Cycling UK says that the ‘close pass’ mats that it bought earlier this year following a hugely successful crowdfunding campaign have been taken up by almost every police force in the UK. The charity launched its #TooCloseForComfort initiative on Kickstarter in March, hitting its £12,000 target within 48 hours, and eventually raised £14,568 with nearly … Read more
The latest edition of our Near Miss of the Day feature took place in the Peak District, involves a driver towing a caravan who overtook a cyclist far too close for comfort, and has a bit of a comic twist.“Here’s the good bit,” says road.cc reader Martin Peake, who sent us a link to his YouTube … Read more
The Uvex EDAero lid is designed to be slippery in the wind but still keep you cool enough to use as an all-round helmet. It certainly succeeds at the latter, although the former was trickier to verify.> Find your nearest dealer here“The uvex EDAero cycling helmet combines the excellent aerodynamics of a drop-shaped time trial cycling helmet … Read more
A local politician in Germany who was fed up of motorists who block cycle lanes while they pop into shops got his own back – by parking his cargo bike on the road with a cardboard sign saying he had nipped into the bakers.Thomas Geffe, who is a member of the ‘Good Voters of Cologne’ … Read more
What is it?First Aid for Cyclists was launched by the St John Ambulance in 2014, and aims to give out comprehensive medical advice from a cycling-specific angle. This means the information is ordered according to the most common cycling injuries, and St John’s say they want “all cyclists to know first aid, so they could … Read more
Team Sky have announced their line-up for the 104th edition of the Tour de France which starts in Dusseldorf a week on Saturday.As usual, its a team built to support Chris Froome’s overall challenge as he seeks a fourth yellow jersey in five years, and includes Geraint Thomas, fit again after injury cut short his participation … Read more
Pinarello will soon launch its top-level Dogma F10 in a disc brake format and we’ll get to see a new Colnago V2-R in both rim brake and disc brake versions next Monday.The Pinarello Dogma F10 Disk was yesterday added to the UCI’s List of Approved Models of Frames and Forks. pinarello dogma f102 (Image Credit: … Read more
A cyclist in Mexico City has posted footage to Twitter of a rather different kind of individual pursuit as they chased after a runaway dog on a busy street to rescue it.Twitter user @calveritabike spent two minutes riding after the dog, which was trailing its leash, on the Mexican capital’s Avenida Revolución. Cuiden a sus mascotas!! … Read more
The new Sportful R&D Cima jersey offers excellent hot weather performance with a very figure-hugging, race-ready fit that makes it ideal for summer cycling and racing.Sportful works closely with the pro teams it sponsors and learns valuable lessons from the demanding world of racing. The R&D Cima jersey is the latest product to come out … Read more
A mobile telephone service provider in the Netherlands has devised a way to stop people using their mobile phones – while cycling.The company, KPN, has partnered with the Dutch Traffic Safety Association to develop an bicycle lock linked to an app that will block the network’s signal while cycling, reports Deutsch.rt.com.We don’t want to be too … Read more
