Garmin has been granted a patent for a bicycle radar system that incorporates a camera that starts recording video when dangers approach from behind, allowing the collection of evidence in the event of a close pass… or worse.Garmin already offers bike radar systems: the Varia R315 (£129.99) warns of vehicles up to 140 metres away, while … Read more
Cyclists have called for a “mindset shift” when riding on shared-use paths, after a dog’s leg was amputated following a collision involving a bike rider near Bangor in North Wales.Yesterday we reported that Buddy, an 11-year-old springer spaniel, lost a leg after he was struck by a cyclist in Gwynedd. The dog suffered a badly crushed … Read more
This article and video includes paid promotion on behalf of Cannondale and Ale Cycling.So you’re well over halfway there, having made it through the first and second trimesters of your pregnancy… and your bump is, well, definitely a bump now! If kept to a moderate intensity, exercise can help keep you fit and prepared for … Read more
Five mountain bikes and an assortment of cycling kit, worth over £25,000, were stolen from a property in Perthshire last week.Police Scotland says the thieves broke into a shed at a private property in the village of Longforgan between 12am and 4am on Wednesday 9 March. Five trail bikes were taken in the robbery, including a … Read more
Scribe’s Élan Wide+ 42-D Carbon Spoke wheels are proper all-rounders that bring a bit of aero assistance to a beautiful balance of stiffness and lack of weight. At sub-1,400g these things fly, whether your bike is pointing up or down hill, but the key thing for me – apart from the great price – is that … Read more
Do you notice anything unusual about the bike that two time Tour de France winner Tadej Pogacar rode to victory on the penultimate stage of Tirreno-Adriatico last week? Yep, rim brakes. They’re a rarity on a pro’s bike these days.Like the rest of the peloton, Pogacar uses disc brake bikes most of the time. He … Read more
The Tubolito X-Tubo City/Tour promises to make punctures a thing of the past. This hardy orange inner tube, designed specifically for 30-50mm tyres, is better suited to more portly, commuter-type bikes that come into contact with road shrapnel on a daily basis, but it’d work well with other wide tyre bikes too. It’s much more … Read more
Coincidentally this close pass came on the very same road as Near Miss of the Day 733…small world.There was no six-month ban for this driver, however. In fact, there was not so much as a warning from Hampshire Police who told road.cc reader Luke, the Crown Prosecution Service would be unlikely to take it forward.“The … Read more
