A judge in New York has ruled that a lawsuit can be brought against a girl who was aged just four years when she was involved in a collision while riding her bike with an elderly woman who needed surgery after suffering a fractured hip in the accident and died three weeks later.Justice Paul Wooten … Read more
The Kilotogo company has released dates for its 2011 sportive series. Regular readers of the blog will know I have partaken in a few of their events over the last couple of years and have had mixed levels of success and performance (See the post about the Rut recently to get the lows !). The … Read more
Altura Night Vision Evo gilet combines comfort and safety in a lightweight, easy care package that squirrels into seat packs or poacher-style jersey pockets when not required. Sure, day-glow stretch polyester mightn’t set pulses racing but a host of discrete touches from detachable fibre optic strips to sensibly designed zipper tabs distinguishes it from competitor … Read more
A road safety expert has warned that lives of cyclists and pedestrians are being put at risk as councils seek to save money by turning off street lights, as reported on road.cc last month, following research commissioned by replacement windscreen company Autoglass.The report, which says that street lighting should be made compulsory, is published as … Read more
bspoke Boston Gauntlet gloves, a pair of cycling gloves that hope to bring a bit of class to the commuting market.After the first ride wearing these I strode into the office with warm hands, holding the gloves and was asked if I had been off murdering people, someone else commented “no, he’s driven the jaaag … Read more
Tiffin has been taken, choclolate digestives and a nice cup of tea as you ask, and properly fortified we’ve fired up the road.cc random-number-o-meter and jabbed the fickle finger of fate in to doing it’s pointy thing at one of the 620 of you that entered.The randomness and pointing have been done and we have … Read more
January sees the launch of The London Bike Show at ExCeL in Docklands. The new show will run alongside the well-established London International Boat Show and The Outdoors Show to create the UK’s largest event for people interested in outdoors pursuits.The organisers are promising that the show will be packed with features, inspirational talks and … Read more
Great Britain will primarily be looking to its established cycling stars to bring home the Olympic bacon at London 2012, but British Cycling is also paying attention to the next generation of potential world-beaters. The organisation has just announced the selection of 25 riders to participate in its 2010-2011 Olympic Academy Programme, which will begin … Read more
Entries for the 2011 Northern Rock Cyclone Challenge – which claims to be the biggest event of its type in the UK – will open on this coming Sunday, October 31, via the website, www.northernrockcyclone.co.uk.The sportive will takes place on Saturday June 25 next year as part of the Northern Rock Cyclone weekend of riding … Read more
There has been a small victory for common sense in Cardiff, with cyclists the beneficiaries, according to a letter in the Penarth Times.Commuters who ride from the town to neighbouring Cardiff over the massive barrage which encloses Cardiff Bay, have been calling for the Cardiff Harbour Authority to remove speed bumps or the barrage roadway.The … Read more
