D-printed innovations with new road bikes
  • Mathieu van der Poel returns to Strava with blistering 33-minute 10km
  • Labour clamps down on "tax breaks for high earners riding £4,000 e-bikes in the Surrey Hills", as Rachel Reeves to reintroduce Cycle to Work spending cap in Autumn Budget
  • "Like many small, independent businesses, we’ve faced rising costs and changing market pressures that have simply become too challenging to overcome"
  • Is this the new Cannondale SuperSix Evo? Leaked images suggest next generation all-round race bike will get deeper headtube and universal derailleur hanger
  • How has Rachel Reeves' rumoured Cycle to Work cap gone down with cyclists?
  • "Greetings from the workshop... just when you think you've seen everything..."
  • Councillor under fire for "kamikaze cyclists" rant, as rivals warn against "blaming cyclists for accidents that happen to them"
  • Pinarello becomes title sponsor of Q36.5, with Tom Pidcock back on Italian brand's bikes after season with Scott
  • After two years in development, Passoni unveils unique new aero bike with a half carbon/half titanium frameset
  • "A legal road user using a road in a legal manner — how infuriating": The internet shuts down impatient driver complaining about queue behind cyclist
Driver filming queue behind cyclist backfires
Driver filming queue behind cyclist backfires (Image Credit: Reddit/qs_al)
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13 November 2025, 09:18

Childish puns aplenty as the cycling world reacts to Q36.5's new 'condom' jersey

We sent out the Bat-Signal and you answered the call. In this case, the Bat-Signal was news of a clothing brand marketing its new wet-weather jersey as ‘The Condom’ and the call was a load of childish puns in the comments section. Top work everyone…

Tom Pidcock Q36.5 Rain Shell Aero Jersey, 'The Condom'
Tom Pidcock Q36 (Image Credit: Q36.5)
Tom Pidcock Q36.5 Rain Shell Aero Jersey, 'The Condom'
Tom Pidcock Q36 (Image Credit: Q36.5)

> Q36.5 puts Pidcock in an ‘aero condom’ and thinks the new waterproof jersey is the way to go on rainy days

Smoggysteve asked if a triathlon version is on the way as fellow Yorkshireman Johnny Brownlee would be an ideal candidate to join Tom Pidcock leading the testing.

If it takes off and everyone starts using them we could even have MAMILs… no, not Middle Aged Men in Lycra… Middle Aged Men in Latex. Credit to chrisonabike for that one.

Terry Hutt: “I’d make a joke about lubrication, but I’m too mature for that. Damn it!”

SecretSam: “Thanks for helping us bone up on this.”

lesterama: “Is it ribbed for his pleasure?”

Rendel Harris: “The £250 condom. For very rich dicks. (If anyone from Q36.5 is reading, you can have that one free)”

Cayo: “Only a knob would spend £1100 for that much protection.”

levestane: “It’s a ‘pro’phylactic.”

Wonderful stuff. I’ll admit it certainly caused a weird ‘how was your day at work’ conversation around the dinner table last night. ‘Oh, not too bad, spent the morning shoehorning dick puns into a story about a cycling brand’s new jersey… anyway, how was your day?’

13 November 2025, 09:18

"It's so important, but our view is being squeezed out of the debate": Bike campaigners call for proposed new underpass to be vehicle-free

Bicester level crossing underpass campaign marchers (London Road)
Bicester level crossing underpass campaign marchers (London Road) (Image Credit: Graven Hill Residents' Association)
Bicester level crossing underpass campaign marchers (London Road)
Bicester level crossing underpass campaign marchers (London Road) (Image Credit: Graven Hill Residents' Association)

> “It’s so important, but our view is being squeezed out of the debate”: Bike campaigners call for proposed new underpass to be vehicle-free

13 November 2025, 09:18

Traditional Winter Olympics snow and ice sports oppose proposal to introduce cyclocross and cross-country running to programme, arguing it "would dilute the brand, heritage, and identity that make the Olympic Winter Games unique"

Wout van Aert, 2025 world cyclocross championships, Liévin (Simon Wilkinson/SWpix.com)
SWpix (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)
Wout van Aert, 2025 world cyclocross championships, Liévin (Simon Wilkinson/SWpix.com)
SWpix (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)

Hopes that cyclocross could be added to the Winter Olympics programme in 2030 have suffered a blow, the chiefs of snow and ice sports opposing the plans and arguing it would “dilute the brand, heritage and identity that make the Olympic Winter Games unique”.

In a statement reported by AP, a group of governing bodies, the Winter Olympic Federations group (which includes organisers of traditional snow and ice sports) said it did not want events from summer federations added to the winter programme. Lord Coe suggested earlier in the autumn that he and UCI boss David Lappartient were confident cross-country running and cyclocross could be included in the Winter Olympics in time for the 2030 Games in the French Alps.

Mathieu van der Poel, 2024 men’s UCI World Cyclocross Championships (Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com)
SWpix (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)
Mathieu van der Poel, 2024 men’s UCI World Cyclocross Championships (Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com)
SWpix (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)

However, opposing the move, the federation which represents sports such as skiing, skating, biathlon, curling, luge, bobsled and skeleton stated: “The Winter Olympic Federations are firm in our belief that such an approach would dilute the brand, heritage, and identity that make the Olympic Winter Games unique — a celebration of sports practised on snow and ice, with distinct culture, athletes, and fields of play.”

Anna Kay, 2024 cyclocross world championships (Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com)
SWpix (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)
Anna Kay, 2024 cyclocross world championships (Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com)
SWpix (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)

The Olympic programme for the summer and winter events is being reassessed as part of new IOC president Kirsty Coventry’s opening months in the top job, however this statement will be a concern to Coe and Lappartient who had expressed confidence their sports would have a spot at the Winter Olympics by the end of the decade.

13 November 2025, 09:18

"The future of titanium aerodynamics": J.Laverack unveils 3D-printed innovations with new road bikes

J Laverack Speedform and AM64 Nov 2025
J Laverack Speedform and AM64 Nov 2025 (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)
J Laverack Speedform and AM64 Nov 2025
J Laverack Speedform and AM64 Nov 2025 (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)

> “The future of titanium aerodynamics”: J.Laverack unveils 3D-printed innovations with new road bikes

13 November 2025, 09:18

Mathieu van der Poel returns to Strava with blistering 33-minute 10km

Mathieu van der Poel 33-minute 10km
Mathieu van der Poel 33-minute 10km (Image Credit: Strava/Mathieu van der Poel)
Mathieu van der Poel 33-minute 10km
Mathieu van der Poel 33-minute 10km (Image Credit: Strava/Mathieu van der Poel)

With Freddy Ovett nudging training partner and pal Mathieu van der Poel towards a triathlon debut, the Dutch classics star has turned things up a notch by returning to Strava after clocking a 33-minute 10km this morning. 

> “Swim, Matje, Run?” Mathieu van der Poel hints at Ironman triathlon debut after training partner Freddy Ovett’s social media bet, as former Ineos pro tells Paris-Roubaix winner: “It’s time”

Out in Alicante where he enjoys his winter training miles, Van der Poel has also spent his off-season training with Greg Van Avermaet, the former Olympic champion and Paris-Roubaix winner who has turned his hand to triathlon post-retirement and was last weekend crowned the winner in the 40-44 age category at the Ironman 70.3 world championships in Marbella.

Van der Poel’s 10km this morning is pretty quick, even by the lofty standards of him already being a world class endurance athlete in another discipline. Strava clocked it as officially 33:41 and he also ticked off a 16:48 5km in the process, enough to comfortably obliterate most Parkruns.

 

Dutch compatriot Tom Dumoulin is probably still the clubhouse leader on pro cyclist x running matters, the former Giro winner having clocked a 32:38 10k and 1:08:42 half marathon since retiring. For context, Van Avermaet’s half marathon from his age group Ironman-winning effort was 1.21:31, although that comes with all the usual caveats about that being clocked at the end of a triathlon.

All those times were eclipsed by Tom Pidcock’s 13:25 5km of course, or at least they were until the internet pointed out the GPS was more than a bit dodgy and no, Pidcock probably wasn’t 50 seconds off the world record.

13 November 2025, 09:18

Labour clamps down on "tax breaks for high earners riding £4,000 e-bikes in the Surrey Hills", as Rachel Reeves to reintroduce Cycle to Work spending cap in Autumn Budget

London cyclists
London cyclists (Image Credit: Ayad Hendy via Unsplash)
London cyclists
London cyclists (Image Credit: Ayad Hendy via Unsplash)

> Labour clamps down on “tax breaks for high earners riding £4,000 e-bikes in the Surrey Hills”, as Rachel Reeves to reintroduce Cycle to Work spending cap in Autumn Budget

13 November 2025, 09:18

"Like many small, independent businesses, we’ve faced rising costs and changing market pressures that have simply become too challenging to overcome"

Edinburgh Bicycle Cooperative has announced it has closed the doors of its Edinburgh Bicycle Leeds store for good after many years of serving the community.

“This decision has not been made lightly,” a post communicating the news explained. “Despite our best efforts, the extremely difficult trading conditions of recent years have made it impossible to continue operating sustainably. Like many small, independent businesses, we’ve faced rising costs and changing market pressures that have simply become too challenging to overcome.

“We’re immensely grateful to everyone who has helped us — from our customers to local businesses and fellow cyclists. Your support has meant the world to us, and it’s been a privilege to ride alongside you. Thank you for being part of our story.”

13 November 2025, 09:18

Is this the new Cannondale SuperSix Evo? Leaked images suggest next generation all-round race bike will get deeper headtube and universal derailleur hanger

2025 leaked Cannondale SuperSix Evo Weight Weenies
2025 leaked Cannondale SuperSix Evo Weight Weenies (Image Credit: Weight Weenies TobinHatesYou)
2025 leaked Cannondale SuperSix Evo Weight Weenies
2025 leaked Cannondale SuperSix Evo Weight Weenies (Image Credit: Weight Weenies TobinHatesYou)

> Is this the new Cannondale SuperSix Evo? Leaked images suggest next generation all-round race bike will get deeper headtube and universal derailleur hanger

13 November 2025, 09:18

How has Rachel Reeves' rumoured Cycle to Work cap gone down with cyclists?

2023 Cycle to Work - 1
2023 Cycle to Work - 1 (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)
2023 Cycle to Work - 1
2023 Cycle to Work – 1 (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)

Editor Jack has had his say and you can check out that opinion piece over on our sister site e-bike tips. As a teaser, “Labour’s tone-deaf comments ahead of planned Cycle to Work cap changes demonstrate this government’s total blind ignorance on the benefits of e-bikes and active travel”. 

Here’s what some of our readers and the wider UK cycling community has been saying this lunchtime.

The Guardian’s senior political correspondent and regular reporter on active travel Peter Walker said the Cycle to Work scheme “might seem like low-hanging fruit for a cash-strapped Treasury” but suggested it “would be a big mistake”.

“Particularly with expensive kid-carrying cargo e-bikes, it’s one of the most effective modal shift levers out there,” Walker told followers on BlueSky. “The very jaundiced source quote in the FT about not funding ‘high earners buying £4,000 e-bikes for weekend rides in the Surrey Hills’ makes it feel like the Treasury has missed the point. Sure, tighten the rules. But don’t axe it.

“Worth remembering that freezing fuel duty, which could well happen again, costs about 30x more than the cycle to work scheme per year.”

But she’s more than happy to subsidise people who can afford to buy £40k electric cars but more than the cost of a decent bike. And through salary sacrifice schemes too. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025…

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— Real Gaz on a proper bike: gazza_d@toot.bike (@gazza-d.bsky.social) 13 November 2025 at 06:30

David Brennan: “I think there are issues with the scheme, specifically that higher earners save more than lower earners. The focus should be to improve the savings for lower earners rather than placing limits on the scheme. Every person that rides a bike is a fitter person, saving the NHS money.”

Cycle to Work reaction
Cycle to Work reaction (Image Credit: BlueSky)
Cycle to Work reaction
Cycle to Work reaction (Image Credit: BlueSky)

 SaneRebel: “If going after luxury travel the lack of duty on aircraft fuel should be the top priority.”

hawkinspeter: “Despite claims that the retailers would just raise prices, I think zero VAT rating on bikes, parts and accessories would fix the unfair tax benefit skew towards the wealthy and also fix the various issues about who is eligible. The other benefit is that it would be far cheaper to implement and it sends the right message about health and activity.”

Hirsute: “Meanwhile, £650M is available to subsidise EVs and there is £350 towards a charging point. Thereby giving equivalent tax breaks to high earners. Can’t they just limit tax relief to basic rate, as it would be silly to exclude people buying a cargo bike.”

mctrials23: “Hard to disagree with this to be honest. Set it to a sensible level of lets say £4000 and allow people to top up anything above that. That covers a very nice bike/cargo bike. The biggest issue with it is that it disproportionately benefits the wealthier vs the rest. How to solve that? I don’t know.”

EK Spinner: “How it all works certainly needs to be addressed: 1. Low earners not able to access the scheme as it takes them below Min wage is definitely wrong. 2. High earners getting much better deals as the tax savings are all from your highest tax rate. 3. Employees of uninterested employers don’t have access because they won’t sign up to a scheme.

“Perhaps they would be better to do something like removing VAT from bikes but this probably wouldn’t make much difference to the end user as the retailers would simply scoop it up.”

13 November 2025, 09:18

"Greetings from the workshop... just when you think you've seen everything..."

Lorenz from Germany has been in touch… “Greetings from the workshop… just when you think you’ve seen everything…”

"Greetings from the workshop... just when you think you've seen everything"
"Greetings from the workshop.. (Image Credit: Lorenz Freitag)
"Greetings from the workshop... just when you think you've seen everything"
"Greetings from the workshop.. (Image Credit: Lorenz Freitag)

 

13 November 2025, 09:18

Councillor under fire for "kamikaze cyclists" rant, as rivals warn against "blaming cyclists for accidents that happen to them"

'Cyclists please dismount' sign, Dublin
'Cyclists please dismount' sign, Dublin (Image Credit: @donna_cooney1 on Twitter/X)
'Cyclists please dismount' sign, Dublin
'Cyclists please dismount' sign, Dublin (Image Credit: @donna_cooney1 on Twitter/X)

> Councillor under fire for “kamikaze cyclists” rant, as rivals warn against “blaming cyclists for accidents that happen to them”

13 November 2025, 09:18

Pinarello becomes title sponsor of Q36.5, with Tom Pidcock back on Italian brand's bikes after season with Scott

Tom Pidcock back on Pinarello for 2026 season
Tom Pidcock back on Pinarello for 2026 season (Image Credit: Pinarello)
Tom Pidcock back on Pinarello for 2026 season
Tom Pidcock back on Pinarello for 2026 season (Image Credit: Pinarello)

In quite possibly the least surprising story of the off-season so far, Pinarello has officially announced it is the new title sponsor of the team that will be known as Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team from next season. We’ve been confident this was happening for some time, ever since we spotted the new name included on a list of UCI team applications for 2026. It wouldn’t take Sherlock Holmes to put it together…

Today it has been announced formally, Pinarello “proud” to announce the new partnership with Q36.5 in a collaboration between “two companies that share the same relentless pursuit of performance, innovation, and design perfection”.

Tom Pidcock back on Pinarello for 2026 season
Tom Pidcock back on Pinarello for 2026 season (Image Credit: Pinarello)
Tom Pidcock back on Pinarello for 2026 season
Tom Pidcock back on Pinarello for 2026 season (Image Credit: Pinarello)

It means Tom Pidcock will be back racing Pinarello’s bikes on the road, after a season with Scott, Fausto Pinarello saying the partnership is “more than a sponsorship”. It means Pinarello will be raced by two teams next season, the bike brand of course a long-time partner of the Ineos Grenadiers as well.

> Q36.5 puts Pidcock in an ‘aero condom’ and thinks the new waterproof jersey is the way to go on rainy days

Pidcock’s pleased too: “I’m really happy to be back on Pinarello full time. It genuinely feels like coming home. I’ve always loved riding their bikes, and over the years, I’ve built such a strong relationship with the brand. It’s the perfect reunion.”

13 November 2025, 09:18

After two years in development, Passoni unveils unique new aero bike with a half carbon/half titanium frameset

Passoni AT-01 Animus Titanium
Passoni AT-01 Animus Titanium (Image Credit: Passoni)
Passoni AT-01 Animus Titanium
Passoni AT-01 Animus Titanium (Image Credit: Passoni)

> After two years in development, Passoni unveils unique new aero bike with a half carbon/half titanium frameset

13 November 2025, 09:18

"A legal road user using a road in a legal manner — how infuriating": The internet shuts down impatient driver complaining about queue behind cyclist

When this person filmed a video (we’re hoping from the passenger seat) and decided to share it online, on the self-explanatory Reddit page titled ‘mildly infuriating’, they probably expected a few replies in support of their impatience.

Cyclist on a busy road
byu/qs_al inmildlyinfuriating

However, refreshingly (considering this is the internet we’re talking about) the thread turned into something of an own goal for the filmer as other Reddit users suggested there was only one infuriating behaviour on display here… and it didn’t involve having the nerve to ride a bike perfectly legally on a road.

“It is pretty infuriating not to build safe cycling infrastructure and proper shoulders on roads,” the top comment suggested.

“Omg a legal road user using a road in a legal manner! How infuriating,” another top reply suggested.

Some concluded the person filming must just be “stuck inside their car and feeling mildly jealous towards someone enjoying the fresh air”. Predictably, someone did suggest that the rider was not riding legally as they were “impeding the normal flow of traffic” and “need to yield”, however others quickly pointed out that particular law in the US “is more complicated than you think it is”.

“He’s going up a hill. That’s the main reason a line is forming at all, the drivers are careful because they can’t evaluate opposing traffic. Once they’re past the hill, they can overtake him easily, he’s staying on the far right side. He can’t stop every time time there is a driver behind him,” someone else suggested.

Other helpful advice to the ‘mildly infuriated’ person filming included, “If this infuriates you, then you don’t understand how the roadways work.”

Oh, and the personal favourite: “Have you considered safely passing him like everyone else is doing?”

Maybe there is hope for cycling-related discourse on the internet after all…

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  1. jaymack
    November 13, 2025 at 9:28 am
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    ‘…hope for cycling related
    ‘…hope for cycling related discourse on the Internet after all’. No chance I’m afraid

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    • HLaB
      November 13, 2025 at 10:56 am
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      I came in by the Farceboke
      I came in by the Farceboke page and given the Trolls on there, you are 100% right there’s No chance 🙁

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  2. mdavidford
    November 13, 2025 at 9:32 am
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    Quote:

    there was only one infuriating behaviour on display here

    At least two – the person posting nonsense on reddit, and the driver squeezing between the cyclist and oncoming traffic.

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    • HLaB
      November 13, 2025 at 11:00 am
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      I didn’t find the overtake at
      I didn’t find the overtake at the crest of the hill frustrating. The driver looks to have held back until they had visibility and then pulled marginally to the left on their overtake. I wish all the overtakes I get were at least that wide.

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      • mdavidford
        November 13, 2025 at 12:23 pm
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        It’s not so much the space

        It’s not so much the space given to the cyclist (although that wasn’t as good as it could have been) – it’s the fact that they ignored the driver coming the other way and went for the overtake anyway, forcing them to slow and move over.

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        • HLaB
          November 13, 2025 at 6:26 pm
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          I wasn’t in their driver seat
          I wasn’t in their driver seat but I hope they were in a position at the crest of the hill to see they could do that and give the cyclist room.

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  3. leedorney
    November 13, 2025 at 10:00 am
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    Safer cycling – Q365 jersey ?
    Safer cycling – Q365 jersey ?

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  4. mitsky
    November 13, 2025 at 10:01 am
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    Re: the cyclist legally

    Re: the cyclist legally riding on the road, slowing down the drivers behind LESS than other motorists do when they are all stationary most of the time.

    This goes back to the mis-leading advertising of car manufacturers showing their products being used on empty roads, selling a false panacea of a single driver moving at speed….

    Or is it a case that the cyclist forgot their cow disguise that helps prevent drivers’ frustration?

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    • Tradescant
      November 13, 2025 at 10:25 am
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      mitsky wrote:

      Re: the cyclist legally riding on the road, slowing down the drivers behind LESS than other motorists do when they are all stationary most of the time.

      This goes back to the mis-leading advertising of car manufacturers showing their products being used on empty roads, selling a false panacea of a single driver moving at speed….

      Or is it a case that the cyclist forgot their cow disguise that helps prevent drivers’ frustration?

      — mitsky

        You omitted the photogenic partner in the passenger seat and the sweeping alpine vistas.

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      • Mr Blackbird
        November 13, 2025 at 11:01 am
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        Yes, they smile dreamily at
        Yes, they smile dreamily at each other as they get in the car. They have just had terrific sex and are going out in their SUV to have a green smoothie at a local wellness bar.
        They have high powered well paid jobs and are successful in all areas of life.
        And all of this is because of the model of car they have purchased.

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        • Mr Blackbird
          November 13, 2025 at 12:16 pm
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          The reality. They got an
          The reality. They got an inferior car on a 5 year lease scheme. The couple are overweight, constipated and have high blood pressure. The husband uses Jack Duckworth from Coronation St as a role model and the wife uses one of the “strong” female characters from East Enders (who prefers to settle disagreements with loud shouting and ranting, rather than a reasoned argument). They haven’t had sex for two years and are bickering as they get in the car. The husband lets rip a loud sulphurous fart that reminds them both of the gutbuster special breakfast they had two days ago at that Little Chef on the A47.
          They get stuck behind a cyclist. The inevitable 10 second delay makes them even angrier. It isn’t long enough for them to finish their argument before they get to KFC.

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        • panda
          November 13, 2025 at 12:58 pm
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          That and their Q36.5 jerseys,

          That and their Q36.5 jerseys, apparently.

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      • David9694
        November 13, 2025 at 11:38 am
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        Tradescant wrote:

        Re: the cyclist legally riding on the road, slowing down the drivers behind LESS than other motorists do when they are all stationary most of the time.

        This goes back to the mis-leading advertising of car manufacturers showing their products being used on empty roads, selling a false panacea of a single driver moving at speed….

        Or is it a case that the cyclist forgot their cow disguise that helps prevent drivers’ frustration?

        — Tradescant

          You omitted the photogenic partner in the passenger seat and the sweeping alpine vistas.

        — mitsky

        Also don’t forget that this is progress we’re talking about here. Now let’s all glide through this luninous (empty) city-scape and then back to our tidy suburban street (distressed child whose problem is somehow solved by the car optional – see your dealer) 

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    • chrisonabike
      November 13, 2025 at 12:24 pm
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      mitsky wrote:

      Or is it a case that the cyclist forgot their cow disguise that helps prevent drivers’ frustration?

      — mitsky

      You mean their Mooovistar team kit?

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      • mdavidford
        November 13, 2025 at 12:25 pm
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        Red Bull, surely?

        Red Bull, surely?

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  5. whosatthewheel
    November 13, 2025 at 11:57 am
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    “Some concluded the person

    “Some concluded the person filming must just be “stuck inside their car and feeling mildly jealous towards someone enjoying the fresh air””

    I am quite unsure about the freshness of the air and the enjoyment of it with a car accelerating past him every 30 seconds. 

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  6. the little onion
    November 13, 2025 at 12:24 pm
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    Sad to hear about Edinburgh

    Sad to hear about Edinburgh Bicycle – a lovely small chain of shops, great staff, and an absolutely first class range of own-label “revolution” bikes. 

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    • Moist von Lipwig
      November 13, 2025 at 12:30 pm
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      from what I can tell and is

      from what I can tell and is not stated above, its only the Leeds store that is closing.  The Newcastle and Scotland shops are unaffected.

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    • chrisonabike
      November 13, 2025 at 12:31 pm
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      Hadn’t spotted that! They did
      Hadn’t spotted that! They did have an interesting range. Also found them helpful on the handful of occasions I popped in to one of their outlets. (I mostly use a couple of much smaller LBS or occasionally Halfords / random shop for basics).

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    • HLaB
      November 13, 2025 at 6:23 pm
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      I thought that until I
      I thought that until I clicked on the picture, as sad as it is, its only the Leeds branch which is closing, the headline is mis leading. Up north in the real north EBC have just bought additional shops in Stirling.

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      • Backladder
        November 13, 2025 at 7:59 pm
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        Skarsvåg says “Stirling isn’t

        Skarsvåg says “Stirling isn’t the real north!”

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  7. kingleo
    November 13, 2025 at 1:55 pm
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    Most of the delays to motor

    Most of the delays to motor vehicle users are caused by motor vehicle users.

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  8. mdavidford
    November 13, 2025 at 2:43 pm
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    Quote:

    [Cycle to work]’s one of the most effective modal shift levers out there

    Well, precisely – growth’s taken a hammering because of falling car production – the last thing we want to be doing right now is encouraging modal shift…

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    • chrisonabike
      November 13, 2025 at 3:57 pm
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      Yeah! Hire-purchase to help
      Yeah! Hire-purchase to help out! Drive to the takeaway to save the NHS!

      Then: if we can only get more people in cars that means employers can draw on a bigger pool of people – which will hopefully reduce wages and increase business profits. That’s got to be an economic win?

      The extra road wear will create business for the civil engineering firms also.

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      • slc
        November 14, 2025 at 7:15 am
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        Don’t forget the savings in
        Don’t forget the savings in social care as life expectancy drops. Or does that reduce jobs? Or do people just require help sooner? Tricky, this economics stuff.

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  9. OnYerBike
    November 13, 2025 at 3:50 pm
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    Quote:

    “Greetings from the workshop… just when you think you’ve seen everything…”

    Am I missing something? Looks like the suspension seatpost is installed backwards, but is that it? Pretty easy mistake to make (especially on an unconventional-looking seatpost). Hard to imagine it’s high on the list of shocking things that a bike mechanic might come across. Might even have been deliberate, if the customer felt the position was more comfortable.

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    • OnYerBike
      November 13, 2025 at 3:51 pm
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      Actually just looked at the

      Actually just looked at the picuture again and maybe I was missing something. Specifically, the pedal. Or lack thereof, since there doesn’t appear to be much pedal left!

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      • chrisonabike
        November 13, 2025 at 4:00 pm
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        Pedal right left, shurely?
        Pedal right left, shurely?

        I like the Magura brakes and ring lock though…

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    • Pub bike
      November 14, 2025 at 9:04 am
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      OnYerBike wrote:

      suspension seatpost is installed backwards,…Might even have been deliberate

      — OnYerBike

      Apologies for snippola – I’m trying to get a job with the BBC.  Maybe the customer didn’t like the suspension movement? This disables it, and handily removes the setback??

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  10. Smoggysteve
    November 13, 2025 at 4:07 pm
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    Its goes to show how a few

    Its goes to show how a few seconds clip can be made look like something it isnt. 

    The cyclist ‘holding up traffic’ is quite obviously on the brow of a climb so cars will wait – as they should to ensure therer is nothing coming. No doubt once the cyclist gets over the brow cars will be able to get past quite  freely and it would be as though there was nothing to show. 

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  11. lio
    November 13, 2025 at 4:11 pm
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    Could we afford to keep the

    Could we afford to keep the cycle to work scheme if we dropped the digital ID card stuff?

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  12. mitsky
    November 13, 2025 at 4:36 pm
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    “Royal outrider cleared over

    “Royal outrider cleared over pedestrian’s death“

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy0yj4kp0eyo

    I can’t help but think, what if…

    1) The vehicle had been a non-motorised bicycle?

    2) The rider wasn’t involved in protecting royalty?

    Would the outcome have been the same?

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    • lesterama
      November 13, 2025 at 6:33 pm
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      Very upsetting. Also

      Very upsetting. Also upsetting that he could get away with saying things like “She just appeared, between the kerb line and the point of collision.” That’s tantamount to saying he didn’t look, but lawyers rarely challenge this sort of crap. 

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    • chrisonabike
      November 13, 2025 at 9:16 pm
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      I mean – nothing to see here.
      I mean – nothing to see here. VIP so “security” etc. Police, so “public servant, we have to look at the big picture” etc. “Honestly didn’t see them / suddenly appeared” (these speedy octogenarians…)

      It is perhaps surprising this doesn’t happen more often; but the system will absolutely see this as “out of our way or else”.

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      • Pub bike
        November 13, 2025 at 10:37 pm
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        The rider went through a red

        The rider went through a red light at twice the speed limit, so as a specialist driver he needed to make sure it was clear even though he was allowed to do it.  How was a pedestrian to know that there could be a motor vehicle coming through a red a light at high speed at any moment without warning?

        And then saying the solution is to put bull bars on motorrbikes?  To do what?  Send people flying out of the way instead of running them over?  Bull bars are outlawed on motor vehicles.

        The whole thing is shocking but then the mantra of the police is “Yeah it is a terrible problem but there is nothing much we can really do”, so I shouldn’t be surprised.

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        • Rendel Harris
          November 14, 2025 at 5:51 am
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          Agree with all that but you

          Agree with all that but you’ve misread the report in one respect, the police said they’ve now fitted bull horns to all escort motorcycles, not bull bars. However, as this officer had a whistle to warn pedestrians and didn’t use it what’s to say he’d use his bull horn?

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          • Pub bike
            November 14, 2025 at 6:45 am
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            Whoops.  Why not use sirens

            Whoops.  Why not use sirens then?  Make it mandatory to sound sirens if using legal powers to break traffic laws including RLJ and speed limits.  And if he can go through a red light surely there can’t be a problem with sounding a siren.

            But if he didn’t use his whistle surely that is careless driving?  Just like turning without signalling.  I can’t understand the logic behind him being cleared.

          • Backladder
            November 14, 2025 at 7:58 am
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            Yes, I accept that he is

            Yes, I accept that he is allowed to run red lights and break the speed limit but with these extra powers comes greater responsibility, that is why they send them on advanced driving courses before they are allowed to do these things. At the very least he should be taken off escort duty, the pedestrian wasn’t beamed down by Scottie, she walked across the road and probably quite slowly due to her age. She was there to be seen and he didn’t look properly!

          • Rendel Harris
            November 14, 2025 at 8:17 am
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            The police did say that they

            The police did say that they are now considering any misconduct proceedings that should be taken against the officer, it will be interesting to see whether they actually follow through on that or just sweep it under the carpet.

          • Rendel Harris
            November 14, 2025 at 8:00 am
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            Apparently the police escort

            Apparently the police escort motorcycles do not use sirens in order to maintain a quiet dignified presence befitting the transport of royalty, and I’m sure it must be a great comfort to Mrs Holland’s family to know that she was killed because said quiet dignity was being upheld.

          • Pub bike
            November 14, 2025 at 8:28 am
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            This is something from

            This is something from another century.  Proles trampled underfoot of state carriage.  Outrageous.

          • Rendel Harris
            November 14, 2025 at 8:40 am
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            Absolutely. “We’re all in

            Absolutely. “We’re all in this together – well when we say that we don’t mean it applies to traffic jams, obviously…” 

          • chrisonabike
            November 14, 2025 at 8:46 am
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            Rendel Harris wrote:

            Agree with all that but you’ve misread the report in one respect, the police said they’ve now fitted bull horns to all escort motorcycles, not bull bars.

            — Rendel Harris

  13. Bungle_52
    November 13, 2025 at 4:48 pm
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    Calling wtjs

    Calling wtjs

    https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/live-police-crime-commissioners-scrapped-10642150?int_source=nba

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    • wtjs
      November 13, 2025 at 8:03 pm
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      Thanks Bungle! PCCs scrapped
      Thanks Bungle! PCCs scrapped – Oh Joy! One fewer layer of useless, idle tosserdom, dedicated to Dalek-like repetition of ‘that’s an operational decision of the police, nothing to do with me’. Problem is that we’re still burdened with the main horde of useless, idle bent tossers

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      • chrisonabike
        November 13, 2025 at 9:17 pm
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        I am shocked, wtjs …
        I am shocked, wtjs …

        … at your moderate celebration!

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  14. MaxiMinimalist
    November 13, 2025 at 5:21 pm
    0

    Cross-country running and
    Cross-country running and cyclocross should be part of the Winter Olympics provided competitions take place on terrain covered with snow.

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    • SecretSam
      November 14, 2025 at 9:29 am
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      Not all winters involve snow.

      Not all winters involve snow. 

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  15. MaxiMinimalist
    November 13, 2025 at 5:25 pm
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    When Sagan joined Total
    When Sagan joined Total Energy, he brought Specialized along with him. Peadcock joined Q36.5 a year ago, and in comes Pinarello. Unlike Peto, Tom won races and his new team mates performed way better than the past years.

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    • Rendel Harris
      November 14, 2025 at 6:49 am
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      MaxiMinimalist wrote:

      When Sagan joined Total Energy, he brought Specialized along with him. Peadcock joined Q36.5 a year ago, and in comes Pinarello. Unlike Peto, Tom won races and his new team mates performed way better than the past years.

      — MaxiMinimalist

      Unfair comparison to Sagan (who did in fact win a race that season, a stage of the Tour de Suisse) who was at the end of his career, whose season was disrupted by Covid and who, as it transpired, was racing with three heart conditions which required two rounds of surgery, whereas Pidcock is at the height of his powers and also racing with a far better team.

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    • SecretSam
      November 14, 2025 at 9:28 am
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      Sagan was on the wane when he

      Sagan was on the wane when he joined DE. So that’s not fair. And the Tarmac seems to have done pretty well with other teams…unlike the Penisrello with Ineos, say…

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    • mark1a
      November 14, 2025 at 9:52 am
      0

      MaxiMinimalist wrote:

      When Sagan joined Total Energy, he brought Specialized along with him. Peadcock joined Q36.5 a year ago, and in comes Pinarello. Unlike Peto, Tom won races and his new team mates performed way better than the past years.

      — MaxiMinimalist

      It’s a bit of a stretch to imply Pidcock brought Pinarello to the team – Pinarello’s owner co-founded Q36.5 so a tie-up was never going to be far away. 

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  16. kingleo
    November 13, 2025 at 6:15 pm
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    Motor vehicle users cause a

    Motor vehicle users cause a considerable amount of delays to cyclists in cities and towns.

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Aero gains and weight savings are the order of the day for Giant's racy Revolt and Liv's Devote
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Specialized Tarmac SL9 vs Tarmac SL8 – Which is Better in 2026?
Specialized Tarmac SL9 vs Tarmac SL8 – Which is Better in 2026?
Liam puts Specialized's latest road racer up against what is probably its greatest threat
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Zipp launches new 404 S carbon road wheels promising “industry-leading aero performance” for under £1,000
Zipp launches new 404 S carbon road wheels promising “industry-leading aero performance” for under £1,000
The new 50mm-deep hookless wheelset brings Firecrest-inspired aerodynamics, a claimed weight of 1,585g and lifetime warranty to the Zipp’s S Series
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Cannondale Factory Racing pulls the plug, marking the end of a glorious era
Cannondale Factory Racing pulls the plug, marking the end of a glorious era
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Abus Targon Mips
Abus Targon Mips
Super easy chinguard fettling, if heavy in open-face mode and narrow for its size
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Giant updates Revolt from the ground up for the ‘professional purist’
Giant updates Revolt from the ground up for the ‘professional purist’
Aero gains and weight savings are the order of the day for Giant's racy Revolt and Liv's Devote
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OneUp Components enters the wheel game, and at £549, its Aluminium Wheels are pretty affordable!
OneUp Components enters the wheel game, and at £549, its Aluminium Wheels are pretty affordable!
Simple in name, simple in intention, OneUp's new wheelset is built to be strong, stiff and lightweight at a reasonable price
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Aerodynamic 32-inch gravel wheels are here: Meet the 9th Wave SandStone SL32 wheelset
Aerodynamic 32-inch gravel wheels are here: Meet the 9th Wave SandStone SL32 wheelset
32-inch wheels are here for gravel, and yep, they're aero
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Smaller, quieter but still full of surprises: The top tech of Eurobike 2026
Smaller, quieter but still full of surprises: The top tech of Eurobike 2026
Plenty of fresh Chinese offerings an electric advancements graced the hall of 2026's Eurobike show. Here's Andi's collection of the incoming tech you should know about
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Continental Dubnital 50mm gravel tyre
Continental Dubnital 50mm gravel tyre
Exceptionally quick gravel race tyre with mountain bike roots, though best kept for dry and fast rides
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Manitou’s attempt at long travel perfection and more from Shimano, Cotic and Gloria
Manitou’s attempt at long travel perfection and more from Shimano, Cotic and Gloria
This week's helping of cool things and the top stories
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Is this the electric cargo bike of the future, now? A first ride on the Tarran L1s that may just revolutionise carrying stuff by bike
Is this the electric cargo bike of the future, now? A first ride on the Tarran L1s that may just revolutionise carrying stuff by bike
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Avinox-powered Nukeproof Kilowatt launches in time for Eurobike… and prices start at just £3,999
Avinox-powered Nukeproof Kilowatt launches in time for Eurobike… and prices start at just £3,999
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A new do-it-all e-bike from Amflow, Halfords profits soar, New Jersey latest to attempt bike licensing and registration system + more
A new do-it-all e-bike from Amflow, Halfords profits soar, New Jersey latest to attempt bike licensing and registration system + more
This week we're looking at three intriguing new e-bikes, poring over Halfords' healthy profit margins, and heading stateside for some disappointing yet typical bike licensing news (will they ever learn?)
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Avinox’s MG Concept brings CVT-style gears to an e-MTB motor
Avinox’s MG Concept brings CVT-style gears to an e-MTB motor
Avinox is at it again, but its concept motor looks like quite the leap compared to current models
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Megamo’s RYAL e-MTB is set to bring Avinox motors to a friendlier price point with models starting at £3,999
Megamo’s RYAL e-MTB is set to bring Avinox motors to a friendlier price point with models starting at £3,999
It's not just an accessible price as Megamo aims to bring a more accessible geometry and sizing to its Avinox-powered e-MTB range
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The “world’s first AI solar e-bike” is coming to Kickstarter, with double-disc wheels featuring integrated solar panels for extra range
The “world’s first AI solar e-bike” is coming to Kickstarter, with double-disc wheels featuring integrated solar panels for extra range
17 miles of extra range that is, with a claimed range of up to 120 miles a day utilising the Samsung battery cells and solar power - reservations for the Phosgo City or Hybrid will start from $1,499 on Kickstarter in late July
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Bosch unveils its first hub motor, semi-pro wins Voi Bike Challenge at Nocturne crit race, Florida sets close pass law + more
Bosch unveils its first hub motor, semi-pro wins Voi Bike Challenge at Nocturne crit race, Florida sets close pass law + more
Bosch's first-ever hub-based motor, Voi crit, and e-bike-related updates from Oxfordshire and Florida feature in this week's round-up
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chrisonabike 2 hours ago

@Smoggysteve "Most would happily ride on the roads and be treated with respect by drivers". But people aren't - and as far as I can see they won't be. Not until there is a lot less driving and it's slower around cyclists, and far more people driving have "skin in the game" eg. they sometimes cycle and their friends and family do also. That's what leads to the model - which is perhaps most advanced in NL - where cycling, walking and driving are all seen as separate normal transport modes. Their needs, vulnerabilities and any dangers to others are considered. And *that* leads to "mix / share when possible, separate when necessary". But "possible" is "where your 10-year old would be safe to cycle unsupervised" - so very few motor vehicles, going slow! And AFAICS everybody - even "existing cyclists" - is happy with the result. (I dunno about a few pro cyclists - but don't they tend to have training camps in different counties anyway?)

in: Cyclists are “greedy” for taking up more space than pedestrians, claims leading architect who feels “guilty” when riding bike
chrisonabike 2 hours ago

@quiff as an Edinburgh resident I can confidently say he's speaking without moving his lips in one sense: - while as I noted in a separate comment there *is* now some real separated cycle infra, all the examples i can think of have *at least as much space* for pedestrians. The rest of the "cycle infra" is essentially similar to the situation in the rest of the UK: eg. bus lanes*, cycle lanes and shared use paths (eg. "build" infra by sticking up a sign). Edinburgh is one of the places with a moderately extensive network of former railways which have been converted to "shared use" paths (completely motor traffic few). However though shared they are not narrow by UK standards. And this is all effectively a "free extra" for all non- motorised users, not like the "sign a cycle path" where pedestrians do lose space. I think this all comes from the "popular understanding" of cycling in which ultimately cyclists are the "other". They don't fit "motor vehicle" or "pedestrian" (including wheelchairs on the very rare occasions people think about that). Thus "cyclists are cheating" in multiple ways! They shouldn't get their own space as "there aren't enough" of them. And "they can just use the road / path". But being able to *choose* "on the road" or "on the footway" (shared use path) is clearly unfair - nobody else gets to do that! BUT of course even if they did pick just one of road OR pedestrian space it's still not fair anyway because they're "too slow" for the road (don't pay "road tax" etc...) and "far too fast" for pedestrians... * Though some existing cyclists may appreciate them when there are few buses, buses and bikes are a very poor mix for several reasons.

in: Cyclists are “greedy” for taking up more space than pedestrians, claims leading architect who feels “guilty” when riding bike
mikecassie 3 hours ago

Whilst a shame for any employees, their bib shorts had the worst chamois pad I’d ever encountered, utter waste of my money. Even though they were Strava challenge discount purchases, still a waste of money.

in: Le Col enters administration months after takeover by tennis giant Head
ktache 3 hours ago

Thanks, just going to have to suck it up. Got next week off and will take the easy, if expensive option...

in: “Diolch!” Live free-to-air 2026 Tour de France coverage confirmed on S4C and iPlayer; “Left-hooking” driver spared police action after driver doesn’t report incident; Men’s Tour of Britain route + more on the live blog
Rendel Harris 4 hours ago

@ktache Just go for the TNT Sports only package, £30.99 for a month. Alternatively have you considered experimenting with a VPN for a few pounds, allowing you to sign up for a free stream abroad, e.g. SBS Australia which streams the Tour live? If I didn't have a kind mate's login that's what I'd do!

in: “Diolch!” Live free-to-air 2026 Tour de France coverage confirmed on S4C and iPlayer; “Left-hooking” driver spared police action after driver doesn’t report incident; Men’s Tour of Britain route + more on the live blog
wtjs 4 hours ago

@mitsky Roger. Thanks

in: “Diolch!” Live free-to-air 2026 Tour de France coverage confirmed on S4C and iPlayer; “Left-hooking” driver spared police action after driver doesn’t report incident; Men’s Tour of Britain route + more on the live blog
ktache 5 hours ago

So, it's now the month of July and I'm going to have to pay to watch the TdF, for one month only. On a tablet unfortunately, as I didn't manage to get a laptop to rig up to the TV, grrr. Just wondering, what package will I have to fork out for? Not wanting to pay for the wrong one...

in: “Diolch!” Live free-to-air 2026 Tour de France coverage confirmed on S4C and iPlayer; “Left-hooking” driver spared police action after driver doesn’t report incident; Men’s Tour of Britain route + more on the live blog
Rendel Harris 5 hours ago

Not that it sounds like a dealbreaker given the other faults you've identified, but that cable isn't really a "proprietary" cable, four pin magnetic cables like that are quite common on bone-conducting headphones and other devices (my inexpensive smartwatch uses one) and they can be had for £4.99 on UK Amazon.

in: H2O Audio TRI Run open-ear bone conduction headphones
mctrials23 5 hours ago

There was never really anything to say about le col kit. Most of it was alright. Some of it was poorly designed/made. Trying to position yourself as a Rapha competitor whilst always offering 40% or more off doesn't scream premium though.

in: Le Col enters administration months after takeover by tennis giant Head
ROOTminus1 6 hours ago

Up next in the MucOff product line; for when the cassette won't budge, (chain)whip-it!

in: Muc-Off Collapsible Silicone Funnel

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