“Would you prefer the kids playing on their bikes in traffic?” Backlash as police accuse young cyclists of damaging castle gardens by building bike ramp and abusing officers

Police in Antrim have urged local parents to be “aware of what your children are up to”, after officers confronted a number of abusive “male youths on bicycles wearing dark clothing”, who they claim have caused damage to the town’s castle gardens by digging their own DIY bike ramp.However, the police’s statement has been roundly … Read more

Evans Cycles back in profit after years of heavy losses – despite revenue falling due to closure of eight stores

Following a sustained period of heavy losses, totalling over £34 million since 2021, Evans Cycles has finally returned to the black, the UK’s largest high street cycling retailer reporting a profit of £388,000 for the financial year ending April 2025.That long-awaited return to profit, dubbed a “strong performance” by the Frasers Group-owned brand, comes despite … Read more

London Fire Brigade and Uber Eats tackle flaming e-bike risk, Scotland and Bristol e-bike boom, mystery EU company invests in semi-solid batteries + more

We welcome in a scorching UK Bank Holiday weekend with a review of everything e-bike related. This week: Uber Eats tackles hot batteries, survey reveals Dutch fat bike concerns, more e-bike growth, and solid-state batteries become reality… E-bike schemes take off in Scotland and Bristol Dott e-bike and e-scooter (Image Credit: Dott) Scotland is fully … Read more

Victoria Pendleton: “I wish I could be part of Team GB now. But someone had to go out there and do it first. I’ll take the hit”

Victoria Pendleton may well be cycling’s greatest ever ambivalent champion.Because, despite the two Olympic golds, nine world titles, and that ‘golden girl’ image, Pendleton’s relationship with the sport – the profession with which the general public still most readily identifies her, regardless of her post-retirement forays elsewhere – has long been a complicated one.Listen to … Read more

After hitting a Land Rover, destroying a bike and a trip to hospital… I somehow still qualified for the UCI Gravel World Championships

Sport can be cruel. Riders spend months chasing goals, targets and ambitions, only for them to disappear in an instant, sometimes in the harshest possible way. Cycling adds another layer to that uncertainty because no matter how well you prepare, there is always a mechanical element that sits slightly beyond your control.I’ve always been hugely … Read more

Lusso Paragon Deep Winter Socks

The Lusso Paragon Deep Winter Socks might just be the last winter sock you ever purchase (unless you get two pairs, like me). These knee-length versions give you extra warmth for particularly cold toes, but thanks to the great breathability they’re usable in spring and autumn too. They’re also supremely comfy, made in the UK … Read more

“The UCI framed its gear restriction as a safety measure – the science showed it wasn’t”: SRAM hits out at “deeply flawed” gear ratio trial and calls for “reform now”

SRAM has hit out at the “deeply flawed” process which led the UCI to introduce its ill-fated gear restriction trial, after a Belgian appeals court this week upheld the decision to suspend the controversial in-race test, concluding that it failed to meet transparency and non-discrimination standards.The components brand – the only leading manufacturer that would … Read more