The Portland Design Works (PDW) big silver pump is a beautifully executed example of the ton-up pressure midi size pump that has largely superseded the humble frame-fit.Tipping the scales at 138g and measuring a practical 29cm long, it’s capable of belting a credible 120psi into a 700×23 tyre in five minutes and 450 strokes, That’s … Read more
If a standard pair of Lightweight Obermayer wheels isn’t exclusive enough for you, get your name down for a new Special Edition Gold pair. Only 99 sets are being made, each coming with the gold signature of their designer, Heinz Obermayer, four gold coloured spokes, and an invitation to the Lightweight factory in Germany. You … Read more
The charity Mind says that lack of self-confidence and low self-esteem causes nine in ten women aged over 30 to avoid taking part in outdoor physical exercise such as cycling, and has launched a campaign to encourage females to overcome barriers that are potentially harmful to both their spiritual and mental wellbeing.The study, based on … Read more
If you ever doubted that cycling was the new golf, doubt no more: holiday company F12 Retreats is offering four-night breaks at Murcia’s La Manga club – a favourite for cyclists and golfers alike – that combines both activities in one package.The breaks start at £945 per person and include two guided rides around Murcia … Read more
A year after piloting the bike industry’s first carbon fibre recycling programme, Trek have announced that over 70,000lb (31,750kg) of the material has been recycled from its manufacturing facility in Wisconsin, USA.Since April last year, all manufacturing scraps, non-compliant frame components, and select reclaimed warranty frames from this facility have undergone processing at the Material … Read more
The organiser of last Sunday’s Exmoor Beauty sportive, in which a 61-year-old cyclist was airlifted to hospital after crashing and ending up underneath a car, has responded to what he says was a misleading statement issued by Avon & Somerset Constabulary in connection with the incident.The police statement, which is no longer on the force’s … Read more
AA President Edmund King has said that the results of an appeal to cyclists and motorists by The Times to identify Britain’s most hazardous junctions demonstrate that cycllists believe that much of the country’s road network is “not fit for purpose.” The findings have been published on the same day that the newspaper’s editor appears … Read more
Wet pavements didn’t deter dozens of London cyclists from lying on the ground outside Addison Lee’s North London head office yesterday evening in a ‘Die-In’ organised in protest at comments about cyclists made by the minicab firm’s founder and chairman, John Griffin.Last week, Mr Griffin’s column in the company magazine Add Lib had sparked outrage … Read more
The Prendas Meraklon arm warmers are basic but they do a good job and come at an amazingly cheap price.They’re essentially tubes of polypropylene (58%), nylon (40%) and elastane (2%) with a ribbed top and a more tightly woven cuff section at the bottom. A little more air gets through than with fleecy roubaix fabrics … Read more
Members of a community-based cycling group in Hastings have invited their counterparts from twin town Dordrecht in the Netherlands to come to East Sussex on an exchange visit to build links between cyclists in the two countries, reports the Hastings & St Leonards Observer.The initiative, devised by Hastings Urban Bikes (HUB), will see 15 cyclists … Read more
