Back in November when we first announced news of the Bike Leasing Company, the general opinion was that it was a useful idea, but badly let down by the website which was a bit of a mess. Well, they’ve been in contact to tell us that they have a spangly new website, and very nice … Read more
Cardigan Bay based Howies have an all-new cycling jacket called Brenin set up for launch in the coming Spring. They’ve also quietly announced that the management team have bought back the company from the much larger group VF which acquired them in September 2011 along with the Timberland Group which in turn had purchased Howies … Read more
The Tour de France has been one of the success stories of ITV4, with viewing figures up 33% year-on-year for the coverage of last year’s race. So it’s no surprise to learn that the broadcaster has extended its deal to show the world’s biggest bike race until 2015.Finalised today, the new deal with the Aumury … Read more
A start in the pre-dawn and a stretch of the legs to meet up with the rest of the bunch. This one to remember a friend, taken from us so much too early, seven years to the day. Two of his old bikes make the start. A push up a hill if you’re riding one: … Read more
Whoosh! There you go. That’s my review distilled into one word – the new Wilier TwinFoil is one fast bike.Although when viewed from the side the TwinFoil looks vaguely similar to a bunch of other time trial bikes, the front end is very unusual and the frame boasts several innovative features all designed to reduce … Read more
Exotic frame makers Independent Fabrication, Lynskey and Moots from the USA as well as Pegoretti from Italy will be showing at the London Bike Show starting later this week, all on the stand of the London retailers Mosquito Bikes who have always made a big thing of their special imports. Slightly more down to earth will be bikes from Americans Salsa, Civia, Surly and All-City, too.
A police search is continuing for a 49-year-old cyclist in Northern Ireland who has been missing since going for a ride on New Year’s Day. Samuel Campbell’s bike was discovered two days later at a seaside village, but there has been no trace of the rider himself.Yesterday, police used Mr Campbells’ bicycle in a reconstruction … Read more
Bikes Alive, a new campaign group in London that plans to use non-violent direct action to bring about improvements to the safety of cyclists and pedestrians on the capital’s streets will this evening stage a blockade of the junction at King’s Cross where student Deep Lee died last October while riding her bike.The group plans … Read more
Craft are specialists in the field of base layers with a whole section on their website dedicated to their ‘layering system’ and it shows in the Zero Extreme Windstopper.The Zero Extreme range is a composite of their Pro Cool (material to cool you in warm conditions) and Pro Zero (material for cold conditions), with the … Read more
Edinburgh Bicycle Co-operative (EBC), Scotland’s biggest chain of bike shops plans to double in size by 2017, grow it’s workforce from 160 to nearly 300 (all have a share in the company) and increase turnover to £20m. That is what Jeremy Miles, Managing Director of the Edinburgh Bicycle Co-op Jeremy Miles will be telling the … Read more
