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Improving cycle infrastructure and public transport has little impact on car use, new review finds

A review, published by Transportation Research, has found that non-coercive measures alone cannot achieve significant national-level reductions in car traffic or emissions. Non-coercive measures, or ‘carrots’, such as improving public transport, enhancing cycling and walking infrastructure, changing urban form, and behaviour-change, do produce valuable benefits which include better accessibility, healthier cities, and improved equity.However, the study … Read more

Dutch government commits €1 billion to cycling infrastructure to connect new homes

The Dutch government is investing up to €1 billion in cycling infrastructure to connect hundreds of homes nationwide. The investment is part of a broader package of €2.5 billion, which will fund the construction of roads, cycle paths, tunnels and tram lines to the new homes. €1.3 billion of this is earmarked for projects before 2030, which … Read more

Carradice Safari Barley 9L Saddlebag

The Carradice Safari Barley 9L Saddlebag is a limited edition release of a much-loved bag, designed with long distance routes in mind. It’s durable, weatherproof, can carry enough for a two-day audax and its look plays to the brand’s ‘rich history in cycle travel’.> Buy now: Carradice Safari Barley 9L Saddlebag for £99.95 from CarradiceIf you … Read more

“Why can’t one device do it all?”: Kickstarter bike computer has built-in electric pump, front light and week-long battery life (apparently)

Is the future of cycling gadgets a single GPS head unit that can also pump up our tyres, work as a front light, and a speaker? That’s what the makers of this rather ambitious Kickstarter will be hoping, that their six-in-one cycling computer will change the game.“Why can’t one device do it all — and actually do it well?”Cycleasy six-in-one bike … Read more

Contractors walk off from £4m active travel scheme after protesters brand project “an absolute shambles”

Contractors working on the £4 million Methil active travel scheme walked off on Thursday, as around a dozen people began a day-long protest. Traffic was halted when protesters holding placards positioned a skeleton on a chair in the road to illustrate their concerns about the impact on local businesses.They say the demonstrations will continue until officials … Read more

Is Tadej Pogačar the most naturally gifted Tour de France winner of all time?

Professional cycling, especially in the 2020s, has increasingly become a numbers game. In an era of sports scientists and power meters, data is king: absolute power, watts per kilo, aerodynamic CdA, durability measured in kilojoules, heart rate, and recovery metrics are all pored over by scouts and coaches armed with software and algorithms, as they … Read more

The £2 indoor cycling app that could transform your winter training

Did you know there’s an indoor cycling app on the market that costs just £2 per month, yet offers almost everything the big-name apps do? It’s called icTrainer, and it’s quickly becoming a smart, budget-friendly option for riders looking to get more from their indoor sessions this winter.> Get 60 days of icTrainer for free with code RCV25 … Read more

Why aren’t London’s lethal junctions being fixed faster? Transport chiefs happy with “acceptable” number of crashes to avoid impacting bus times, cycling campaigners say – as “people keep dying”

London’s transport chiefs have avoided or delayed “overdue” changes to dangerous junctions in order to avoid negatively impacting bus journey times, cycling campaigners in the capital have claimed.According to the London Cycling Campaign, when considering whether to improve safety measures at certain junctions, Transport for London bosses make a “calculation” comparing the potential impact on … Read more

Trek pledges to dole out over a million dollars in store credit to customers, after almost 80,000 bikes recalled due to brake defect

Trek has promised to pay customers and retailers millions of pounds in compensation, after issuing a recall and ‘cease ride’ notice for almost 80,000 bikes, including children’s bikes, affected by a coaster brake defect.The recall was issued last week by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (USCPSC) and involves 68,000 models sold in the United … Read more