Thieves who have repeatedly stolen bikes from a social enterprise in Scotland are being investigated by police.Angus Cycle Hub says a number of bikes have been taken, and in the most recent incident, one was thrown at a car, causing damage.The bikes are kept in a skip inside a locked fence, and despite newly installed … Read more
Friends of a cyclist killed in Oxford have launched a new charter for cycling safety that has been backed by the city council.Claudia Comberti, 31, was hit by a bus after she fell from her bike on Botley Road in May.As we reported at the time, Ms Comberti, originally from London, was close to completing … Read more
The Topeak Ninja Pouch+ Road is a combination of bottle cage, tyre levers and a pouch for storing an inner tube. It’s all reasonably well made and likeable enough, but the concept is limited by pouch size and it’s relatively expensive compared with a standard bottle cage, wedge pack and tyre levers.According to the blurb, … Read more
The city authorities in Melbourne have been crushing oBikes, saying the company has failed to pick up bikes that are dumped in inappropriate places.It was news to oBike, who said they had not been informed.Lord Mayor Robert Doyle, who has previously criticised the ‘clutter’ of the dockless hire bikes, said that bikes that had been … Read more
A West London pub will host a debate later this month over the planned Cycle Superhighway 9 from Kensington Olympia to Brentford.Chaired by BBC News presenter Julian Worricker, London’s cycling and walking commisioner Will Noiman will be among the panelllists at the event on Tuesday 17 October., It will be held at the Boston Room at the George … Read more
Campaigners have questioned Cambridgeshire’s police’s explanation that there isn’t sufficient road space to carry out a close pass operation. They point out that such initiatives are specifically designed to highlight why space needs to be given when passing cyclists.Cambridge Cycling Campaign (Camcycle) has professed itself ‘beyond disappointed’ with Cambridgeshire police’s decision not to run a … Read more
A Berwick motorist who was involved in a fatal collision with a cyclist has been handed a 12-month community order and an 18-month driving ban after being convicted of causing death by careless driving at Newcastle Crown Court. Anne Lyst said she didn’t see George Eyre when entering a roundabout due to a particularly big … Read more
The rather tiny Moon Mizar punches well above its minimal weight and, odd as it sounds, is the ideal light for carving through the traffic in daylight.With two steady modes chucking out 20 and 40 lumen, the Mizar isn’t really a light designed for seeing where you are going so it’s the three flashing ones … Read more
A BBC Two programme will next week explore the processes that enable people to ride bicycles – with the help of trials ace Danny MacAskill.Airing at 9pm on Monday 9 October, the episode forms part of the series The Human Body: The Secrets of Your Life Revealed.In a trailer for the episode, MacAskill says: “Riding … Read more
In the days after last month’s earthquake, over 1,000 cyclists linked up to deliver medical equipment, tarpaulins and food around Mexico City. The city’s unofficial ‘bicycle mayor’ now wants to double the number of daily bike trips to 280,000 by 2019 to combat what is thought to be the world’s worst congestion.TomTom has ranked Mexico … Read more
