It’s time for another dive into the archive for this edition of Bike At Bedtime, and we’re going back almost a decade to when we first set eyes on the curious, yet meticulously-crafted wooden frames from the innovative French project known as Keim Cycles. Keim Cycles Arvak 5 – via Keim Cycles on Facebook (Image Credit: … Read more
The sight of Tadej Pogačar – clad in pink, tufts of his blonde-tinted fringe protruding from his cycling cap, his UAE Team Emirates colleagues watching on like a late 1990s Team Telekom tribute act – lifting the Trofeo Senza Fine, the never-ending trophy, in the Eternal City of Rome, proved a rather fitting image to … Read more
In a bizarre scene that will no doubt mistakenly help fan the flames of hostility in the most vociferously anti-cycling corners of the internet, the breakaway at today’s Rund um Köln one-day race narrowly avoided what would have been a nasty collision with an elderly pedestrian who had wandered across a zebra crossing – despite … Read more
You’d expect the Genetic Hi-Grip tape to be, well, high-grip. And it is: it’s a pretty comfy tape that offers good levels of grip in wet and dry conditions. It’s not the cheapest tape out there, or the longest, but it’s pretty good. So long as you want black, because that’s all Genetic does. You … Read more
A thread of emails between members of the Newcastle City Council has been released which shows the officials deciding that the removal of a low-traffic neighbourhood trial was the “right solution for the community”, despite mostly positive responses and “absolutely no backlash” — and then attribute the negative response against the decision to the “cycling … Read more
It’s time to go through the top tech stories of the week and as usual, there’s no shortage. Kicking things off with an Irish tech company’s “AI rear-view mirror”, an indicator for bikes and helmets from the set of Dragon’s Den, cycling sunscreen with some big claims, sunglasses from Mavic, and a collaboration between Pirelli and … Read more
A cyclist in Bradford frustrated by his MP’s views on cycling and road safety reported receiving an “angry rant” from the politician displaying “raw prejudice” against cyclists having emailed him to discuss his attitude to making the constituency’s roads safer and the topical debate around dangerous cycling proposals.Sir Philip Davies has been MP for Shipley in Yorkshire since … Read more
The Topeak JoeBlow Pro Digital is a quality pump with a very long hose and an accurate digital gauge. The SmartHead automatically and tightly fits both Presta and Schrader valves, and the base is sturdy. Disappointingly going past 130psi gets hard fast, so you need to treat the claimed 200psi sticker max with a little … Read more
At the end of a week when the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) warned that “the UK is travelling in the wrong direction” after official figures showed a 7.3 per cent decline in cycling miles travelled and a 2.2 per cent rise in car journeys between 2022 and 2023, a newly available document shows that the Department for … Read more
