It is hard to believe that the Cervélo brand is barely more than 20 years old, such is the impact that it has already made at the highest levels of cycling. In To make riders faster, Anna Dopico covers the history of Cervélo as an independent business, from its creation though to eventual sale – … Read more
Hundreds of angry customers gathered outside the Beijing headquarters of dockless bike-share firm Ofo this week to demand their deposits back. The firm has asked users to be patient, but more than 12.3 million people were waiting for refunds on Friday, according to its app.Founded in 2014 as a university project, Ofo was valued at … Read more
Newcastle City Council has responded to suggestions that cycling investment has been too focused on wealthy areas by suggesting that the Department for Transport’s (DfT) system for handing out funding encourages it to focus on locations where cycling is already popular, reports Chronicle Live.One of eight cities to have benefited from Cycle City Ambition funding, … Read more
1. Geraint Thomas wins SPOTY – reactionFrom our monday live blog, the internet went G-mad after he bagged Sports Personality of the Year ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Harry Kane. Read more here2. Uber warned over safety issues with its self-driving cars days before cyclist killedA manager at Uber warned bosses at the company of the … Read more
A large proportion of Queensland drivers knowingly ignore the state’s close pass law, according to a recent study. The news comes as a government agency probes allegations of lax policing after a cyclist who repeatedly complained about close passing motorists was killed on the roads last month.Forbes reports that an online survey of 3,769 drivers … Read more
The Knog PWR Trail is so customisable and versatile, it is brilliant. You can decide exactly which modes you want and how bright you want them to be, and the battery pack can charge your phone or Garmin on the go too. Pros: Smart wide beam works well on and off-road, choose whichever modes you … Read more
It’s happened more than a few times in my cycling around the lanes and trails, everyone I know has experienced it and I suspect you have too – coming across a rider by the side of the road troubled with a puncture and no spare tube or even a pump.Of course I stop and ask … Read more
BikeBiz reports that the Bicycle Association has seen fit to publish safety advice regarding the need to use very specific brake blocks in combination with some brands of carbon rims.“I have been made aware of a safety issue which can arise from the need for very specific brake blocks to be used on some brands … Read more
In an article posted to Medium yesterday, Eric Meyhofer, Head of Uber Advanced Technologies Group, confirmed that the firm has resumed on-road testing of its self-driving cars. Uber’s autonomous vehicles were off the road for nine months following a fatal collision with a cyclist who was crossing the road in Arizona in March.Elaine Herzberg, aged … Read more
