The number of cyclists fined by the Metropolitan Police for riding through red lights has nearly doubled in each of the two years to March 2010, but pales into insignificance compared to the number of motorists sanctioned for committing a similar offence.The data, obtained under a Freedom of Information request by London cyclist and road.cc … Read more
British engineer Rob English who has been based in Oregon, USA for five years and has so far based his reputation on building frames has branched out into component making and launched his own hubs.An avid time-triallist, English developed the front hub for his own use over two years, in particular to be as narrow … Read more
Brunox Top Kett is a Swiss made lube and it’s about as good as it gets. Shame about the pump dispenser though.As a road.cc tester I’m used to recieving reproachful e-mails from the testing database reminding me that my review for product X is overdue. I’ve lost count of how many e-mails I’ve had regarding … Read more
Extra police patrols have been introduced at Box Hill as a result of growing friction between local residents and motorists on the one hand and an increasing number of cyclists on the other who wish to try out for themselves what will be the main climb of the London 2012 road race.As one of the … Read more
Limar is known for its ultra light helmets with the range topping and does-what-it-says-on-the-tin ULTRALIGHT claiming to be the lightest lid around. The 777 continues this trend coming in at a very competitive 243 grams for the large size tested. All this at the (cheap by today’s standards) price of £69.99, surely there’s some kind … Read more
A teenage schoolboy in India who began playing truant because he was the sole member of his class not to be given a bicycle under a state-sponsored scheme because he belongs to a lower caste is now happily pedalling to lessons after his fellow pupils clubbed together to buy him a bike.The family of the … Read more
Here’s a timely gift-giving thought for your loved ones: how about £60 for a personalised badge that gets attached to a bike for a school child in Africa?Organised by Jole Rider – that’s pronounced ‘Jolly Rider’ – the charity behind Bikes4Africa and Books4Africa, the new Badge-A-Bike initiative is a way of raising extra cash to … Read more
Raleigh brought a new bike to show us this week. Although it’s in their brief ‘Touring Series’ for 2012 the new model with a sub-40″ wheelbase, double chainset and side-pull brakes is more of a fast day-rider which is surely why they’re giving it a venerable name from the Raleigh back catalogue; Clubman.Our recent invitation … Read more
The chairman of a body representing the rights of Commoners in the New Forest has claimed that an increase in the number of cyclists there is posing a danger to pedestrians and livestock.Dr Graham Ferris, chairman of the New Forest Commoners’ Defence Association (NFCDA), established in 1909 “in response to the increasing conflict between the … Read more
The Turbulence jacket from dhb (the in-house brand from on-line superstore Wiggle) is a lightweight windproof top that’s an ideal outer layer for cycling on cold days, and it easily packs down small enough to stuff in your back pocket if the weather should turn balmy while you’re out on your bike.Right from the off, … Read more
