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Coming to a head near you soon? Cycling helmet with integrated airbag is one step closer to reality as POC patent approved

Following the initial announcement of their collaboration in 2022 to create a helmet equipped with airbag technology, cycling helmet brand POC and automotive safety system specialists Autoliv have successfully patented the design, that the Swedish companies claim will provide superior head protection for cyclists. This technology is intended to complement a hardshell helmet, which serves as the secondary … Read more

Topeak RaceRocket Mini

The Topeak RaceRocket Mini is small and light and will get your tyres back up to usable pressures surprisingly quickly. With comfortable ergonomics and a nice-to-hold gripper, it’s a good choice, screwing onto valves to create a super secure link. I wasn’t able to reach the claimed psi, and it does sometimes take a few … Read more

Cyclists “incredibly disappointed” as councillors vote to reopen formerly notorious junction to taxis – despite casualties dropping to “virtually nil” seven years since restrictions introduced after cyclist’s death

Cyclists in London say they are “incredibly disappointed” after councillors voted to allow taxi drivers access to the formerly notoriously dangerous Bank Junction, where traffic restrictions have been in place for seven years limiting the junction to cyclists, pedestrians, and buses only.In May 2017, the junction and its surrounding streets, which sit in the heart … Read more

“We are sorry if we have not always got it right”: Council waives penalties for cyclists fined by “cowboy” wardens for riding on pavements and town centre streets

Colchester City Council has apologised and agreed to waive all fines recently – and mistakenly – issued to cyclists for allegedly breaching the local authority’s rules on cycling in pedestrian areas and on pavements, after local campaigners complained that people on bikes were being unfairly targeted by third-party “cowboy” wardens “running amok”, discouraging people from … Read more

Team GB star Katie Archibald set to miss Paris Olympics after tripping over garden step and breaking leg, ripping ligaments, and dislocating ankle in “cruel” fall

Double Olympic gold medallist Katie Archibald is set to miss this summer’s Olympic Games in Paris, after breaking two bones in her lower leg, ripping ligaments, and dislocating her ankle in a bizarre fall in her garden earlier this week.In news that will leave a serious dent in the Great Britain track team’s medal hopes … Read more