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Radical derailleur design revealed in new patent from Ford
Motor company Ford has been granted a patent for front and rear bicycle derailleurs that work via mouldable wires that bend when an electric current is passed through them. Although seemingly aimed at the e-bike market, the tech could in theory be used for standard bikes.Wheelbased spotted this patent for a Bicycle Derailleur Apparatus For Controlling … Read more
Upgrade your ride! | Six of the best bike upgrades
Once you’ve got a shiny new bike, you’ll probably ride it for a bit and be perfectly happy. But at some point, you’ll probably start thing that you want to make it faster or comfier or maybe better for the commute.Here are six of the best upgrades that you can make to your road bike.Better … Read more
Hit-and-run driver who killed cyclist jailed for 12 months
A hit-and-run driver who killed an NHS worker who was cycling in Liverpool has been jailed for 12 months.Jennie Dowd (pictured), aged 31, died in hospital nine days after she was struck by 24-year-old driver Lucy Ashton in Sefton Village on the morning of Sunday 27 September last year.Ashton, who has also been disqualified from driving … Read more
Alchemy Bicycles launches new Rogue carbon gravel bike at Sea Otter Classic
Alchemy Bicycles has added the all-new Rogue gravel bike to its off-road lineup as its “do-anything, go-further” bike with a more progressive geometry to complement the existing titanium and carbon Ronin options. “The Rogue brings more terrain capability with a slack head tube angle, wider tyre clearance and updated geometry,” says the Colorado-based boutique bike manufacturer.2021 Alchemy … Read more
NVPA BIB/Short Navy
The NVPA BIB/Short Navy is a high-quality piece of clothing aimed at performance riders, with compressive material and a close cut. It’s based around a top-notch chamois from Elastane Interface, one of the most knowledgeable pad manufacturers in the marketplace, and they’re hardly stupid money either.In need the components for a high-quality pair of bibshorts, … Read more
“Gin-based reward” offered after delivery bike stolen
A “gin-based reward” is being offered to anyone who helps reunite a delivery rider with a former Post Office bike now used to ferry juniper-based distilled supplies as well as hand sanitiser to customers in Brighton & Hove.The bike belongs to Brighton Gin delivery rider Rachel Blake and was stolen from outside a property on Dyke Road … Read more
Glasgow to build 270km cross-city active travel network
Glasgow has unveiled plans for a 270km active travel network including improved facilities for cyclists and pedestrians that will cover the whole of Scotland’s largest city and leave no home more than 400 metres from a segregated cycleway.The proposals, which will open to consultation later this month, aim to bring about a shift in how … Read more