Sustrans, the sustainable transport charity, has announced that levels of cycling in schools benefiting from its Bike It initiative have doubled from 26% of pupils cycling to reach their place of study at least once a week, compared to 13% before the project began. Sustrans says that the figures provide evidence that cycling to school can … Read more
Tiffin is but a distant memory and the e-hat is full of iStrips of paper with all your names on, so let’s not delay further. In goes the virtual hand and out comes the name of…oldspikey!”Please don’t let me be (jet)foiled again”, says he, and indeed you’re not, you’re our winner. Big congratulations and sorry … Read more
Well. Tiffin time has been and gone, and the lucky winner for VIP hospitality at tomorrow’s Halfords Tour Series Round 6 in Kettering is… drum roill… swh, who wrote “These tickets would be perfect for me. It’s the only one in the series i can actually get to watch live.”Well, now swh and guest will … Read more
Now, I am a fan of all things bicycle but I have to say seeing bikes for sale in B & Q with barbecues, tents, lawn mowers and marigolds is a little scary!Long live the IBD.Flo K
Police and council officers in Norwich have launched a new campaign targeting cyclists who ride on the city’s pavements, including putting up signs warning them against doing so in areas where the problem is particularly prevalent. The news comes as their counterparts in Essex launch a similar initiative against anti-social cyclists.The move in Norwich follows … Read more
The government is considering a report commissioned by former Transport Secretary Lord Adonis that recommends cutting the drink-drive limit from 80mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood to 50mg.The Labour peer commissioned the report last December, which was compiled by government advisor Sir Peter North and submitted on 21 May, but according to the BBC, … Read more
Former Rabobank rider Michael Rasmussen is on target for a top-ten finish in next month’s Tour de France, according to bookies William Hill, who make the Dane 25/1 tenth favourite to top the general classification, pretty good going for a rider now competing in the third tier of the sport since his spectacular fall from … Read more
There’s so many people on the fixed bandwagon these days that it’s probably looking a bit like a slow train on the Indian subcontinent by now. That’s no bad thing if it means that we get better bikes, and economies of scale mean that they drop in price. The Marin Dominican certainly fits the bill … Read more
After last weeks fabulous weather, thunderstorms were forecast for Sunday, threatening to add some extra fire and brimstone to this year’s Dragon Ride – the venerable sportive across the mountains of South Wales, now in its 7th year. But fears of a deluge were ungrounded, and about 3500 riders enjoyed a fantastic day out in … Read more
American-style pedestrian crossings with lights that show a countdown of how long is left to safely cross the road are set to be trialled in London, according to BBC News, which says that it has seen leaked documents confirming that the concept is set to be tested in eight locations around the capital, including Balham, … Read more
