Comedian Dave Gorman is preparing for a newl leg of his epic Sit Down, Pedal, Pedal, Stop and Stand Up tour that has seen him cycle 1,500 across the UK, doing a gig every night, but in typically Gormanesque fashion, this leg will be bicycle-free. The comic set out to cycle between the four corners of the … Read more
A MAJOR business park in Warrington has completed a cycling project designed to help reduce carbon emissions.MEPC Birchwood Park, Warrington, undertook the project in the latest stage in its environmentally responsible transport plan.The park’s travel co-ordinator worked with a partnership between cycling training organisation BikeRight! and the North West Climate Change Foundation, to encourage its … Read more
Police in York have been out in force to catch cyclists riding at night without lights, issuing almost 100 fixed penalty notices.The campaign, called Operation Image, began last November. Police stopped anyone seen riding a bike after dark without lights and the cyclists were issued with either a £30 fixed penalty ticket or a suspended … Read more
Ikea is not normally our favourite place but last time we were there we walked out with something altogether snazzier than flatpack furniture – co-sponsorship of a professional racing outfit Team Planet X – road.cc. Nice.Getting a team was the easy bit though now comes the altogether tougher challenge of kitting them out with some … Read more
If only. That was (and still is) my thought on seeing this proposal from Hungarian architect Martin Angelov. We’re always being told by those pesky cars that we should pay our road tax and get out of their way: I, for one, will be pleased to stump up some cash if it means I can … Read more
It’s a bit early in the year to be starting the chat about 2011 bikes but Recep from Fixie Inc dropped us a line today with an interesting proposition: who wants to star in the 2011 Fixie Inc catalogue? They may not have any bikes as yet but the boys are busy getting their branding … Read more
Local residents and businesses across Cambridge are being invited to have their say on cycleway improvement plans in the city.Events are taking place from Tuesday 19 January until Wednesday 27 January to allow the public to view plans and comment on a number of cycleway improvement projects.The projects are part of Cambridgeshire County Council’s £7.2 … Read more
A recent study has concluded that one of America’s foremost cycling cities has seen a decrease in bike riding.The study conducted in Portland, Oregon, found that cyclists made five per cent fewer trips last year in than in 2008—the first dip in ridership since record keeping began in 1995.According to Bicycle Retailer and Industry News, … Read more
A 76-YEAR-old cyclist who was injured in an accident caused by a pothole in the road has received an out-of-court settlement of more than £6,000.Kenneth Atkinson, from Welling, Kent, suffered a badly dislocated shoulder after he hit a pothole and was thrown from his bike on Oakfield Lane, Dartford, on May 30, 2007.His lawyers Russell Jones and … Read more
Evidence that we might – just might – be turning into a nation of cyclists comes with a big increase in the sales of bikes at Halfords.The cycle and car maintenance retailer says its full-year earnings are expected to be towards the upper end of market expectations, with cycling generating a very impressive 15 per … Read more
