A charity cycling and running challenge in memory of a young life lost has itself ended in tragedy with the death of one of the participants.Gareth Crockett, a man in his late twenties from Moira, County Down in Northern Ireland, died yesterday after being struck by a car while cycling on Anglesey. He was on … Read more
A 30-foot model of Lady Godiva will next year make the journey from Coventry to London in time for the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympics, powered by 25 cyclists riding tricycles made by Stratford-Upon-Avon firm, Pashley. In all, 100 riders will take part in the week-long journey, split into four groups that will ride … Read more
At a time when minister for cycling Norman Baker is in the headlines due to his choice not to wear a helmet while cycling, an academic from Norway has poured more fuel on the long-running helmet debate by claiming that they do not reduce the incidence of head injuries by the extent suggested by a … Read more
The Aireator is a 100% synthetic cycling sock designed to give maximum airflow and maximum breathability and moisture wicking, making it best suited to warmer conditions. The fabric is thin, stretchy and extremely breathable, and the sock is constructed to be virtually seamless, giving a smooth contoured fit with no risk of rubbing. This particular … Read more
Before Paris-Roubaix fades into a distant memory, here’s a quick roundup of some of the bikes and kit the pros were using to get them across the pavé. Even when the weather is as good as it was on Sunday, the Hell of the North challenges equipment more than any other race on the calendar.Britain’s … Read more
Wait for the cattle grid. The climb starts at the cattle grid, then it’s 20 minutes to the top, he kept saying. But we’d been climbing for half an hour already, and the elusive metal grille was remaining elusive as the road snaked ever upwards. Welcome to the Bwlch.When we do finally rumble over the … Read more
Commuting in London, whatever your choice of transport, can sometimes make you feel as though you are trapped in a video game. If you’re a cyclist, obstacles such as taxis making sudden u-turns can make any journey to work an adrenaline-fuelled rush. For tube travellers, on the other hand, there’s the race to beat the … Read more
In the wake of MP Andrea Leadsom’s 10 minute rule Bill proposing a ‘dangerous cycling’ law, the BBC has got involved in the debate both via this web article and its national radio networks.While we should perhaps be encouraged that cycling appears to be increasingly deemed a subject worth talking about in the mainstream media, … Read more
Like your bike but feel there’s something not quite right about it? Could it be the cables? Is their unadventurous silver colour just not doing it for you? You’re in luck; you can now kit it out with Teflon-coated coloured cables from KCNC, available in a range of different shades.They’re stainless steel cables with a … Read more
It was quite easy really, across Kent as quick as possible, hot-tilt boogie through the Chunnel and out along the North coast of Europe for not long at all to a romantic dockland suburb of Gent and the even more romantic Fomule 1 hotel where the smell of Death stalks the corridors, or maybe it’s … Read more
