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Near Miss of the Day 917: “Don’t get angry because a cyclist is faster than you” – Bin lorry driver “using vehicle as a weapon” misses filtering cyclist by “six inches max”

A filtering cyclist who was subject to a shockingly close pass from a council bin lorry driver – which narrowly missed the rider by inches after he was forced to swerve to avoid a collision – has warned motorists: “Don’t get angry because a cyclist is faster than you”.The incident, described by the cyclist as … Read more

“Not everyone can leisurely take a bike”: Active travel scheme branded “most expensive cat litter tray in history” by residents threatening to move away from “nightmare” area – but cyclists say town centre will become “safer and more pleasant place”

A public realm improvement scheme, which aims to make Stretford town centre “greener and safer” while “greatly improving the experience of pedestrians and cyclists”, has been branded the “biggest, most expensive cat litter tray in history” by disgruntled residents and motorists, after 12 months of construction work has left them allegedly ready to “move out”.However, … Read more

Collapse of major UK cycling distributor “huge shock” after investor pulled out of Orro Bikes deal “at the very last minute” – but hope “someone in the industry” will rescue business

The collapse of UK-based cycling distributor I-ride, just a day after Sir Bradley Wiggins was pictured riding one of its in-house Orro bikes during a charity cycle, came as a “huge shock” to staff and management, a source from inside the company has told road.cc, and was triggered by an investor – who was expected … Read more

Lazer Strada KinetiCore helmet

While the Lazer Strada KinetiCore helmet is largely unremarkable to use, that’s arguably to its credit – you put it on and forget it’s there, and really that’s just what you want. For looks, comfort and cooling, it’s uniformly just fine.Not that the Strada doesn’t try to be different. The cradle adjuster is particularly unusual, … Read more