The continuing popularity in cycling is just one of the factors that has given a lift to Halfords Group Plc, the UKs biggest retailer of car parts and bicycles. The retail group revealed a fresh rise in sales, boosted by its car maintenance and cycle units. Another reason for the good news is the stay-at-home … Read more
A project for a network of 17 cycle routes linking urban areas of Leeds would encourage more people to get on their bikes. That is what councillors will be told through a report to members of Leeds City Council’s executive board, according to the Yorkshire Post.Councillors are being asked to back the creation of routes … Read more
A website which plans cycle routes all around the country has been shortlisted for a regional award. CycleStreets was created earlier this year by two cycle-campaigning web developers in Cambridge, building on the success of an earlier system for the city which had planned almost 50,000 journeys.And creator and lead developer Simon Nuttall has been … Read more
CTC, the UK’s national cyclists’ organisation, is calling on all cyclists to add their voices to its new campaign to combat bad driving. Stop SMIDSY is a major campaign to end the culture of brushing off dangerous incidents with the excuse “Sorry Mate I Didn’t See You”. It aims is to change lax attitudes towards … Read more
We’ve spent quite a lot of time over the last few weeks talking about the 2010 Colnago range and we’ve seen them in the flesh too, at Eurobike and the Milan show. Now’s your chance: importers Windwave have confirmed that they’ll be showing the complete range at the Cycle Show from Friday.Some of the key … Read more
I am someone whom racks up a good number of commuting miles and I am constantly looking for new and innovative forms of bike luggage. For a rider who has carried everything from a laptop to papers and even a child’s hobby horse, the Bikebin is an interesting luggage option. The Bikebin has a robust … Read more
Talking to Brompton Bicycle recently regarding their 2010 product line-up, I mentioned that I live next door to Blenheim Palace, site of last weekend’s Brompton World Championships, and said that because I’d be covering the event for Road.cc, it would be good to catch up with them there for a quick chat.“Since you’re there,” they … Read more
Today saw round 3 in the war of words between the French Anti Doping Agency (AFLD) and the cycle sport’s governing body, the UCI. At an eagerly anticipated press conference today the AFLD announced that while there had been no positive tests so far from the samples taken at this year’s Tour de France the … Read more
Highland Spring is giving families the chance no keen cyclist or those thinking of taking it up should overlook – a money-can’t-buy coaching session with Olympic gold medallist Sir Chris Hoy. The leading UK produced brand of bottled water, is encouraging consumers to get on their bikes with the exciting new on-pack promotion – Get … Read more
Can’t vouch for the provenance of this machine but hey, there aren’t that many Eddy-Merckx-branded Lotus TT bikes from the turn of the century. Even if it’s not Boardman’s one, £1700 looks like a snip 🙂http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Eddy-Merckx-Time-Trial-Racing-Bike_W0QQitemZ170391524978QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Bikes_GL?hash=item27ac205672&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
