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“E-bikes aren’t a problem when 99.5% of road deaths involve cars”: Chris Boardman calls for “anger to be pointed in right direction” amid Reform’s anti-cycling rhetoric and “embarrassing” BBC Panorama e-bike episode
Chris Boardman has called for public “anger and frustration” about road safety to be “pointed in the right direction”, and away from its current “easy” focus on cycling infrastructure and e-bikes, perpetuated he says by “sloppy” journalism and Reform UK’s divisive rhetoric.Speaking to road.cc, the Active Travel England chief argued that concerns surrounding the perceived … Read more
Police say drivers who close pass cyclists will avoid punishment… because there are too many of them for cops to cope
Motorists who are caught on camera carelessly close passing cyclists in South Wales will avoid receiving warning letters for the foreseeable future, the police have confirmed, due to the overwhelming amount of footage currently being submitted to its online reporting portal.This week, road.cc reader Dave – who had submitted footage of what he described as … Read more
Cycling linked to lower dementia risk and better brain health, researchers find
Cycling regularly in midlife can help reduce the risk of dementia, as well as maintaining brain health, a new large-scale study has found.The study, which was carried out by researchers based in China and Australia and published this week in JAMA Network Open, aimed to investigate the long-term association between how people travel and dementia … Read more
Stans Exo-Core Tubeless Valves – Pair
Stans Exo-Core Tubeless Valves are a brand-new design, a reimagining of the Presta valve aimed at simplifying inflation and eliminating clogging issues. Overall, they perform well too, though I don’t think they’re quite as intuitive as Stans suggests and they’re also pretty pricey.2024 Stans Exo-Core Tubeless Valves – Pair – boxed (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)TechnicalThe … Read more
Coming soon to a bike shop near you? Jake Stewart’s radical unreleased Factor has 12 months to hit the shops… or else
You’ll have seen the wild-looking Factor aero road bike ridden by Israel–Premier Tech’s Jake Stewart in this week’s Critérium du Dauphiné – thousands of you have checked out our original story and watched our video on YouTube. That got us wondering how Factor has managed to come out with such a radical design and stay within the … Read more
Government’s cycling funding cuts unlawful, Court of Appeal rules – as campaigners say “it’s a mystery why Labour continued defending a Conservative cut”
The Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of campaigners challenging cuts to cycling and walking funding in England, agreeing that the swingeing and controversial cuts to the active travel budget in 2023 were unlawful.In a decision considered pivotal to future long-term investment in active travel, the Court of Appeal unanimously agreed with the Transport … Read more
