Squirt Seal Tyre Sealant can be used on a variety of tyres including high-pressure road rubber. When combined with the separate bottle of BeadBlock granules it matched its claims of sealing holes up to 6mm, but was slower to do so than some of the competition. In this one-litre bottle size it’s also more expensive … Read more
Police on the Isle of Man police have warned cyclists not to ride on the island’s famous Mountain Course, currently hosting the Tourist Trophy (TT) motorcycle races, which have returned this year following a two-year break due to the coronavirus pandemic.BBC News reports that two cyclists from Leeds and a group from Swindon were arrested … Read more
The Restrap Race Frame Bag Large is very well made – in the UK – and holds four litres of stuff very securely. It has a zipped pocket on either side and an internal vertical divider to stop it bulging into your pedalling knees when stuffed full. At £89.99 it’s not the cheapest, but early … Read more
Police told a cyclist who submitted footage of a very close pass in which not only did the driver give a long blast of the horn, but the car’s passenger also put their arm out of the vehicle’s window, possibly in an attempt to strike the rider, that they could not refer the footage for … Read more
Police in Weymouth have arrested five suspects after a cyclist was robbed on Saturday evening by a gang of teenagers, one of whom was said to be armed with an axe and another with a knife.> Cyclist injured by axe-wielding youths during attack along popular trailThe victim, a local man aged in his 40s, sustained … Read more
A drunk driver seriously injured a cyclist, a jury has decided in a rarely-used legal process.Manchester Crown Court heard that Janice McVicar had told police, “I hate cyclists” after crashing into Jade Edmonds, leaving her with brain damage and permanent partial loss of sight.The court was told that McVicar, who was not present during the … Read more
Hummingbird has created what it claims is the world’s lightest sustainable folding bike, made from flax plant fibres.The brand says that the flax model matches the weight and strength of its carbon fibre predecessor. The flax frame is available built up into single speed, multi-speed, and electric bikes. It’s the single speed model that weighs a … Read more
Pas Normal Studios’ Women’s Escapism bib shorts are very comfortable and very practical, with more pockets than you can shake a stick at. This, plus their high quality construction, makes them a great choice from road to trail. I did find there were some minor signs of wear in the test period, though – and … Read more
