Youngsters in Britain would like to cycle more with their families, according to a survey commissioned by national retailer Halfords. Three quarters would like to cycle more despite 84 per cent spending most family time watching the television.The survey also showed that one in 10 six to nine year olds could not ride a bike, … Read more
Last week we looked at the Gary Fisher 2010 road range that Trek are launching in the UK, now it’s time to look at Trek’s own bikes. Not all of Trek’s vast range of bikes make it over to the UK but 2010 will see an expanded road range with the headline grabbing launch of … Read more
Multiple BMX and track world champion, Shanaze Reade, will visit the Sabbath Bicycles stand at the upcoming Cycle Show on Sunday, October 11. The 20 year old will talk about her new Pure Bicycles steed for 2010, as well as signing autographs and posters. Pure is Sabbath’s BMX brand partner.For 2010, Reade will be riding … Read more
Meadowbrook, an Isle of Wight Day Centre which collects bikes for distribution to Africa via Colchester-based charity Re~Cycle, has been told by Hampshire Constabulary that they can no longer have unwanted bikes recovered by the force – because the Police might get sued if someone gets hurt. We spoke to Tony Harding at Meadowbrook, who … Read more
Merseyside is set to benefit from a £1million cash windfall for new cycle facilities at Merseyrail Stations. Merseyrail, in ‘tandem’ with Merseytravel, secured the £1 million bid to become a national Cycling Demonstration Train Operator. The money is awarded by Cycling England, and the successful bid, also supported by Sefton and Wirral borough councils, will … Read more
The Mastiff chain lock is a 110cm chain of 10mm hardened links connected to an integral lock that uses a similar barrel to Onguard’s other offerings. The chain is covered with a woven nylon sleeve and it’s long enough to chain up to four bikes together if you’re creative, which is a definite benefit over … Read more
We’ve just heard from our good friend Andy Cook that there’s a few spare places on his upcoming Autumn Bike Camp so before you get your winter training bike out why not treat yourself to an end of summer wind down in Mallorca, we’ve never been but we’ve heard it is a really beautiful place … Read more
Transport Minister for Northern Ireland Conor Murphy has launched a money-saving Cycle to Work scheme. The initiative will enable staff in the Department for Regional Development in NI to save money on their daily commute by obtaining a bike and cycling safety equipment at a significantly reduced price, with payment gradually made through salary sacrifice.The announcement … Read more
Cornwall is set to increase its cycle path infrastructure with the opening of a network of multi-use trails this Saturday. The £6 million regeneration project, which will also help to restore and conserve historic mine structures in central Cornwall, is being officially opened with a series of events for the community. And Wendy Houvenaghel, Olympic … Read more
Back at Eurobike we spent some time sheltering from the storms lashing the Charge Bikes party at a neighbouring stand, one that had a roof. Mostly it was full of mountain bikes which were jolly nice but not of particular interest to us. One section, though, was full of excellent large bodied hubs and Carbon … Read more
