Transport minister Baroness Vere has told the House of Lords that the government has no plans to introduce specific legislation banning cyclists and e-scooter riders from using mobile phones while riding.Speaking in a debate tabled by fellow Conservative peer Baroness McIntosh of Pickering, who as Anne McIntosh was Member of Parliament for Vale of York … Read more
Italy’s Kask has redesigned its Protone Icon aero helmet by overhauling the internal frame structure, with improved ventilation and aerodynamics being the claimed key benefits.2022 Kask Protone Icon 5 (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)> The 10 best lightweight high-performance cycling helmets for 2022To create its refined modern look, Kask has used seamless technology, joining the lower and … Read more
Images: Matt Ben StoneFizik has expanded its Argo saddle range with the new Argo Adaptive saddle featuring a 3D printed “digital-padding” upper that aims to improve comfort with its optimisation for varying postures and sit bone positions. 2022 Fizik Argo Adaptive 4 (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)The Argo Adaptive combines 3D printing technology manufactured by a specialist company … Read more
FulGaz is an indoor training app that uses rider-generated video content captured alongside power data that attempts to give a more accurate real-world feel than other apps and software. While it succeeds in some areas, in others the software still feels unfinished.> Download FulGaz hereFulgaz is not the first software to use captured video, but it … Read more
The head of British Cycling’s Olympic and Paralympic programme is one of more than 70 signatories to a letter calling on the UCI to tighten its rules on allowing transgender cyclists to compete in women’s events. Meanwhile, in an allusion to the Emily Bridges case, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that he does not … Read more
Local Brighton newspaper the Argus has come in for criticism after its front page featured a photograph of Adolf Hitler as part of a story about the possible return of a bike lane on the Old Shoreham Road in Hove.In November 2021 Brighton and Hove City Council was docked 25 percent of its Capability Fund … Read more
The Craft Cadence Top Tube Bag is well made and well designed, with a very reliable magnetic and Velcro closure that’s surprisingly easy to operate mid-ride. The Velcro straps for attaching the bag are better suited to frames with larger diameter tubing than narrow tubes – something to bear in mind if you’re wanting a … Read more
“Fuming” – that’s the reaction of a cyclist who had to swerve sharply to avoid being hit head-on by a lorry driver in Oxfordshire who was overtaking a tractor, but who did not face prosecution since Thames Valley Police believed there was “insufficient evidence to provide a realistic prospect of conviction.”Posting footage of the incident … Read more
