One of the reasons we started our Near Miss of the Day series is because just like you, we love getting out on our bikes and just like you, we encounter thoughtless or worse, downright dangerous drivers on a daily basis.So today’s offering has an extra resonance for us, because it was filmed by road.cc … Read more
Hampshire police officers last week stopped both motorists and cyclists in the New Forest as part of the force’s Give Space, Be Safe campaign. The Bournemouth Echo reports that seven drivers were stopped for passing a plain clothes police cyclist too closely, while 15 cyclists were given advice and “high-visibility freebies.”Sergeant Rob Heard said: “The … Read more
The Deuter Bike One Air EXP 16 rucksack is a well-built bag that keeps a gap between your back and your luggage. It has nice touches like a built-in raincover, a helmet holder and the ability to carry a water bladder as well as a couple of bidons in its side pockets. Perhaps best suited … Read more
Campaigners in London will next week stage a vigil and die-in at Islington Town Hall after a cyclist died in hospital following a collision involving a lorry on Pentonville Road.Jerome Roussel died seven weeks after the crash, which happened on 2 May this year as the 51-year-old commuted to his job as a trader in … Read more
Remember Bas Keep and his video from last year in which the BMX stunt rode down walls in Brighton and Croydon?> Video: Amazing skills as BMX ace Bas Keep rides down wallsWell, he’s back with another video, and in this one takes to a tunnel beneath a reservoir with some pals to do a bit of riding.Getting … Read more
Devon and Cornwall Police are appealing for information after a cyclist narrowly avoided being hit by a car when she was knocked into the road by a teenager doing a wheelie.Devon Live reports that the collision between the two cyclists occurred on a shared-use path near to Aller Brake Road in Newton Abbot.A police spokesman … Read more
It’s the video you didn’t know you were waiting for: Marcel Kittel taking on Chris Froome in an arm wrestle. The footage, from a press event, was posted by Tour de France organisers ASO ahead of their Shanghai Criterium.Not sure this really counts as a spoiler, but Froome – a nine-time winner of the World’s … Read more
Santini’s Vega 2.0 jersey is a warm and stretchy thermofleece jersey for autumn/spring rides and wearing under a windproof in the heart of winter, and it has the bonus of offering protection from road spray and drizzle. Pros: Water repellent, wicks sweat, warm Cons: No windproofing The Vega is mainly made from a super-soft nylon/elastane … Read more
Two of West London’s biggest employers – the broadcaster Sky, and pharmaceutical firm GSK – have backed plans for a Cycle Superhighway that will run from Kensington Olympia to Brentford.Moreover, Sky – which until last year sponsored British Cycling, and still backs the UCI WorldTour team that bears its name – has called for the … Read more
The weekend saw more than 500 cyclists compete in the first edition of the Red Bull Timelaps at Windsor Great Park in Berkshire, billed as the world’s longest one-day bike race.By design rather than coincidence, the event started at noon on Saturday on a 6.6-kilometre circuit and, with the clocks going back overnight, spanned 25 … Read more
