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Park Tool PRS-22 Team Issue Repair Workstand
The Park Tool PRS-22 is a professional-level repair stand that’s strong and stable, the beam design allowing it to support the bottom bracket and hold either the front or rear dropouts so there’s no need to clamp either the frame or seatpost. Pros: Professional quality, stable, supports your bike via dropouts and BB Cons: Expensive, … Read more
Cycling and the law: how will your rights be affected by driverless cars?
Like it or not, in the next few years we are going to have to share the roads with yet another type of vehicle; the driverless car. There are lots of issues that arise when we think about the possibility of having driverless cars on our roads. Will our roads be safer? Will it make a difference to traffic and pollution? Should cars even be our primary mode of transport?
Blackburn Central 350 Micro Front Light
The Blackburn Central 350 Micro Front sits well on the handlebar and provides enough light for shorter unlit stretches and urban areas. Pros: Nicely bright, good visibility inc from the side, sleek looks Cons: Short battery life on high, slight fiddle to remove/attach (but helps keep it secure) As you can see from the beam … Read more
STOLEN BIKE ALERT: London cyclist tells of how he was mugged for his Brompton
A London cyclist has spoken of how he was mugged for his Brompton bicycle while riding home through Victoria Park on Friday evening.Jack, who lives in Leyton, commutes to work along the Regent’s Canal and through the Queen Elizabeth II Olympic Park.But works on the canal where the Stratford and Mile End branches meet meant … Read more
Video: Riding with other people on Zwift
When Zwift first started you were just deposited at the start line, and you had to find other riders to tag along with. Plus there were a bunch of blue ghost people to pad things about a bit. Anyway, we’ve come a long way since then. There’s a whole host of different ways to ride … Read more
Stolen ghost bike in Northern Ireland found after family’s Facebook appeal
A ghost bike installed on a road in Northern Ireland where a cyclist was killed earlier this year which was stolen at the weekend has been found after an appeal on Facebook.Gavin Moore, aged 40 and a father of two, lost his life in July when a driver crashed into members of the North Down … Read more
Proviz Mens Reflect 360 Plus Cycling Jacket
High-vis works well in daylight, but when it gets dark, reflective material is where it’s at. A lot of manufacturers add reflective detailing to their clothing, but Proviz approaches this differently with its Reflect360 Plus Cycling Jacket by making the whole thing reflective. That makes you, as a cyclist, much more visible to anybody who … Read more
London Assembly report urges 20mph zones and letting cyclists turn left at red lights (+ video)
A report published today by the London Assembly’s Transport Committee says that cyclists should be allowed to turn left at traffic lights when they are on red, and has also urged Transport for London (TfL) to trial 20mph speed limits on main roads and at busy junctions in outer London to protect vulnerable road users.Called … Read more