Disgruntled commuters have expressed their disgust at rail operator Southern’s decision to remove a bike rack facility at East Croydon station over security fears, namely that the staff car park the bike parking is found in has experienced unauthorised vehicle access and rail chiefs fear the station could be targeted by a car bomb.A petition … Read more
The Castelli Aero Race 8S Jersey is the eighth generation of the Italian company’s aero offering, with refined fabrics and a precision fit aimed at making it the brand’s most aerodynamic offering yet. While it’s clearly designed to excel in the wind tunnel and under CFD analysis, real-world performance reveals a few compromises, though very … Read more
An analysis of how amenable cities are for cyclists has warned that the UK continues to struggle to match its European neighbours and is lagging behind on safe cycling. Likewise, just as the UK’s best cities for cycling haven’t closed the gap with the best on the continent, the analysis also suggests that UK cities outside of London … Read more
A petition calling for cyclists to be banned from cycling on the Isle of Man’s Mountain Road has around 200 signatures, that after the island’s self-styled “feel-good radio station” shared the campaign online.The petition was set up last week but signatures have spiked, admittedly to a still quite insignificant number, since 3 FM shared news of … Read more
London Dynamo has launched an investigation after a cyclist alleged a rider from one of the cycling club’s group rides spat in their face in Richmond Park on Saturday morning.The cycling club, which is one of the biggest in the UK and hosts a range of events and group rides for London-based cyclists throughout the year, was alerted … Read more
The Rudy Project Astral Sphere is an evolution of the Italian eyewear brand’s Astral and Astral X sunglasses. The frameless design offers an almost completely unimpaired field of vision, the purple photochromic ImpactX lens works well from shade to full sunlight – and is quick to adapt between the two. They’re also very light and … Read more
While complaints about cycling infrastructure, whether it be from outspoken residents or opposition politicians, is nothing new; Gloucestershire County Council has been hit with one of the more unique and novel reasons for bike lane dissent we’ve heard in recent times.The local authority has attracted the ire of city councillors in Gloucester, one representative, Rebecca Trimnell, even … Read more
This is the 930th edition of Near Miss of the Day, our series making a point about driving standards and the lack of consideration for vulnerable road users on UK roads. That means that the vast majority involve drivers of vehicles putting cyclists in danger (and the, often questionable, way incidents are dealt with by … Read more
