Boris Johnson’s flagship London cycle hire scheme is due to hit the million journey milestone today, just ten weeks after its launch. The Barclays Cycle Hire has seen more than 90,000 people already sign up as members, making around 20,000 journeys on the iconic blue bicycles every week day.The Mayor said: “A million thank yous … Read more
We’ve been patiently (OK not so patiently) waiting for a women’s specific bike to come out of the successful Boardman stable for quite some time, and here it is. So, was it worth the wait? Well, in a nutshell, yes.First thing you notice about this bike is that it’s rather pretty. Strangely though, not in … Read more
We’re at the Cycle Show at Earl’s Court, heads a bit fuzzy after a great night out that saw us winning the Bibkebiz award for best comnsumer website – more on that later! Anyway we’ve had a quick look round and there’s lots to see, so here’s a first roundup of some of the rands … Read more
Speed cameras remain a hot topic in the wake of moves to switch them off in various parts of the UK due to Government funding cuts. Opinions are sharply divided between those who say they reduce the incidence of accidents resulting in injuries and deaths and others who believe they are ineffective as a safety … Read more
Most people associate tandems with touring, but you can go fast on a tandem as anyone who’s ever ridden one can tell you – just imagine how fast you can go on this one from Specialized, with Fabian Cancellara on the back stoking. Quite fast.The bloke at Specialized who designed their S-Works carbon tandem actually … Read more
A drunk motorist with no valid licence or insurance who ploughed into and killed a cyclist near Edinburgh in June, has been sentenced to five years in jail at the city’s High Court.Andrzej Stankiewicz, 42, had pleaded guilty to causing the death of Dr Konstantinos Tourlas, 38, from Edinburgh, by driving without due care and … Read more
Matt Brammeier, who came through the British Academy at the same time as Mark Cavendish, is to be reunited with the Manx Missile for the 2011 season following the announcement that he is joining HTC-Columbia from An Post Sean Kelly.Liverpool-born Brammeier rode for Wales in the 2006 Commonwealth Games before committing to representing Ireland, and … Read more
He bid me come out, how could I say no? He said meet me at eight, round at my place you know…Returning from our Saturday morning bridle path bash, Joshua and I set about some serious September Waxoyling. Seatposts out, our respective steeds were eagerly awaiting the hot molten swoosh of amber nectar coursing through … Read more
A brand new model in dhb’s lineup, the Momentum is quite a heavy-duty winter workhorse jersey with some useful features.It’s made from a fleecy polyester that provides plenty of insulation. It’s not windproof (you need dhb’s Windslam jersey for that) but it’s thick and warm – certainly an autumn/winter weight rather than one for the … Read more
Ettore Torri, the head of anti-doping at CONI, the Italian national Olympic committee, has apparently sought to backtrack on controversial remarks he made in an interview yesterday, when he said that he believed that all cyclists were using drugs and doping should be legalised, claiming his comments were merely him letting off steam.Torri’s apology was … Read more
