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Castelli Entrata Thermal Jersey
The Castelli Entrata Thermal Jersey is well priced and well designed for use with a vest in cold conditions or by itself when it’s slightly warmer.Much of the winter this year has been worryingly warm in the midlands, which has at least lent itself perfectly to testing the Entrata. This is because the jersey is designed for … Read more
“Human bollards” step in to enforce road closure after “child knocked off bike” by motorist and cyclist reversed into
Campaigners in Exeter left fed up by bus gate violations from drivers have stepped in to enforce the closure as “human bollards”, the community action coming after “people were just driving through with impunity” and two recent incidents reported involving cyclists being hit by motorists. The move was inspired by volunteers in Oxford who overcame a spate of … Read more
Lezyne Strip Drive 300+ LED Rear Light
If you’re looking for a no-nonsense, easy-to-use and capable rear light, I think you’d struggle to find better than the Lezyne Strip Drive 300+ LED at this price, especially given its impressive run-times. It lacks any kind of smart braking technology, but Lezyne offers a more powerful version with this built in, if you really … Read more
Speeco launches revamped version of its aero-optimised handlebar that is UCI-legal (for now)
The Dutch high-end bike component specialist Speeco shocked the cycling word in 2020 with the release of its radically-shaped Aero Breakaway Bar (ABB), a design that was perhaps inevitably outlawed by the UCI rather promptly. Not to be deterred, Speeco is back with an updated version 2.0, that it claims now conforms with the current UCI rules… but will cycling’s … Read more
Family of pensioner killed in pavement collision with cyclist on “electric bicycle” call for tougher laws to punish riders who kill or cause serious injuries
The bereaved relatives of a pensioner who died in hospital having been struck on a footpath near his Birmingham home by a “cyclist” riding an “electric bike” have called on the government to pass stricter laws for “cyclists who break the law and kill or seriously injure”, as they argue the “current laws offer no deterrent … Read more
Neither of my bike sheds are ‘pain caves’… and that’s exactly how I like it
I’m a very lucky boy in that I don’t have a pain cave, I have two pain caves. This makes me an apex Zwift predator (see me strut, hear me roar). I’m also an even luckier boy because neither of them are actually pain caves… they’re sheds. Just sheds. Sheds with no glamourising fetishisation of riding … Read more
Cougar attacks five cyclists in US, police praise riders for pinning animal down in reaction that “100% saved their friend’s life”
A group of five mountain bikers survived a cougar attack on a trail in Washington state on Saturday, one woman hospitalised with “non-life-threatening injuries” and the animal shot dead by officers after the cyclists managed to subdue the animal and pin it to the ground using their bikes.The extraordinary incident unfolded at around 12.50pm local time (20.50 … Read more
Pedla RideFlash Gilet
The Pedla RideFlash Gilet is a highly reflective gilet for those of us who want to maximise our night-time riding safety – without wanting to look like we’ve just stepped off a building site. However, despite the claims Pedla makes about its comfort, durability and performance, it has some fitting flaws, condensation builds up when you’re riding, … Read more