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Greater Manchester ‘can be national blueprint’ for cycling and walking, Boris Johnson told
Greater Manchester’s mayor Andy Burnham and its cycling and walking commissioner, Chris Boardman, have urged Boris Johnson to back their plans to build a cycling and walking network across the city-region, and use it as a “national blueprint” that can be rolled out to other towns and cities across England. Reminding the Prime Minister of his … Read more
Moon Meteor front light
The Moon Meteor is a compact and relatively well made front light, offering 400 lumens in its highest steady setting, along with a 500-lumen daytime flash. Provided you’re not calling on the full 400 too regularly, run-times are favourable, and it makes a decent dynamo companion, too.SpecificationThe details are listed in the test report below, … Read more
Retired Norfolk GP died on cycling holiday in Netherlands, inquest hears
A coroner’s inquest has heard how a retired GP from Norfolk died from injuries sustained when he crashed over a wall while on a cycling holiday in the Netherlands.BBC News reports that Dr Nicholas Ireland, aged 76, fell 1.5 metres after losing control of his bike and striking the parapet of a ha-ha wall located … Read more
Near Miss of the Day 366: Stop-start pedestrian near miss (+ video)
Ninety-nine-point-something per cent of the videos we show in our Near Miss of the Day series involve motor vehicles, but very occasionally one crops up featuring a pedestrian, and if you cycle in a city centre, you’ll know the feeling … you’re riding along, and someone starts crossing the road; what happens next can be unpredictable.This incident … Read more
12 new 2020 bikes from Cinelli, Tifosi, Cannondale, Rondo, Ragley, Bombtrack, Colnago and more – the gravel is strong with these bikes
Core Bike Show marks the beginning of the show season, a trade-only exhibition where we get to see the latest new bikes and products coming to a bike shop near you very soon. We treaded the rooms of a big hotel near Silverstone to bring you a roundup of brand new bikes from some of … Read more
Roka SR-1X glasses
The Roka SR-1X performance glasses are superlight and immensely comfortable, but for the near-premium price tag you might expect a spare lens.Visibility is obviously crucial in a pair of glasses and it appears Roka has put real attention into its C3 lenses. The High-Contrast (HC) Fusion Mirror lens on test is designed for “partly cloudy … Read more
The future of gravel bikes or a step too far? It’s the new Niner MCR 9 RDO full-suspension gravel
Gravel bikes have come a long way in a few short years but the new Niner Magic Carpet Ride, or MCR for short, brings full-suspension into the mix for the first time. The MCR 9 RDO made its very first appearance in the UK this week at the annual Core Bike Show, a gathering of … Read more
Muc-Off Ultimate Tubeless Kit
With more and more riders going tube-free as the technology becomes more affordable, Muc-Off’s Ultimate Tubeless Setup Kit makes a handy collection of quality bits of kit, with everything you need to make the transition.The Ultimate Tubeless kit is available in a range of options to suit different disciplines and their corresponding wheel sizes plus … Read more