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Motorists to launch legal challenge against “totally undemocratic” decision to close park rat-run to drivers to “appease the cycling brigade”

A group of motorists have threatened to launch a legal challenge against what they describe as the “totally undemocratic” decision to permanently close an entrance to a park used by rat-running motorists as a cut-through, which the local council says will “enable more people to enjoy relaxing, walking, wheeling, running, or cycling” – despite 63 … Read more

“The message seems to be as a motorist there is nothing you can’t do”: Politicians are “cowards kowtowing to drivers” in area “too dangerous” for children to cycle thanks to illegal parking rendering bike lanes “useless”, claim campaigners

Just over a month after it was accused of “prioritising bus times over cyclist and pedestrian lives” and “putting motor traffic first” by appearing to scale back proposals for a new active travel scheme, Ealing Council has once again come under fire from local cycling campaigners, who claim the local authority isn’t doing enough to clamp … Read more

Rapha Pro Team Aero Jersey

The Rapha Men’s Pro Team Aero Jersey is ideal if you’re at the sharp end of the summer peloton, and prioritise aerodynamics, weight, a tight fit and a reduced bank balance. It looks great and has cooling breathability but the fit is almost too snug for it to double as a jersey for casual riding. … Read more

“These cyclists, never respecting pedestrian crossings”: Group of pro cyclists narrowly avoid hitting elderly woman with walking aid on zebra crossing during one-day race

In a bizarre scene that will no doubt mistakenly help fan the flames of hostility in the most vociferously anti-cycling corners of the internet, the breakaway at today’s Rund um Köln one-day race narrowly avoided what would have been a nasty collision with an elderly pedestrian who had wandered across a zebra crossing – despite … Read more

Genetic Hi-Grip Bar Tape

You’d expect the Genetic Hi-Grip tape to be, well, high-grip. And it is: it’s a pretty comfy tape that offers good levels of grip in wet and dry conditions. It’s not the cheapest tape out there, or the longest, but it’s pretty good. So long as you want black, because that’s all Genetic does. You … Read more

“My children are not part of any cycling lobby”: Residents hit out at council after emails show officials disregarding locals’ opposition to removal of LTN as “concerted response from cyclists”

A thread of emails between members of the Newcastle City Council has been released which shows the officials deciding that the removal of a low-traffic neighbourhood trial was the “right solution for the community”, despite mostly positive responses and “absolutely no backlash” — and then attribute the negative response against the decision to the “cycling … Read more