A driver has been charged with manslaughter following a hit-and-run incident involving a cyclist in Arkansas, during which the motorist hid the victim in his truck, minus a severed leg that was found at the scene, before driving off.According to police in Fort Smith, which is near the border with Oklahoma, James Ray Jones was arrested … Read more
Oxford’s cycling campaign group has called for “immediate changes” to be made to a road on which a cyclist was killed in a collision involving a lorry earlier this month.On 8 February a university worker, who was in her 40s, was killed when she was struck by a lorry driver while cycling on the A4165 near … Read more
Verve Cycling has developed a 3D-printed titanium crankset that offers dual-sided power meter measurement with an error of less than 1% claimed, along with no recalibration or regular re-zeroing required. It claims to be the first power meter to combine “true torque based power measurement with a 3D printed titanium crank arm”… but priced at … Read more
Bike Medicine Purple Extreme Synthetic Lubricant was originally designed for working in industries where conditions are very harsh – offshore oil rigs, mining, and the like – and it brings a fair bit of that robustness to your humble bike chain. It works well in the dry, less so in the wet I found, and … Read more
A cyclist whose heart stopped for eight minutes before he was resuscitated by a passing driver was told by doctors that he had a one percent chance of survival.61-year-old Steve Lyth had just left his home in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, for a bike ride last week when he collapsed after his heart stopped. Driver Niall … Read more
At this time of year, we’d usually be visiting iceBike, one of Britain’s biggest bike trade shows hosted by distributor Madison, but Covid means that it has been reinvented as digiBike, an online version that allows us to check out the latest products from the likes of Shimano, Pearl Izumi, and 100% that will be … Read more
While the Apple Air Tags that we featured in the last video weren’t initially intended for bikes, the AlterLock has been designed specifically to help you keep track of your beloved bicycle. But will it help Dave to get his bike back?In this series, we are looking at ways to get your bike back should … Read more
Hackney’s voters go to the polls on 5 May to elect the borough’s next mayor, and the Conservative party’s candidate hopes to prevent a Labour “coronation” by promising to scrap Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) in the area.19-year-old Law student Oliver Hall says that he will, if elected, immediately put a stop to the introduction of … Read more
The famous Italian groupset manufacturer Campagnolo is growing its range of accessories, with the latest addition being an 18-litre capacity waterproof backpack so fans of the brand can commute in style… and it looks to be packed with useful features for easy organising too.Campagnolo_cycling_backpack_1 (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)“The cycling backpack seeks to offer the perfect … Read more
The Specialized S-Works 7 Lace road shoes combine a super-stiff sole with supple uppers that hold your foot firmly yet comfortably, although the lack of on-the-fly adjustability goes with the territory for laced shoes.We reviewed the Specialized S-Works 7 road shoes – with two Boa dials and a strap – back in 2020, saying that … Read more
