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No plans for further changes on “optical illusion” cycle lane which claimed over 100 trip victims, despite cross-party councillors’ efforts

A council responsible for installing the “optical illusion” cycle lane in Keynsham, which led to over 100 people tripping and injuring themselves in the past two years, has announced that it won’t be implementing any changes to alleviate safety concerns despite a group of cross-party councillors coming together and trying to convince the council to do … Read more

Major UK cycling distributor behind Orro Bikes enters administration and ‘all staff asked to leave without September pay’

All staff at UK-based cycling distributor I-ride, best known for its popular in-house bike brand Orro Bikes, have been made redundant and are still without pay for last month after the company entered administration, sources have told road.cc. I-ride distributed many major brands’ products across the cycling industry, including those of Continental and De Rosa, and had last year moved to … Read more

Bike ban council wants “safe place where people don’t worry about bicycles” and claims cyclists “fly through town centre” – but cyclists say they are being fined for dismounting and pushing their bikes

“We are supposed to be encouraging people to cycle into town. Should we be fining people who are using their bikes to go into town?” That was the question posed by one Bedford councillor at a meeting last week, the local representative raising issue with a town centre cycling ban and suggesting she has been “inundated with complaints from … Read more

Magicshine launches first Shimano Di2-compatible front light

Wireless bike light systems have been around for years, and even wireless gear shifting has been in existence for a fair while. But bike light innovator Magicshine has recently launched something truly innovative – with the all-new Evo 1700SD these twin wireless technologies have been seamlessly married, meaning you can now adjust your front light functions using … Read more

Police release “absolutely sickening” footage of cyclist deliberately rammed off bike, as men behind separate incident on pedestrian jailed

Two “callous” men have been jailed for a combined 14-and-a-half years after two attacks described by police as “absolutely sickening” saw a cyclist and pedestrian deliberately rammed by the driver of a car in Bristol.Patrick James, 22, and Phillip Adams, 26, were found guilty of conspiracy to cause intentional grievous bodily harm in relation to the case involving … Read more