They said it’d never work when it was launched, but 33 years after the company was founded Brompton is the biggest bike manufacturer in the UK, knocking out 22,000 bikes a year of which 70% are exported around the world. And to mark that achievement Andrew Ritchie, founder inventor of the Brompton, has been awarded … Read more
Some 60 riders and marshals joined the London Cycling Campaign’s female-focused cycle ride from the Imperial War Museum to the Cycle Show at Earls Court last Sunday.All ride participants got breakfast and bike maintenance before the ride on the Sunday morning. The LCC carefully chose a picturesque route through London’s Battersea Park and Brompton Cemetery … Read more
On the eve of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, tens of thousands of people will flow through the streets of London to demonstrate their support for a safe climate future for all. And you can join in by cycling from Bristol and Swindon to take part in the biggest ever demonstration in … Read more
A play in theatres across the pond features a monologue from Lance Armstrong. But before you ponder whether the cycle star is making the transition from road to stage don’t worry – he is just one of many people being portrayed by actress Anna Deavere Smith in her one-woman play which looks at how people … Read more
Well, that’s the end of bicycle exhibitions for the year. The Cycle show in Earls court was a good show although I am still not that sure what its exact purpose is? It isn’t quite a trade show for brands to show case new kit and it definitely isn’t a place where you can purchase … Read more
Well, that’s the end of bicycle exhibitions for the year. The Cycle show in Earls court was a good show although I am still not that sure what its exact purpose is? It isn’t quite a trade show for brands to show case new kit and it definitely isn’t a place where you can purchase … Read more
Due to popular demand, and no doubt the surge of popularity of classic styled fixed gear and single speed road bikes, Selle San Marco have re-released a range of three of their classic saddle designs; named the Vintage line, it consists of the Rolls, the Concor, and as tested here, the Regal.Despite having been previously … Read more
This Saturday less than two weeks after riding a rickshaw 450 miles from Edinburgh to London with Ben Fogle, former Olympic rower James Cracknell will be saddling up again in an attempt to set a relay world record for riding from Land’s End to John O’Groats.Cracknell will join three other riders from Team Sigma Sports … Read more
Prompted by its unprecedented growth, British Cycling is temporarily moving some of its operations out of the Manchester Velodrome to a nearby business park – so the GB cycling team can concentrate on vital preparations for London 2012.All departments apart from the GB Cycling Team will relocate to a temporary office for 18 months, enabling … Read more
We’ve previously posted our report on the Bike Blenheim Palace event in Oxfordshire earlier this month, plus reports and photos on riding the inaugural Blenheim Sportive and the Brompton World Championships on the day.Here’s our third and final gallery of pictures from the event, including the Individual Time Trial, some bicycle polo action, plus a … Read more
