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‘Cycling rat-run’ proposals divide residents amid claims cut-throughs in new development could “worsen already dangerous cycling patterns”

Debates over cut-throughs and access points tend to be reserved for Low Traffic Neighbourhood and School Street schemes, which attempt to prevent ‘rat-running’ motorists from taking shortcuts through residential areas populated by vulnerable road users.However, in Cambridge this week, a row has erupted over proposals to add similar cut-throughs to a new science and research … Read more

Shimano patents hint at fully wireless groupsets

Just-published patents suggest that Shimano could be developing fully wireless groupsets with each self-contained derailleur powered by its own battery. This would bring the Japanese component giant into line with SRAM and Campagnolo. It could be that the new technology will be introduced in the gravel-focused GRX range first.Shimano’s Di2 electronic shift systems were originally wired … Read more

Cycling hacks on a budget: our top everyday alternatives to expensive cycling kit

While most of us like to treat ourselves to cool new bike stuff from time to time, bike-specific products can be expensive. It’s all too easy to get lured into costly magical claims made by manufacturers, so here are some everyday alternatives that you might already have at home, offering the same functionality at a fraction … Read more

Near Miss of the Day 900: Police offer “suitable advice” to driver who squeezed between cyclist and oncoming campervan in dangerous close pass

For our landmark 900th edition of Near Miss of the Day (where does the time go?), we’ve rather suitably been sent an undeniable classic of the horrifying close pass genre, featuring a motorist impatiently – and narrowly – overtaking a cyclist at speed right into the path of a long line of oncoming traffic, just … Read more

“Speeding” lorry driver who killed cyclist blamed low sun – but cyclist’s terminally ill wife says she doesn’t want to see motorist jailed

The terminally ill wife of a cyclist who was killed by a lorry driver – who claimed that he was blinded by the sun at the time of the fatal collision – says that she does not want to see the 27-year-old sent to prison, and called on motorists to pay more attention and take … Read more

Trek RSL Knit Road Cycling Shoes

The Trek RSL Knit Road Cycling Shoes are stiff, comfortable and airy pro-level footwear with a knitted sock-like construction that makes them extremely breathable. But in spite of those knitted uppers I found them surprisingly hard to get into and I didn’t get on with the insole. And there’s no getting away from their £400 price … Read more

Cargo bike campaign addresses the classic cyclists “pay no tax” myth; Reaction to former health minister’s “anti-driver” rant; Stevie Williams wins Flèche Wallonne; SRAM tea-Tap and Shimano tea-i2; Pro cyclist rain jacket fiasco + more on the live blog

Check out the 2014 GT Grade, the first purpose-built carbon gravel bike – complete with 28mm tyres!

GT reckons that its 2014 Grade was the “first-ever purpose-built carbon gravel bike”, so let’s take a look at why it was such an important design in the development of the genre and see what has changed over the past decade.> Best gravel bikes 2024 — adventure-ready rides for leaving the tarmac behind10 years ago, gravel … Read more

Bill Nighy thanks cyclist for stopping at red traffic light

A London cyclist captured the moment they were thanked for stopping at a red traffic light, the polite pedestrian none other than Bill Nighy.CycleGaz, a familiar name to many in the cycling community who uploads videos of his cycling travels to YouTube and other social media platforms, posted the video of the interaction on Vauxhall Bridge … Read more

Remember that mono-strapped Canyon helmet? We’ve tried out a prototype, and it’s unlike any other bike helmet we’ve used before

The new helmet strap we spotted in February on the helmets of a bunch of Canyon-sponsored pro cyclists was a rather peculiar-looking invention, and there were no real details of it available back then, despite our efforts to pin down its origins. But after tracking down the folks behind it, we managed to get our hands (and heads) … Read more