The Silca Sicuro Cerakote Titanium Bottle Cage is absurdly expensive, but it is a thing of beauty. If you can afford it, or you’re mad, or both, then you’ll be pleased to hear that you probably won’t need another; this gorgeous piece will look like new forever thanks to the highly abrasion-resistant Cerakote ceramic coating.No, … Read more
Festka is a Czech manufacturer of high-end carbon bike frames, and the brand really knows how to pull off a spectacular and unique finish. Festka regularly uses its 61.4k strong Instagram following to showcase its designs, and for the second year running the brand has published a top 10 of its Instagram posts to highlight the most popular … Read more
The reigning Giro d’Italia champion Egan Bernal has been discharged from hospital two weeks after he suffered 20 broken bones in a horror crash while training in Colombia. The Ineos Grenadiers rider only recently left intensive care after undergoing multiple surgeries on injuries sustained in a collision with a parked bus on 24 January.The Clínica … Read more
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has warned that the capital will become more dangerous for cyclists if almost £500 million worth of active travel schemes are scrapped due to Transport for London’s funding crisis.Plummeting fare revenues as a result of people working from home or choosing other modes of transport to get around London have hit … Read more
A trial of new road signs in East Lothian, advising motorists that they should leave a minimum gap of 1.5 metres when overtaking cyclists, has led to a significant reduction in the number of ‘dangerous’ close passes since the scheme was introduced.The pilot project, developed and led by Cycling Scotland, saw road signs installed last year … Read more
In the introduction to his book, The Cyclist’s Cookbook: Food To Power Your Cycling Life, Nigel Mitchell says, ‘It’s more a book for cyclists who love food’, which I think sums it up perfectly. Since starting to review the book it has been by my side in the kitchen and when planning my weekly food shop, … Read more
A BBC Radio 4 presenter has been criticised for asking what some have described as “irresponsible” and “poorly judged” questions about cyclists during a segment on the recent revisions to the Highway Code.On Saturday’s edition of the Today programme, the long-running news and current affairs show, Mishal Husain interviewed Kevin Fong, a doctor and television … Read more
Today’s Near Miss certainly isn’t one of the worst videos we’ve been sent over the years – but it was enough to secure the driver a £323 fine and three penalty points for driving without due care and attention.The footage, which features the second of three close passes experienced by the cyclist that day, was … Read more
The Northwave Extreme Trail Vest is a warm gilet for awful conditions. With water-resistant Primaloft insulation and some nice features, there’s much to like here.To my mind, gilets come in two types: those that disappear in a jersey pocket, and those that won’t. Pocketable gilets tend to have no insulation at all, relying on simple … Read more
