Czech bike brand Festka is marking its 10th anniversary with 10 bikes based on each of its best-selling frames: Scalatore, Doppler, and Rover.All of the bikes are naked carbon with 24-carat gold detailing, including Xs on the down tubes – X as in the Roman numeral for 10, of course. Each of the Xs is further … Read more
A police officer in Yorkshire has posted footage to Twitter of a cyclist riding on a motorway … and passing under an electronic sign warning of the presence of a cyclist on the motorway.A police officer in Yorkshire has posted footage to Twitter of a cyclist riding on a motorway … and passing under an … Read more
Cycling UK has accused the government of “airbrushing out any role for cycling in plans for a post-pandemic recovery” after Rishi Sunak’s Budget speech made no mention whatsoever of active travel.Nor was there any mention of it, or cycling or walking, in the full budget document published by HM Treasury – other than a passing … Read more
The Bontrager Circuit Cycling Wind Jacket is a lightweight, packable shell with impressive windblocking prowess. It’s showerproof rather than waterproof, but will hold out against heavy rain for half an hour or so. It’s a good option for the sort of chilly, showery conditions commonly experienced on early season rides.Given the polyester fabric is so … Read more
Police in Bristol are hunting for a cyclist who pushed another bike rider over some railings and onto the embankment of the River Avon, close to the Clifton Suspension Bridge, last week.The assault happened at around 4.40pm last Friday 26 February, on the Portway near the Bridge Valley Road traffic lights.Avon & Somerset Police say … Read more
The driver who gave a cyclist in Ireland this ultra-close pass offered to make a contribution to a charity of his choice to stop the case going to court – but the rider was having none of it, deciding it was “too little, too late and simply a cynical effort to avoid a prosecution.”The incident … Read more
The number of speeding drivers on Upper Shoreham Road in West Sussex has risen dramatically since plastic wands protecting a ‘pop-up’ cycle lane were removed by the council in January. According to West Sussex County Council’s own traffic monitors the number of drivers exceeding 35mph on the road, which has a 30mph speed limit, has increased … Read more
RideLondon, the mass participation cycling event launched in 2013 as a legacy of the previous year’s Olympic and Paralympic Games, is set to be relaunched for 2022-31 according to papers from Transport for London (TfL) – but it will take place over just one day annually, rather than a weekend, and will not venture into … Read more
