A requirement for all new bikes to be fitted with a bell before they leave the shop is one of 142 transport-related regulations likely to be scrapped by the Department for Transport (DfT) in response to a ‘Red Tape Challenge’ launched in May.Other issues relating to cycling that have been reviewed include a shake-up of … Read more
For the time being at least the the law says that all bikes have to be sold with a bell. If the Law was tuned into the zeitgeist then it would specify that the bell should be a brass beauty with a pleasing ‘ting’. Just like Portland Design Work’s (PDW) King of Ding in fact.Looks … Read more
Cycling campaigners in a Newcastle upon Tyne have taken council representatives on a bike tour of one of the city’s suburbs to show how people including mothers with small children were being put off cycling because of safety concerns.Newcastle Cycling Campaign (NCC) says that families are being deterred from cycling in the Jesmond area due … Read more
The Yolande long sleeved jersey is part of Café du Cycliste’s Sur le Bitume series of clothes, aimed at performance road riding but without the pro team styling.The Yolande is made from merino TecnoWool which is actually 72% polyester, 24% wool and 4% polyamide (nylon). It looks like it has a much higher wool content … Read more
It’s been a while since my last post, but hearing that cycling legend, World Champion, Hour Record breaker, ever innovative and all round good egg Mr Graeme Obree would be in Glasgow to sign copies of his newly released training manual ‘The Obree Way’ I was jolted out of pre-crimbo stupor and braved the credit crunching multitudes and icy pavements … Read more
Andy and Frank Schleck, the brothers who finished second and third respectively behind Cadel Evans in July’s Tour de France, are the subjects of a new film, The Road Uphill, that charts their 2011 season riding for the Luxembourg-based team built around them, Leopard Trek, and the Tour de France in particular.The 90-minute documentary received … Read more
As a polishing zealot I appreciated Purple Harry Bike Floss and its straight from the packet grime purging practicality. Available in three versions (including a carbon friendly fleece) these pipe cleaners on steroids will speed your steed to a showroom shine, refresh those parts traditional brushes cannot reach and better still, theyre made right here … Read more
An 18-year-old motorist from Wareham, Dorset, has pleaded guilty to causing the death by careless driving of Rob Jefferies, a popular and well-known figure on the UK cycling scene who had also worked for British Cycling. Mr Jeffries was killed on a training ride near Wareham in May this year.Weymouth Magistrates’ Court heard this week … Read more
A 92-year-old woman from Kingston-upon-Thames whose efforts helped lead to women’s cycling being including in the Olympic Games will carry the London 2012 Olympic torch as it passes through the borough next year.Eileen Gray has been named one of the torch carriers as the torch relay passes through the borough on 24 July, four days … Read more
If you want an idea of how long it takes to receive a bespoke frame from a legendary Japanese builder, Soho bike shop Tokyo Fixed started taking orders for their new brand Cherubim at the Bespoked Bristol show back in June. They’ve just delivered the first one this week.Cherubim is one of those few traditional … Read more
