We reported on Monday that The Bicycle Academy was finally ready for its crowd funding push, and they were looking to realise £40,000 of investment in six weeks. That’s looking like a shoe-in today after the first full day of the funding window pulled in almost two-thirds of the total, with the mercury level in … Read more
A film-maker in Australia is looking to secure TV airtime for an advertisement he has shot which calls for an end to the country’s compulsory helmet laws, at least where adults are concerned.Geoff McLeod, from Brisbane, believes that forcing Australia’s cyclists to wear helmets has contributed to rising obesity rates in the population, as well … Read more
One23 Intense bright 1 is a remarkably solid, well-conceived compact commuter lamp with excellent optics, weather seals and peripheral illumination that shames some household names. On the flip-side, Halos limit effective navigation beyond 15mph and battery consumption is pretty poor by modern standards too, although you can of course use rechargeables.Thanks to competition and falling … Read more
The byline of photographer Geoff Waugh is known to countless mountain bikers from the pages of MBUK but he’s just as well known in other disciplines of the sport. Today the focus is on L’Alpe d’Huez as Radio 4 zooms in on the snapper’s job at the Tour de France.3.45 this afternoon seems a good … Read more
I’ve been feeling guilty about something for over a year now and I figured it was high time I did something about it.When I was writing news stories for road.cc I spoke to Doctor Ian Roberts, professor of public health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine about an article on the subject … Read more
Look what the man from Parcelforce just dragged in, (well actually it was Oli Parcelforce blokey wouldn’t take the box down “those steps”) it’s the very lovely new 2012 Scott CX Comp. The Comp is very much a cross bike that’s built for racing rather than as an all rounder, although like all ‘cross bikes … Read more
Despite being otherwise engaged with the Chinese authorities, dissident Ai Weiwei has nevertheless opened his show ‘Ai Weiwei absent’ at the Taipei Fine Arts Museum in Taiwan’s capital.The iconoclastic artist famous in the UK for his ten million handpainted ceramic sunflower seeds at the Tate Modern Turbine Hall last year has upset his government with … Read more
I’m going to do this bike up.Then I’m going to ride it at sportives next year, with the sole aim of beating a rider on an expensive bike up a steep climb.Make sure it isn’t you 🙂Stay tuned for the restoration…
Louis Garneau’s Electra 2 convertible windproof/gilet forms a versatile all-round outer layer for autumn and spring. it’s not particularly warm or waterproof but still comes in handy until winter kicks in, and even then it has its uses.Bottom line, this is a polyester windproof jacket with detachable arms. That means you’re getting two tops in … Read more
Billed as the ‘first BMW dealership in the country to feature a full bike store and dedicated cycle workshop’ Stephen James Cycles opened in Enfield two weeks ago on the first floor of Stephen James BMW. They have their commercial reasons of course but it helps that the company’s MD is a keen cyclist.If that … Read more
