Modern Times, A Winchester-based company, has produced what they claim to be the world’s lightest electric bike. Weighing in at a slight 13.6kg (29.9lb), the bike is a singlespeed Cannondale Capo fitted with a Cytronex hub motor system which retails at £1650. Without the battery the bike weighs just 11.5kg (25.4lb) so it should be … Read more
Transport for London (TfL has awarded £200,000 to cycling projects across the capital. Three cycling projects in Islington have shared £12,000 in funding to boost cycling in the community. The funding is from Transport for London (TfL) and has been given to Kate Greenaway School and Children’s Centre (BikeStart), £3,116, Hayward Adventure Playground, £5,000, and … Read more
The Shimano RS30 is part of Shimano’s Road Sport series “integrating the best technology of the race-proven DURA-ACE wheels but at economical price points. These wheels are great for training rides and / or use at the local races.”The RS30 is certainly at the top end of the “economical price point”, but you do get … Read more
A cyclist who knocked down an 84-year-old pedestrian who later died has been jailed for seven months and banned from driving for a year.Darren Hall, 20, rode down a hill in Weymouth too fast he then went up on to the pavement on a blind bend to avoid a red traffic light, Dorchester Crown Court … Read more
The last two sessions of an innovative scheme, called Cycle My Way being run at the Redbridge Cycle Centre take place tomorrow and next Thursday, August 20. The Cycle My Way cycling club is for adults with learning disabilities, offering the opportunity for participants to learn how to cycle in a safe, supervised and fun environment.The … Read more
A new Smart bike scheme in Cardiff will start next month which will allow the public to hire and ride bikes throughout the city centre, Cathays and Cardiff Bay after a review of cycling in the city. The bike scheme is due to be run in Cardiff as a commercial venture by OYBike and will … Read more
Following a bike accident which saw a friend go over the bars after a front wheel lock-up, Bud Nilsson decided that there must be a solution to the problem of braking imbalances on two wheels. And the solution he came up with is the BudBrake – a mechanical modulator that balances the braking forces between … Read more
Tour de France star Mark Cavendish will swap the pressure of the European tour for a different kind of peloton north of the border this coming Tuesday. The Team Columbia rider will start the inaugural Right To Play Pedal Power the Change Ride in Holyrood park, Edinburgh.It will be Cavendish’s first appearance in the UK … Read more
Cycle thefts in central London have risen by a whopping 75 per cent in four months according to The Met. Among the worst hit areas are Cavendish Square, off Oxford Street, Soho Square and the streets between Covent garden and the Strand, with thieves targeting more quieter location not covered by CCTV.The Met says the … Read more
It was surprisingly breezy evening in Yaxley as returning Clarionistas Paul Griffin and Steven Milne and I met up to have a ride around the fens and Northamptonshire bergs.We zipped across Holme fen in the cross wind before heading over the A1 flyover at Conington (what did we use to do before they were built?). … Read more
