The Rapha Men’s Pro Team Training Bib Shorts fit very well and perform as impressively as you would expect from a brand renowned for its high-quality kit, making long training rides very comfortable.Rapha’s bib shorts have a reputation for quality, but with more and more options available it’s often hard to select the right shorts for … Read more
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has this evening said that from Wednesday, people in England will be allowed “unlimited outdoor exercise” as he set out the government’s “roadmap” to ease lockdown restrictions – aIthough according to the letter of existing legislation, there were no such limits on exercise. He also said that people unable to work from home, … Read more
Temporary closures of roads near schools are planned for when the lockdown ends to discourage parents from taking their children to school by car, with walking, cycling and scooting being put forward as alternative means of getting there.According to the Observer, London and Manchester are finalising plans to close roads, including by placing barriers and … Read more
Pedal Me, the London-based bike taxi and delivery service that uses e-cargo bikes to move people and goods around the capital, has warned online shopping giant Amazon, “We’re coming for you.”The business, whose riders, dressed in pink jackets, have become an increasingly common sight in the capital in recent years, was responding to a tweet … Read more
The Loffi Liners are easy to fit under a pair of winter gloves, although having more cycling-specific features would be good for when they’re being used alone.Loffi has been making a name for itself with its smiley gloves over the past couple of years, allowing waves to become slightly friendlier with its smile logo. These … Read more
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has today announced a £250m emergency active travel fund which will see pop-up bike lanes and other measures to improve cycling and walking created in England within weeks. The money is part of £5bn in funding for cycling and buses outside London that was announced in February. Shapps said £2bn of … Read more
The Metropolitan Police’s Roads and Transport Policing Command (RTPC) has again urged drivers to slow down after reporting a large number of cases of extreme speeding on quieter lockdown roads.Speaking last month, Detective Superintendent Andy Cox from Scotland Yard’s traffic teams said that while the number of motorists on London’s roads had dropped during lockdown, … Read more
On Monday a column in the Scotsman argued that when it comes to the construction of pop-up cycle lanes, cyclists somehow need to “do something in return”. Responding to the piece, Cycling UK has asked why people on bikes should need to meet special criteria before they are kept safe.Scotland has pledged £10m for ‘pop-up’ … Read more
