The Flowbio Sensor claims to be ‘the world’s most accurate sweat sensor’, providing post-ride estimates of your water and sodium loss. It’s a wearable device that has improved my awareness of hydration needs, and the user-friendly app offers useful insights. However, it’s currently only available for iOS, though it’s going to be available for Android … Read more
Active travel campaigners from the UK are calling for higher taxes on the owners of “supersized” SUV to tackle the phenomenon of “carspreading”, pointing out that academic studies show them to be more dangerous to cyclists, pedestrians, and smaller car users, as well as causing more pothole damage while also being unable to fit in … Read more
London’s cycling and walking commissioner has clarified that cycling along a pedestrianised Oxford Street would be “extremely unpleasant” for people on bikes – after telling a London Assembly inquiry this week that “having thousands of cyclists going through a new pedestrianised area would not bring all these benefits that we want to see”.Back in September, … Read more
My spangly new size 47 torture devices suddenly transported me straight back to a spring evening ride of 1981, when a young me traded his teenage kicks for a red village phone box while in near-tearful, excruciating pain.It’s strange, as I struggle to remember things from a couple of hours ago nowadays, but every teeth-grinding moment of … Read more
You’ve probably heard by now that Tadej Pogačar has been spotted on an all new Colnago bike which, judging from leaked images, is going to be called the V5Rs. Here’s an overview of what we know so far, plus the specs and features we think the new bike needs to have to elevate Pog’s performance even more (if that’s … Read more
Ricky Feather, the founder of custom steel frame company Feather Cycles, has announced that he will build just 50 more bikes before closing the business, citing increasing financial pressures and the impact of cancelled orders as the key factors behind his decision.Feather, a former BMX racer, has run the Yorkshire-based company on his own since … Read more
The Muc-Off AirMach Electric Mini Inflator – Pro is a very good addition and upgrade to the company’s current line-up of electric inflators, bringing with it an LED display, an increased battery size, and the various attachments needed to make it compatible with pretty much every valve on the market. It does produce a lot … Read more
A cycling fan has launched a petition to parliament calling for the Tour de France to be protected under UK broadcasting law, in a bid to ensure cycling’s biggest race remains free to air on British television.The petition, launched this week by cycling YouTuber Peter Treadway, urges the government to reclassify the Tour de France … Read more
