Sustrans Scotland has asked for more space to be given to cyclists on the country’s roads ahead of a Cycling Summit being held in Edinburgh today with participants including Scottish Transport Minister, Keith Brown. The Scottish Green Party, meanwhile, is calling for an urgent redesign of the country’s 50 most dangerous junctions for cyclists.During today’s … Read more
Following the launch of the Graeme Obree Ayrshire Sportive last year, Scotland is to get a second ride that celebrates one of the country’s great cyclists – Robert Millar, winner of the King of the Mountains competition in the 1984 Tour de France, and still Britain’s most successful ever Grand Tour rider in terms of … Read more
The Rido R-Lt saddle is a reasonably lightweight performance choice that’s built specifically to avoid numbness.As we all know, saddles are a very personal thing. What works for one of us might not work for another and over the years there have been loads of design ideas to relieve pressure and numbness in and around … Read more
Londoners on Bikes, the campaign group launched recently with the express purpose of urging candidates in the forthcoming mayoral elections put cycling and the safety of cyclists at the heart of their transport policies has made sure that present incumbent Boris Johnson has received its message loud and clear – the mop-topped mayor was just … Read more
BioLogic have had their iPhone Bike Mount available for some time that handlebar-mount your precious do-it-all device so that shock and the rain don’t kill it. It was only a matter of time before they succumbed to the inevitable and released a version for the much more populous Android platform which includes smartphones made by … Read more
Judging by the quality of the Rothera Cycling Houndsooth winter cycling cap, it is clear Philadelphia based Gary Rothera knows his way round a sewing machine.Cut and styling are sharp, while remaining practical-even hidden beneath a helmet. Attention to detail extends to sizing-many marques simply churn out one-size-fits all with varying success but Rothera offers … Read more
A sports doctor who has worked with leading Spanish cycling teams including Xacobeo-Galicia is among ten people who have been arrested in connection with a police investigation codenamed Operacion Skype targeting an international network supplying ‘next generation’ performance enhancing substances TB-500 and AICAR – described at the weekend by one anonymous ex-pro as “the new … Read more
British Cycling the governing body of cycle sport in the UK has launched a free application you can download to plan new rides, find approved routes from a growing library of over 300 already stored as well as find out the favourite rides of “some of the stars of the GB Cycling Team,” according to … Read more
Fruitshop International was at the Taipei Cycle Show exhibiting the new Horn Bike handlebar holder for iPhone as part of its Bone Collection of Apple peripherals. The horn part integral to the main body is made from silicon rubber and amplifies the sound from the smartphone by 18 decibels, according to the company.No word yet … Read more
Last Sunday was the first weekend day that felt like spring to me, so I filled a couple of big bottles, put on some shiny new kit and headed out on the Specialized Allez Comp for my first 100-miler of the year. After a few hours on the back roads of Wiltshire and Berkshire, I … Read more
