Councillors in Portsmouth have given the go-ahead to a new seafront bike path in Southsea in the face of opposition from local traders.The £138,000 scheme, on the promenade side of Eastway Esplanade from Henderson Road to South Parade Pier, will see the present diagonal car parking spaces replaced with parallel parking, resulting in the loss … Read more
Jonny Bellis, the up-and-coming Saxo Bank rider from the Isle of Man who was badly injured in a scooter accident in September, has travelled back to London from Italy to continue his recovery.British Cycling said in a statement that Bellis, who suffered head injuries following the crash and was placed in a medically-induced coma, “has … Read more
Cycling fans in the Bath area wanting to see how the Tour de France was staged in the days before multi-million euro team budgets, race radios, saturation TV coverage and Champs-Elysées finishes, get their chance this Sunday when Claude Lelouch’s classic Pour Un Maillot Jaune is screened as part of the Bath Film Festival.The half-hour … Read more
Labour London Assembly Member Valerie Shawcross, Deputy Chair of the Transport Committee, has called on Mayor Boris Johnson – himself a seven-time victim of bike crime – endorse using “bait bicycles” to help catch habitual bike thieves.Ms Shawcross says that bicycles furnished with electronic tags have been successfully used by police to combat criminal gangs … Read more
Transport Minister Sadiq Khan has announced the recipients of the final tranche of the government’s £60 million cycling budget for the current year. England’s Cycling Demonstration Towns, the Peak District National Park, and Sustrans, the sustainable transport charity, are each set to get a share of the £10 million available. The cash will finance new … Read more
The Pitbull is a mid-range lock from a mid-range manufacturer but it punches above its weight when it’s attacked and is a worthy deterrent around town. The bracket isn’t the best but other than that it performed very well. The lock is built around a 13mm hardened shackle that’s locked at both ends by a … Read more
To help shape up and work off the Christmas excess, why not take to the saddle and explore Scotland’s spectacular countryside over the New Year? Sustainable transport charity Sustrans has launched a map for a new National Cycle Network route, number 754, to help you discover the stunning, historic scenery between Edinburgh and Glasgow along … Read more
World class trials riders Ben Slinger and Danny Butler will amaze youngsters with their mountain bike skills in Gateshead schools where cycling levels have rocketed. Children at Winlaton West Lane Primary and Barley Mow Primary have been inspired to cycle to school following the introduction of the Sustrans Bike It project. The percentage of pupils … Read more
There was I spouting off in this post about how 2010 was starting here and I was about to launch into some training programme or another.And then “Boom”, the Missus gets a cold at the start of last week and despite my best efforts to keep it at bay I have an absolute shocker of … Read more
“Cycling is the new golf” is a mantra that has been bandied about for a few years now, describing a trend towards busy executives networking with one another on two wheels rather than on the fairway. But Birmingham City Council plans to take the concept a stage further after unveiling proposals to turn a loss-making … Read more
