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“This winds me up so much”: Furious motorbiker blasts “selfish, entitled tosser” cyclist for riding on road with solid white line and ‘holding up’ ten cars; Tom Pidcock told to “grow some balls” by rival; Jeremy Vine, Lime, and AI + more on the live blog

Whoop 5.0

The Whoop 5.0 MG is a good health tracker with an excellent app. The amount of health data provided is impressive and Whoop has made this easy to interpret via well-considered insights.A 14-day battery life is unrivalled in this wearable tech niche and the system has helped to improve my sleep over the review period.However, … Read more

Die-cast in seconds: check out the magnesium Kirk Precision

“Only one and a half cubic metres of seawater is needed to provide enough magnesium for one Kirk frame.” That was the claim made by Britain’s Kirk brand back in the 1980s and 90s.Kirk Precision bikes are some of the most distinctive ever, thanks to their die-cast magnesium alloy frames, and we just spotted this … Read more

Giant Defy Advanced SL 1

The Giant Defy Advanced SL 1 is light, efficient and impressively comfortable. Everything an endurance-cum-allroad bike needs to be. In fact, I’d say it is one of the best all-round packages available for this genre of bikes, especially if carbon fibre is a must.If you’re interested in the Defy Advanced SL 1, you might want … Read more

Apidura Expedition Tool Pack (1L)

Straight out of the packaging the Apidura Expedition Tool Pack looks almost perfect. And while it does have the odd quirk, in use that’s pretty much how it turns out. It’s almost perfect.> Buy now: Apidura Expedition Tool Pack (1L) for £53 from ApiduraIt’s amazing how many things a small, simple seatpack like this can … Read more

Make (almost) any bike a cargo bike with this nifty sub-£1k conversion kit; plus new Swiss Side aero clothing, Strava news, another important SchArt update + more

Before the school run madness begins on Monday, why not sit down with a coffee and treat yourself to a lovely little round-up of shiny new bike tech for half an hour or so? You might even be able to do the school run using the product that’s first on our list… The Argo Fy can … Read more

“This seems so dangerous”: Bumbling council contractors install barrier in middle of cycle path

Residents in the Somerset town of Taunton were left despairing at this bizarre barrier that the council’s contractors installed entirely blocking a cycle path.Local cyclists pointed out how dangerous the layout is, Dejan Branc sharing photos online and saying: “Who at Taunton Town Council erected them in the middle of [the] cycling path? This seems so dangerous, … Read more

Tour of Britain on high alert after two major bike theft raids target pro cycling teams this week

Next week’s Tour of Britain gets underway to an uncomfortable backdrop after the latest raids by organised criminals this week saw two teams targeted and 38 bikes worth hundreds of thousands of pounds stolen.While both those incidents happened on mainland Europe — Visma-Lease a Bike suffering a break-in while the Vuelta was in Turin and TotalEnergies the victims … Read more

British Cycling sorry for “accidentally censoring” Three Cocks village from bike race, and blames balls-up on “overly sensitive” website filters

British Cycling has offered a good-humoured apology after the Welsh village of Three Cocks was “accidentally censored” by the governing body’s website.We highlighted the bizarre situation on our live blog yesterday, the event listing for the Ras Ieuenctid De Cymru – Junior Race of South Wales stating the opening two stages would be based out of … Read more