The Daysaver Essential8 & Coworking5 Bundle is a neat approach to the multi-tool – it’s slim and easy to pocket, and it’s particularly light. The clever design and good quality materials are pleasing, though there are downsides – the ease of losing various tiny parts being chief among them.Check out our guide to the best … Read more
Cyclists in Harrogate have hit out at the council’s “unbelievably disappointing, unambitious, and anodyne” decision to “strip all of the cycling elements”, including plans for 1.5m-wide protected cycle lanes, from a proposed active travel scheme on the Yorkshire town’s Victoria Avenue, despite the road being identified as a “priority route” for cycling earlier this year … Read more
A new protected bidirectional cycle lane in the centre of Colchester – where earlier this year a cyclist was handed, incorrectly, a £100 fine by a council warden for riding on a shared use path – has the potential to “revolutionise people’s journeys” in the city, local cycling campaigners have said.However, the infrastructure’s completion this … Read more
The Gorewear Spinshift Long Sleeve women’s jersey is a very soft-feeling top for mid-season temperatures. Admittedly, it has taken quite some time to get to the right spring temperatures for this jersey, and though its thin nature makes its season quite short and the sleeves a little long, it is a very comfortable jersey for … Read more
A smart watch can track and monitor various health and fitness metrics, providing real-time data and insights, as well as combining the functionality of traditional watches with the capabilities of smartphones, managing notifications, navigating and even communicating. In this guide, we’re rounding up the best smart watches we’ve reviewed, and there’s some handy advice under our selections too.From keeping track … Read more
A vote for the Conservative candidate Susan Hall in tomorrow’s London Mayoral election would be a vote against active travel including cycling, threatening to undo more than two decades of efforts to make the capital safer and easier to navigate for those of us who choose to get around its streets by bike, as well … Read more
Education, enforcement, and networks of dedicated cycle lanes are key to reducing the number of cyclists killed and injured due to careless or dangerous driving, Cycling Scotland has said – after new research commissioned by the charity found that more than one in four people in Scotland are unaware that driving carelessly or dangerously around … Read more
If you’re planning to ride on tarmac for sport, fun, or just getting from A-to-B, the road bike market offers numerous options under £3000, often incorporating trickle-down technology from top-of-the-range models. Let’s explore some of the top contenders at this price range. Three grand is a lot of money to spend on a bike, but it can get you … Read more
Tonight’s Bike at Bedtime isn’t a bike; it’s Rotor’s Uno groupset which offered both hydraulic braking and hydraulic shifting. Although Uno doesn’t exist any more, the tech morphed into the 1×13 groupset (that’s the name as well as a description), which remains in Rotor’s range.The groupset market was hotting up back in 2015 when Rotor … Read more
