If proof were needed that the bicycle industry is thriving during the recession, it’s been confirmed by the news that Bath-based Cyclescheme has been named the fastest-growing private company in Britain in this year’s Fast Track 100 league table, published in The Sunday Times.The prestigious accolade reflects the company’s phenomenal growth, which has seen sales … Read more
Mayor Boris Johnson needs to adopt short term targets if he is ever going to achieve his ambition for a cycling revolution says Sustrans. The sustainable transport charity believes the Mayor’s current plans to increase cycling and reduce carbon over the next 16 years are just too long term to be of value and carry … Read more
Edinburgh’s cyclists are set to receive lessons in how to ride safely across tramlines following a series of accidents on the Scottish capital’s main shopping thoroughfare, Princes Street.The street was fully reopened to buses, taxis and bicycles on 29 November after more than two years of works to lay tracks for the city’s new mass … Read more
I went on an old school MTB xc route at the weekend, riding away from the front door, with no manufactured trail centre in sight.I love the variety of my cycling, getting absolutely caked in mud one day and road commuting through the city the next.I found a great new trail over a ridge behind … Read more
It is 600 miles to Agadir, the last major city in Morocco and the point at which I will asses the safety further south. Three Spanish nationals are currently being held hostage by terrorists in Mauritania, a new development since my last post, and things look bleak for the future of Riding out the Recession.On … Read more
Team Sky’s efforts to sign Ben Swift from Katusha descended into farce over the weekend when organisers of the Tour Down Under named the up-and-coming rider among the British outfit’s starting line-up for what will be its maiden race.It’s an open secret that Sky, frustrated in their efforts to sign Bradley Wiggins from Garmin-Transitions, as … Read more
Scores of eager young cyclists wheeled into their playground for the start of plans to transform the school run. A total of 85 children arrived at St Brides Primary School to mark its involvement in Bike It, run by Sustrans. The students, aged nine and 10, took part in a range of cycling activities on … Read more
Don’t want to clutter expensive luggage with stickers, huge swathes of day glow ruinous to your street credibility? Then Respro’s clever, reversible bag tags might be the solution for greater nighttime and low light visibility alike.The beauty is in their simplicity two UV stabilized nylon strips measuring a substantial 21cm long clip on to the … Read more
Police in Gosport, Hampshire, have warned cyclists to make themselves more visible to other road users after an increase in the number of cyclists injured on the Hampshire town’s roads.According to a report in Portsmouth local paper The News, officers have targeted bike riders wearing dark clothing on some of the town’s busiest roads, including … Read more
Italian former cyclist Paolo Bettini, officially a resident of Monaco, has been placed under investigation by the Italian tax authorities, who claim that he never actually moved there, and if found guilty he could face an income tax bill of €11 million.According to Italian sports daily La Gazzetta dello Sport, Bettini, winner of the Olympic … Read more
