An art wall created with the help of Bridgend school children and local residents will be unveiled as the first stage of a community-led scheme to clamp down on speeding traffic and parking problems to help make the road safe. Neighbours in Heol Degwm will celebrate installing the 6ft high wall, by Welsh artist David … Read more
The most advanced and arguably beautiful wheels that Shimano produce (we won’t talk about their Pro offshoot here) the 7850 50mm carbon wheels certainly catch the eye and with a price tag that places them neatly below rival hoops from Hed and Zipp.The first time I rolled along on the 50mm versions of the 7850 wheels … Read more
Yes, there are some very strange developments afoot here in my rural parish and the Teenage Dream is very much coming of age. Celebrating its eighteenth birthday back in August, we’re awaiting delivery of Acor one-inch carbon forks tested here in April and I’ve since uncovered a suitable bar and stem. My love of fat-tyre flyers with beefy … Read more
Tour de France winning team Astana looks to have secured its future with a three-year sponsorship deal with Kazakhstan’s vast state holding company, the Kazakh Cycling Federation’s deputy president, Nikolai Proskurin, told agency Associated Press. Samruk-Kazyna, a state holding that encompasses some of the energy-rich country’s largest companies, including the oil and gas company Kazmunaigas … Read more
Cycle-crazy children blinged their bikes with 3D flames, signatures and other motifs to celebrate the installation of their Sheffield school’s new bike shed. More than 50 youngsters piled their bikes into the new facility at Emmanuel Junior School, installed as part of the Bike It project set up by sustainable transport charity Sustrans. The children … Read more
Cricket-mad cyclist Oli Broom set off for his 14-month charity trek to the Ashes in Brisbane, Australia on Saturday – and he has already been hit for six. Having been cycling in Northern France, a bike thief has already struck.Broom’s last tweet on social networking site Twitter said: “confronted with my pretty valuable bike, an … Read more
Mayor of London Boris Johnson has today outlined his vision and strategy to make London the ‘best big city on earth’, as he published three interlinked strategy documents that are now open to public consultation. And cycling is high on the agenda of the draft Mayor’s Transport Strategy, which sets out the Mayor’s vision for … Read more
My first impression was that these were really nice gloves, and when I saw you could pick them up online for a little over £5 I expected them to score 10 out 10.They’re really lightweight and soft, and the padding on the underside seems generous. They do feel pretty luxurious as the manufacturer claims!However, I … Read more
Cycle Fridays have proved such a success that two voluntary guided rides will continue to run from Wimbledon and Greenwich to central London once a week – even though the official Cycle Friday rides have ended.The rides will takes place tomorrow (Tuesday) at 8am from South Wimbledon to London Bridge, telephone Charles on 07590 077445 … Read more
The latest pictures of the London’s new Olympic velodrome released today show that work is well underway on the structural steelwork that will help form the distinct double-curved shape of the venue. The 6,000 seat velodrome will host the Olympic and Paralympic Track Cycling events in 2012. The velodrome design features a lower tier of 3,500 … Read more
