Cyclists’ organization CTC has revealed that its pothole reporting website www.fillthathole.org.uk has seen its highest ever number of reports this month, with almost a week of January left. Historically, the website receives most reports during February and March when rainfall is higher, suggesting that there may be more pothole misery to come.The spike in recent … Read more
Not that I have spent much time at Her Majesty’s pleasure but the Maxgear Gooj (Get Out Of Jail) is probably not the sort of tool I would ask for to be hidden in a cake and smuggled into prison. Jails are probably not easily dismantled with a set of Hex wrenches (2 / 2.5 … Read more
Cyclists, motorists and local residents in York are to be given the chance to have their views heard regarding a contentious cycle lane in the city, introduced last year at Clifton Green junction.According to the York Press, the cycle lane has attracted criticism from residents living nearby who believe that its implementation has led some … Read more
Following this year’s Grand Départ in Rotterdam, the 2011 Tour de France will get under way on home roads, and in a break with what has become the established format of the race, the opening stage will not feature a time trial but will instead see the peloton negotiate an uphill finish on the 232-metre … Read more
The Government has rejected calls for legislation to be enacted requiring motorists to leave at least three feet passing distance when overtaking cyclists despite a petition on the Prime Minister’s official website attracting 2,600 signatures in favour of such a move.Last October, we reported on how Tom Amos had set up a petition, 3feet2pass, on … Read more
A driver who killed a cyclist taking part in a time trial last May has claimed in court that she did not see the victim, and told police in the aftermath of the crash that “it was just one of those things.”Katie Hart, aged 19, of Little Paxton, Cambridgshire, also told police that she had … Read more
A mile-long road cycling track will be one of the focal points of what is being billed as the UK’s largest urban park to be created in more than a century as part of the legacy of the 2012 Olympic Games.The six metre wide track circuit will be an integral part of the parklands around … Read more
We’re at the 2010 CORE Bike Show looking at some very lovely stuff from the likes of Colnago, Brooks, Litespeed, Kinesis, Lezyne, Traitor and lots more. We’ll be posting in a lot more detail about what’s here later, but for the moment here’s a taster featuring the Colnago Master X Pista – the classic Italian … Read more
Cyclists’ organisation CTC has joined with several other environmental groups in issuing a manifesto today that urges the next government to make sure that local, regional and national transport plans are integrated effectively in the interests of improving transport and ensuring cost-effectiveness.Such measures would help create jobs and combat social inclusion, reduce car dependency while … Read more
These are the brand new (and very posh) forks from Oval, the r911. Two models have been released that are underpinned by the same technology, the r911 (tested here) and the a911 which is intended for flat out, aerodynamic efforts such as time trials and triathlons. The r911 is the road performance model, it has … Read more
