The Galway Transportation Unit is set to finalise its bid for up to €20m from a ‘pot’ of €50m central funding available under the Smarter Travel initiative that could transform Galway with a new sustainable transport system. The money would be used to implement, among other things, policies to increase the use of cycling and … Read more
Bradley Wiggins has slammed the planned shake-up to the program for the 2012 London Olympics, saying that it would kill off track endurance cycling. Cycling’s world governing body said last month it was planning a radical shakeup of the Olympic Games track schedule which could mean female cyclists gain parity with their male counterparts. Currently, … Read more
Storck’s Aero 2 prototype time trial bike was one of the undoubted stars of the bike show season and we were lucky enough to get talked around it for the video below by the man himself, Marcus Storck.Designed by Marcus Storck for Ironman triathlete Faris Sultan – who is sponsored by Storck, the bike was … Read more
“Sorry mate I didn’t see you” is a phrase sadly familiar to cyclists across the country: it’s the stock phrase of the motorist who has just been involved in a near miss with a cyclists. Cycle safety campaigners long ago shortened it to the acronym SMIDSY, and now, as we reported earlier this month, the … Read more
Secondary school pupils in Liverpool could be given a bike instead of a free school bus pass to get to school after a proposal was put forward to Liverpool council. Not only would this mean more health benefits for thousands of kids, but it is hoped the move would also reduce congestion at the school … Read more
They said it’d never work when it was launched, but 33 years after the company was founded Brompton is the biggest bike manufacturer in the UK, knocking out 22,000 bikes a year of which 70% are exported around the world. And to mark that achievement Andrew Ritchie, founder inventor of the Brompton, has been awarded … Read more
Some 60 riders and marshals joined the London Cycling Campaign’s female-focused cycle ride from the Imperial War Museum to the Cycle Show at Earls Court last Sunday.All ride participants got breakfast and bike maintenance before the ride on the Sunday morning. The LCC carefully chose a picturesque route through London’s Battersea Park and Brompton Cemetery … Read more
On the eve of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, tens of thousands of people will flow through the streets of London to demonstrate their support for a safe climate future for all. And you can join in by cycling from Bristol and Swindon to take part in the biggest ever demonstration in … Read more
A play in theatres across the pond features a monologue from Lance Armstrong. But before you ponder whether the cycle star is making the transition from road to stage don’t worry – he is just one of many people being portrayed by actress Anna Deavere Smith in her one-woman play which looks at how people … Read more
Well, that’s the end of bicycle exhibitions for the year. The Cycle show in Earls court was a good show although I am still not that sure what its exact purpose is? It isn’t quite a trade show for brands to show case new kit and it definitely isn’t a place where you can purchase … Read more
