White Lightning Wet Ride is exactly what it says on the label: an extreme conditions heavy lube. It’s well suited to wet, salty coastal climes, and bikes with a constant chainline such as singlespeeds and fixed-wheel bikes. Being tenacious and sticky it doesn’t get rinsed off easily by rain or waterlogged roads, but it easily … Read more
A Bournemouth cyclist who suffered multiple injuries after he rode into a temporary roadworks sign which council workers has placed on a cycle path has been awarded £5000 in compensation reports the Bournemouth Echo. Roger Excell gashed his elbow and tore tendons and muscles after he collided with the sign in August 2007. When his … Read more
York-based bike retailer Cycle Heaven plans to open a new shop on the site of the former Red Parcels depot at the historic city’s railway station.According to the newspaper York Press, an application has been submitted to York City Council for the shop, which besides selling bikes would also hire them out as well as … Read more
The RSP Steradian gets its name from the Greek for ‘solid beam’. It uses a single-watt LED that seems a lot brighter thanks to clever collimator lens technology, which is traditionally used to guide lasers. You get a very crisp, solid beam that’s good enough in high power mode for shorter journeys in pitch darkness.Raleigh … Read more
Yesterday we brought you news of ticketing arrangements for the track cycling at London 2012 and today the full Games timetable has been released along with further details of ticket prices.And there is some good news with opportunities to see events both free of charge or with tickets priced at just £20. The road race … Read more
Been a better week this week… things starting to settle a bit and I’m feeling like I’ve got more of a stable base to train from now that the homestead is just about taken care of and I am getting my bearings. There was a fair amount of humming and hawing over a possible 3 … Read more
You came, you saw, you commented. A lot of people out there seriously lacking in energy, which is not surprising given the dismal weather we’ve had over the past week. There can only be one… erm, five winners though, and the fickle finger of fate in association with www.random.org has selected the following lucky individuals…paulbetts1968nscottantonioE11awhizzkidCongratulations … Read more
Dave Brailsford, performance director of British Cycling insists that the nation’s cyclists will be in peak condition to challenge for medals come 2012, and has also revealed that Team Sky, where he is team principal, may relax its policy of not employing people associated with doping in the past. Brailsford made his comments in a … Read more
Spencer Ivy are new on the e-bike scene – and the bike scene generally – and the Spencer is one of their two models for this year; no prizes for guessing what the ladies’ bike is called. It’s big on utility with a classically urban look, and it’s a decent ride to boot.Aluminium framed and … Read more
A concerted effort by the police and Tower Hamlets Market in London has made a small dent in the intractable problem of bike theft in the capital. Officers from the Metropolitan Police (MPS) Cycle Task Force unit successfully returned 12 stolen bicycles to their owners, made 12 arrests and gathered valuable intelligence on bike thieves, … Read more
