Lance Armstrong will compete in the Tour of California in May with his new Team RadioShack squad, after the riders and race organisers announced their plans on free social networking site Twitter. Armstrong’s decision means it is very unlikely that he will be riding the Giro d’Italia though. Armstrong, a seven-time winner of the Tour de … Read more
Hillingdon Cycle Circuit in West London will next month host to female-focused event that will offer coaching and advice to women to help them gain comfort in using a road bike for getting to work, training, and perhaps even racing.Taking place on Sunday 15th November, the Women’s Road Cycling Coaching day is backed by cycle … Read more
Students at Imperial College in London have been targeted by Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) for cycling over a small stretch of pavement to reach bike racks outside a laboratory building, receiving £30 on-the-spot fines.A similar operation in May this year gave rise to protests from students, resulting in the Metropolitan Police telling Felix, the … Read more
Former Olympic heptathlon champion Denise Lewis has backed a scheme from Cycling England that will see cycling proficiency body Bikeability employ over 1,000 cycling instructors to teach half a million children to ride a bike safely by 2012.Ms Lewis, who won gold at the Athens Olympics in 2004 and has three children herself, regularly lends … Read more
BBB’s Comp Dynamic M are Look Keo pattern pedals combining low weight, nice detailing and easy spares availability in a competent package but the painted finish wears quickly and urban fixers or anyone else prone to grounding pedals when cornering hard might be better served with minimalist Eggbeaters or even clipless mountain bike pedals.Nicely cast … Read more
There is no doubt that the Colnago Super Singlespeed is an eye-catching bike, a thing of beauty. It’s stopped people in their tracks at every cycle show we’ve been at this autumn, even more or less hidden away on Colnago’s stand at Eurobike it drew an appreciative crowd, likewise in Milan and at the London … Read more
Everyone loves a bargain. Advancing years have seen my adoption of the cost benefit analysis business model to consumer purchases and cycling is no exception. That said there’s always room for fun-afterall a bit of what we fancy prevents us becoming dull boys and girls.Duplication is a double-edged sword, often useful but two trailers couldn’t … Read more
A charity that campaigns for people to wear helmets when they cycle has won first prize in a contest across Europe. The Bicycle Helmet Initiative Trust, based in Milford Road in Reading, was awarded first prize at the European Road Safety Awards ceremony in Paris last week, and it became the first British organisation to … Read more
Liverpool Street station’s cycle parking capacity has more than doubled thanks to the installation of new two-tier cycle racks. The new facility has increased space from around 70 bikes to 189. The same type of racks were successfully installed at Surbiton and Wimbledon about five years ago.Specialist company Cycle-Works installed the new German-designed Josta racks, … Read more
The matter of cycling on the UK’s delightful promenades has disappeared over the last few months. But just because it’s not summer anymore it doesn’t mean the issue has gone away. And it’s back on the agenda in North Wales this week. A cycle route which was set to include Llandudno promenade has been stopped … Read more
