As track pumps go, the Canyon Elite is on the big side, with a thick teardrop-shaped shaft, a heavy-duty-footplate, nice long hose, and a chunky soft-grip handle. But what really marks it out from other pumps is the electronic digital gauge. So when pumping up your tyres, instead of looking at a needle going round … Read more
Some weird and wonderful sights have graced the Edinburgh Castle Esplanade over the six decades of the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, but for fans of all things bike-related, none can compare to one of this year’s overseas guest acts, The Band of the Royal Netherlands Army Mounted Regiments, better known as The Dutch Army Cycling … Read more
Alberto Contador has revealed that he does not plan to defend his Giro d’Italia title next year, and will instead focus on trying to win the Tour de France for the fourth time – although his taking part in any race next year does of course depend on the outcome of the Court of Arbitration … Read more
Some 30 years after Norman Tebbit, in the wake of the riots of the summer of 1981, told of how his father “didn’t riot – he got on his bike and looked for work,” job seekers in York are to be given the opportunity to do just, that thanks to an initiative from The Bike … Read more
A Doncaster man has been jailed for four years and nine months for the manslaughter of former Great Britain cyclist Ray Eden, who was working for Planet-X at the time of his death.Sheffield Crown Court heard how Eden, aged 42, had attempted to intervene in a heated argument between neighbour Luke Jolly, aged 24, and … Read more
The Abus Metronaut stirs conflicting emotions in me. Styled to look like a baseball cap and compliment the street wardrobe, I grew attached to ours very quickly. However, at this point the world-weary, caffeine dependant journalist proclaims it’s little more than an in-mould construction piss-pot skate lid peppered with twenty-three pet-box type ventilation holes and … Read more
Guests at one of London’s top hotels can use some truly unique bicycles to get around the British capital over the next couple of months, with the bikes in question designed by artist Benedict Radcliffe in collaboration with some top names from the world of design, music and fashion including designer Ron Arad, singer Paloma … Read more
The war on the car is dead. Long live the war on the bike!Or so it seems to some observers of Toronto’s new mayor, Rob Ford, who we first came across as a mayoral candidate last year thanks to a video clip of his suggestion that all of the city’s cyclist fatalities effectively had it … Read more
Kicking off this week’s Tech Roundup US-based bike brand Jamis has announced a sub-£3,000 carbon bike with Shimano Di2 electronic gears that throws down the gauntlet to the volume makers for the 2012 model year.With Cannondale keen to dominate the premium end with its 2012 Super Six coming in with the new Di2 electronic groupset … Read more
The kids went back to school in Florida this week, and for some 13-year-olds that meant a first day brush with the sheriff, and a fine for not wearing a cycle helmet on the school run.In a week when there has been an awful lot of discussion on this side of the Atlantic about the … Read more
