Four out of five people want protected cycleways in cities, to improve safety even at the expense of other traffic.The biggest assessment to date of the UK’s cities found that 78 per cent say they would like segregated infrastructure, and 69 per cent think more cycling would make their city a better place to live … Read more
The rate at which cyclists are being prosecuted for road offences has doubled in the last year.The news comes at a time when there is a focus on dangerous cycling following the death of Kim Briggs, who was hit by a cyclist on an illegal bike.An Old Bailey jury cleared the cyclist Charlie Alliston of … Read more
Christmas is coming – and compendiums start to fill the bookshelves, most hoping to cash in on the gifting market. The results have been variable, with some rather good ones, and others less so. Fortunately ‘A History of Cycling in 100 Objects’ is one of the better ones.Every few years there seems to be a … Read more
Thermofleece fabric combined with a good fit on the legs and an incredibly soft pad got Santini’s Coral 2.0 Ladies Winter Bib Tights off to a great start in testing. Warm, soft and well made, they’ll make a good choice for winter riding – if you get on with the slightly unusual design of the … Read more
Almost two-thirds of UK cyclists (63 per cent) have experienced aggressive behaviour from motorists, according to a recent survey, while over half (56 per cent) believe the problem has increased significantly over the last five years.Over 1,500 experienced and intermediate cyclists were questioned by cycle wear brand Fat Lad at the Back with the results … Read more
For racers who favour the open road to the turbo trainer, the Minoura FG220 Hybrid Roller is very good. It gives a realistic road feel, with the security of a clamped fork and improved portability over a dedicated set of rollers or turbo. The price, though, is too high for the limited use options, because … Read more
Today marks the last Saturday before Black Friday. So what better way to spend it than browsing even more amazing Black Friday cycling deals from the folks at Wiggle.Wiggle has booked out their second Takeover spot with the Deal Clincher this week to explore the depths of their final week of pre-Black Friday sale items. … Read more
A Walsall cycling group which runs confidence-building rides has been devastated by the theft of all 11 of its newly-purchased bikes. Founded in September as part of this year’s Big Bike Revival, Walsall Arboretum Community Cycle Club is appealing for information as well as unwanted bikes to help it overcome the loss.A locked compound at … Read more
A cyclist from British Columbia will today complete his goal of climbing one million vertical feet. To achieve this, Travis Streb has scaled the roughly 3,300ft (1,000m) Mount Seymour pretty much every day for a year.Everesting – cycling the elevation of the world’s highest peak via hill repeats – is an increasingly popular activity. CTV … Read more
Shane Sutton has described Sir Bradley Wiggins controversial use of therapeutic use exemptions (TUEs) as a means of “finding the gains,” arguing that it was a legitimate ploy that the rules allowed. Data published by the Fancy Bears hacking group after the Rio Olympics revealed that Wiggins was granted TUEs to take the drug triamcinolone … Read more
