A 32-year-old man has been charged with manslaughter in connection with the death on London’s Holloway Road of cyclist Sam Harding last August, the Metropolitan Police has confirmed.Mr Harding, aged 25, died after being struck by a bus when he swerved to avoid the open door of a parked car. According a report in the … Read more
Ride Report: Woodcote CX Sportive – mud larking in the ChilternsCyclo-cross bikes are the trendiest thing these days, but not many are ridden in real ‘cross races. So along comes the next big idea: CX Sportives. They’re chance to ride your ‘cross bike on a challenging route with a mix of on-road and off-road sections, … Read more
SRAM have given their top-end Red groupset a major redesign for 2012 and the headline details are these:• It’s lighter than ever.• The brake callipers have been totally redesigned; they’re no longer dual pivot.• The front mech rotates as it moves from side to side, eliminating the need for trim.• It’s still 10-speed.• It’s mechanical, … Read more
SRAM have just released details of their new 2012 Red groupset. Here are the details, as given by SRAM. We’ll have more details and comment to follow. Oh, and before we start, SRAM have also confirmed that they’re working on Red-level hydraulic brakes. Disc brakes or rim brakes? Both. We’re working on getting more details on … Read more
Spain’s new Sports Minister has told the country’s parliament that it needs to take immediate action to bring legislation regarding drugs cheats into line World Anti-Doping Agency guidelines to give Madrid’s bid to stage the 2020 Olympic Games a chance of succeeding.Jose Ignacio Wert confirmed that the Partido Popular government, which came to power in … Read more
This skullcap comes with a windproof band around the forehead and temples which keeps the cold air out when the temperature gets really low.The band is made from Gore’s Windstopper X-Free fabric which is a stretchy, fleece-backed, softshell fabric. It protects your forehead and the tops of your ears which, in my experience, are the … Read more
The mother of a Cambridge schoolboy left blind in one eye when he was hit by a car after his bicycle slipped off a shared use path close to his school in May last year is urging authorities to make safety improvements to the location where it happened.Ryan Mackridge was aged 12 when the incident … Read more
Well, here’s a lovely thing. The Light Blue is an in-house brand of distributors Ison, and not one they’ve plucked out of thin air; the marque was used by Townsend Cycles (Ison boss Lloyd’s family firm) as far back as 1895, When John Albert Townsend was making hand-built bikes for the great and good of … Read more
Cyclists in the City of London are next week being offered a chance to set the fastest time over 250 metres on a static Watt bike and win a place on September’s Deloitte Ride Across Britain (RAB) worth £1,740. Two places are on offer to the male and female cyclists setting the quickest times.The City … Read more
A London cyclist has told a court how he believed he was going to die when he was dragged beneath a petrol tanker as he cycled home from work. The incident happened in Leytonstone last May as James Moore, aged 40, was riding home to Wood Green from his job at the Independent newspaper, reports … Read more
