Strava has released its annual Year in Sport report, revealing 2021 activity trends and based on data from 95 million people. Outdoor rides are on the rise as are the number of us joining clubs on Strava and participating in virtual challenges. In total, cyclists uploaded over 10 billion miles on their rides worldwide. Strava makes a big … Read more
A drunk driver who crashed into a cyclist in Surrey, leaving him with horrific injuries, has been jailed for two years after being convicted of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and driving while over the legal limit for alcohol.Seth Wheeler, aged 50 and from Dorking, was also banned from driving for four years when … Read more
The Wilier Rave SLR is a high-performance gravel bike that’s light, speedy and a real blast over firm and firm-ish tracks and trails. It’s not purely a race bike but if you’re after something that sits towards that end of the gravel spectrum then have a good look.Let me sum up what the Wilier Rave … Read more
This evening’s Bike at Bedtime is a bit different – it’s World Bicycle Relief’s Buffalo Bicycle which was developed to provide a mobility option for people in rural regions of developing countries. It’s not lightweight, it’s not aero and it’s not laterally stiff/vertically compliant, but it can help children get to school, health workers get to … Read more
The 7mesh Desperado Merino Neck Warmer is very nice, very effective and very expensive.This is the second expensive neck tube I’ve reviewed recently, and I personally prefer it to the (also good) Velocio Signature Collar thanks to its slightly lighter, softer and more breathable feel, but otherwise they’re very similar. Then again, both are very … Read more
Mainstream media headlines this morning blaming London being named the city with the world’s worst congestion on bike lanes are not “accurately representing what we have said,” according to the company that carried out the research, adding that one journalist had admitted that the anti-cycle lane angle “gets more readers.”Traffic data firm Inrix named the … Read more
A new study of almost 35,000 commutes in Surrey has revealed that people are most likely to cycle to work when traffic speeds on the routes that take them there are below 20mph.A research team at the University of Surrey found that while roads that were busier with motor traffic acted as a deterrent to … Read more
The Santini Lava Men’s Winter Thermofleece Bib Tights are very warm and comfortable, with plenty of stretch in the fabric, and include a decent pad.Santini suggests a temperature range of 0-15°C for the Lavas, which seems a little high given how warm they are. I actually used these in a windchill of -5°C and found … Read more
Double Olympic gold medallist Katie Archibald was crowned the women’s endurance champion in the inaugural UCI Track Champions League after a dominating performance across round three and four at London’s Lee Valley velodrome on Friday and Saturday. What did it take to claim such a convincing victory? Whoop collected some interesting data at the events which … Read more
