You don’t have to be a mountain biker to appreciate that Mountain Mayhem is something special. Up until now though you did have to be one if you wanted to enjoy its unique festival atmosphere: not next year though, because the organisers are adding a new 100Km sportive in to the mix.The 100Km Sportive will … Read more
A corner, a kerb, a double-yellow line, a pair of cycle-clips, a paper-clip and a cigarette-butt.There are eight million stories in the Naked City; this is just one of them.
Looking at Moore Large’s own brand seatpack, you’d be forgiven for thinking you’d travelled back in time some twenty years. There’s no LED tab, a single, expandable compartment and very basic nylon construction but it remains serviceable enough for budget conscious riders needing a big pack. Simple Velcro strapping snakes around the saddle rails and … Read more
We’re always going on about how big Eurobike is. So to give you a flavour here’s a quick vid of us walking from one end where our dodgy Hymer was parked, to the other where we were meeting Viner in the very furthest stand in the last hall. We’ve speeded it up obviously…
Avon and Somerset Police have stepped up their efforts on bike crime in Bristol. Plain-clothes officers are out in force on the lookout for cycle thieves in the city.And their attempts to crack down on bike theft were highlighted after two men, including a one-legged thief, were caught by plain-clothed police trying to make off … Read more
With many initiatives in place around the country to get people out of their cars and onto their bikes, research published today rates how dependent each region in England still is on the car. And for many it makes poor reading, with very few making the grade.The Campaign for Better Transport has rated English regions … Read more
The Bicycle Film Festival (BFF) enters its fifth year in London this month. The festival, which takes place at the Barbican Centre from Thursday, September 24, will screen several programmes that reflect diverse experiences involving the bicycle.Highlights from this year include: Where Are You Go, directed by Benny Zenga and Brian Vernor, I Love My … Read more
You know the full SP on compression gear by now, right? It’s designed to increase the flow of blood to your muscles and so improve your speed and power, and to help disperse waste products like lactic acid. Yes, it sounds far-fetched but this is a world where Noel Edmonds still makes a living on … Read more
Here’s something you don’t see every day, a fixed gear bike with child seat. This was locked outside the Natural History Museum…. loving the baby pink Oury grips, very retro.Flo K
Our latest upload of pictures from Eurobike features loads of interesting bikes from right across the spectrum of bikes that were on show from baby carriers, through electric bikes and right on to top end TT machines and it covers a really wide range of manufacturers, big, small, mainstream and esoteric.This group of pics in … Read more
