A Stockport man who tried to sell a damaged Mobike on Gumtree has been handed a £90 fine for theft, reports the Manchester Evening News.Last month we reported how Greater Manchester Police had received 29 emergency calls about the city’s Mobike scheme in the 27 days after its launch. Many of the reports had related … Read more
We’re three days into Eurobike and we’re still finding loads of cool new products – in truth, we’ve hardly scratched the surface, and there’s only one day to go. Here are some of our favourites from today…Lightweight Meilenstein Disc wheelsLightweight is introducing a Meilenstein Disc clincher wheel with a disc-specific rim – there’s no brake … Read more
My car has a sensor that alerts me when the tyre pressures are too low, but I’ve never come across similar technology in the bicycle world. Until today that is – French tyre manufacturer Hutchinson has developed a sensor that fits inside the rim and can detect the tyre pressure. It can also detect sealant … Read more
Mark Cavendish and Geraint Thomas, both of whom crashed out of the Tour de France in July, will return to racing on Sunday as the OVO Energy Tour of Britain gets under way in Edinburgh.Yesterday, Dimension Data named Cavendish in its line-up, while Thomas has been selected in Team Sky’s roster for the race, which … Read more
The Spurcycle is a high quality, great looking, loud bell – but you certainly pay a high price for it.As somebody who rides through urban areas every day, a bell is an essential piece of kit. With the recent move towards ‘fashionable’ bells, which don’t look like they should come with a free basket, Spurcycle’s … Read more
The Kinesis Aithein has been one of our favourite aluminium road bikes since it launched in 2013, and it’s been updated for 2018 with increased tyre clearance, a slacker head angle, improved cable routing and switch to a threaded bottom bracket.The bike wasn’t actually on display at Eurobike but Kinesis UK distributor Upgrade Bikes had decided … Read more
An alliance of 17 environmental groups has urged the government to focus on improving existing roads and motorways rather than building new ones. The Campaign for Better Transport has also warned that without a long-term vision, the second roads investment strategy (RIS2) risks continuing a “piecemeal” approach to cycling and pedestrian improvements. The Department for … Read more
The safety of riders, race followers and spectators at major bike races is in the spotlight again following two incidents at yesterday’s Vuelta Stage 12 from Motril to Atenquera.The first saw an overenthusiastic fan who was cheering on Trek-Segafredo’s Alberto Contador apparently dive into the path of a neutral service motorbike, causing the pilot and … Read more
Discs are still in if you hadn’t noticed, and we’ve pulled together some of the best disc-equipped machines from across Eurobike for your viewing pleasure in the gallery, with some highlights picked out below… Ghost Nivolet X Ghost Nivolet X with Ultegra (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)This Nivolet X is the disc version of Ghost’s previously rim-only Nivolet, and is their endurance road … Read more
A Melbourne cyclist has made the most of a short ride behind a Google StreetView car by adopting a dab pose for the photographs it was taking.The Telegraph reports that while riding along Cecil Place in December 2016, the unnamed rider either executed a whole series of dabs or quite possibly one long one. It looks … Read more
