The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) is installing a secure store for 40 bikes with an additional 10 lockers across the campus in an effort to thwart thieves who have targeted cyclists.A spokesman for the university said: “Currently, 5% of staff and 1% of our student population cycle to and from the university on a … Read more
It’s a sign of how well things are going for the burgeoning sales and popularity of electric-assist bicycles in Britain that the Environmental Transport Association (ETA) has created a specialist electric bicycle breakdown recovery service.The Cycle Rescue service offers e-cyclists breakdown cover similar to that bought by motorists.In the event of a breakdown, policy holders … Read more
You could tell he meant business by his bike’s special cobble-coloured paint job but in any case the 27-year-old Belgian Philippe Gilbert (Omega-Pharma-Lotto) kicked away so strongly from his small break of conspirators in the final 500 metres of today’s Amstel Gold race that he had time to look around, smiling as he crossed the line, … Read more
Ahem, yes, more shameless reference to the Specials’ but more importantly the Holdsworth’s ever evolving livery that arguably throws my masculinity into question and places us in danger from pollination by passing bees. Having concluded the ITM Olympus are now obsolete thanks to non-existent spares availability, these rather fetching BBB complete the cockpit and allow … Read more
I was out when Mr Salsa dropped off the Vaya at the house and it was a good sign when I spoke to my wife on the phone. “There’s a bike here for you and it’s really nice.” The emphasis on “really” being code for “I want one of these”. Fortunately, this one is way big … Read more
London’s cyclists are being urged to complete a short 60 second survey on cycle security put together by the London Cycling Campaign. Bike theft is a constant nagging headache for most urban cyclists and the LCC wants to move it up the agenda for the capital’s police and politicians.One of the objectives of the LCC … Read more
Abus give the Bordo Granit X-Plus their top bike security rating of 15 so we weren’t expecting it to be a pushover and indeed it’s not. The compact design will appeal to aesthetes too, especially those with fairly deep pockets.The lock itself is constructed of six linked plates that secure into a solid looking base … Read more
Sir Chris Hoy will be forever associated with the five circles that together make up the Olympic symbol – the four-time gold medallist even has a tattoo of it, not that there’s any danger of his exploits being forgotten – but his thoughts today were occupied by a ring of a quite different sort as … Read more
The volcanic ash cloud that has drifted across Northern Europe from Iceland in recent days, causing airports in the UK and the Continent to shut down, has had a knock-on effect on pro cycling, with Team Sky announcing that Bradley Wiggins has been forced to miss this weekend’s Amstel Gold race due to being stranded … Read more
At first glance this looks like a normal drinks bottle with some sort of cooling device in the middle and a hefty price tag. In reality it is quite a nifty idea, especially for multi-eventers or long distance cyclists.I would imagine that any cyclist or runner who uses gel’s as part of training or racing … Read more
