‘e-road’ is arguably the newest bike genre, with Haibike’s now discontinued Xduro Race being one of the first commercially available e-bikes with drop bars back in 2014. Another early example was Giant’s Road-E+ (2020 models now available), although like the Haibike this has a pretty noticeable battery integrated into the downtube. Since last year we’ve started … Read more
A Peterborough man who was handed an on-the-spot £80 fine for riding his bike at walking pace while carrying his two-year-old daughter has asked why officers cannot use their discretion when handing out fixed penalty notices. The enforcement firm patrolling the area covered by the city’s Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) keeps the money it … Read more
Road bikes have changed a huge amount in the last couple of decades, but a look at this classic Giant MCR from 1997 is to be reminded just what an exciting period the 1990s was for bike development when the rules weren’t to be followed but bent and broken.This one was spotted on the recent … Read more
Details have emerged of a proposal to construct the world’s tallest vertical lift bridge over the River Thames between Canary Wharf and Rotherhithe. Plans for the new cycling and walking bridge received “overwhelming” support in a consultation last year.TfL has since been working on engineering options and will now launch a new consultation on its … Read more
1. Look launch their first e-bike, the e-765 Optimum All RoadLook are the latest to present an e-bike that doesn’t really look much like an e-bike, with the launch of the e-765 Optimum. It’s their first e-bike of any genre, and the assistance is courtesy of Fazua’s Evation system. The geometry is based on Look’s existing motor-less 765 Optimum Disc All … Read more
BTR’s Deluxe Rack Pannier Bike Bag with Shoulder Strap is ridiculously easy to put on and take off. There is plenty of space inside, which is all easily accessible, and the shoulder strap makes it easy to carry around off the bike. The best bit? It costs less than £25. Pros: Easy to put on … Read more
“Many motorists seem to want to share the road the way a four-year-old wants to share toys,” said Alan Downey after a motorist brutally cut him up while riding two kids through Dublin on a cargo bike. “Everyone else should have to share with them, but they reeeeally don’t want to share with anyone else.”Dublin … Read more
Not quite the same ring as Friday Poll, but these are the times we live in. Anyway this week the BIG question is what should we call cyclists if we’re not going to call them cyclists?This has been in the news over the last few days first with Australian researchers concluding that many drivers view … Read more
A motorist who was jailed for six months for careless driving for her role in a crash which killed a cyclist, has lost her appeal. Emily Wilkinson’s legal team argued she had been harshly treated as she was only 19 at the time, was a comparatively new driver and did not know the road well.In … Read more
Bianchi has revealed its new carbon-fibre Sprint road bike, an update of the Sempre Pro, designed to be lightweight and coming in a race geometry. The Sprint is available in both rim brake and disc brake options.Sprint is a resurrected name for Bianchi, the original having been launched back in the 1970s. Like its predecessor, … Read more
