The London Cycling Campaign is asking its members to vote on which issue will be the focus of its single issue campaign in the run-up to next year’s Mayoral and Assembly elections. It is the first time the LCC has taken this approach and the organisation is asking its members to choose between the following … Read more
You might not realise, but Evans Cycles have been around for absolutely ages. 90 years in fact: it was 1921 when Frederick W. Evans designed his first bicycle. He went on to create a number of innovative frame designs and the brand, and bike chain, has grown from those roots.And it’s those roots that Evans … Read more
The Fortezza Tricomp is one of Vredestein’s biggest-selling tyres, and for good reason: it’s a really good all-rounder that has an excellent ride feel and seems to shrug off punctures pretty well too. I fitted these tyres ahead of the Fred Whitton challenge and they replaced a hardy-but-stiff Kenda C2C tyre at the front and … Read more
Trek UK have just been in touch to let us know that their HQ was burgled last night and a very special bike taken. Two people on motorcycles managed to make off with Tracy Moseley’s World Champion DH bike that was on display in the foyer.Details of the bike are as follows: Custom painted Trek … Read more
There is something quite disturbing about the image above. The calm, determined way in which two men go about the task of stealing a bike suggests that they regularly carry out this activity. You might even label them “professionals” if such a description did not somehow dignify the activity of bike-thieving.The picture was taken outside … Read more
Today promises to provide one of the real spectacles of the 2011 Tour, both in visual and racing terms with a long, straight drag up the climb nicknamed the Alpe d’Huez of Brittany. What it lacks in length and hairpins, it makes up for with a punishing 2km climb to the line. It’s the first … Read more
Evans Cycles has announced the latest addition to its Ride It! sportive series, the King of the Pennines and on paper it has the potential to be a more than worthwhile addition to the sportive calendar. The new sportive will be the northern counterpart to Ride It’s! King of the Downs sportive rated by many … Read more
Garmin Cervelo’s Tyler Farrar made history today by becoming the first American rider to win a Tour de France stage on Independence Day, on an afternoon that also saw drama with a crash inside the final kilometre and controversy as his team mate Thor Hushovd and HTC-Highroad’s Mark Cavendish were disqualified from the intermediate sprint.The … Read more
Mayor of London Boris Johnson says that he would like to see cyclists to be allowed to ride their bikes on more footpaths in London’s eight Royal Parks. At the moment, bicycles are allowed on a total of 27 miles of off-road paths, but the Royal Parks Agency is being urged to let riders use … Read more
On first reading Rob Penn’s It’s All About the Bike, I wrote that if the shiny bits we all ogle, weigh and covet are affectionately termed the generic bike porn, this book is the equivalent of Delta of Venus: erotica for the cycling fan. It’s an account of Penn’s search for the perfect bits for … Read more
