Rocketing fuel prices could see more and more motorists getting on their bikes. After earlier this week reporting that nearly all motorists who cycle cite exercise, fun, and money-saving benefits as top reasons for switching to pedal power, the price of petrol could soon be the biggest factor to getting more people on two wheels.As … Read more
I love doing Cycle Fridays, I find it enormously up lifting helping people acheive greater confidence and enjoyment from something I am so passionate about, cycling. Anyone of any ability is welcome to partake in the rides (as long as their steed is roadworthy) which take place every Friday until 2nd October 09. It is … Read more
Women don’t believe that British roads are safe enough for them to cycle on. That is the message from a poll of British women conducted by sustainable transport charity Sustrans, in which concerns for their own safety emerged as the most common reason why women do not cycle at all.Some of the vital changes that … Read more
Healthcare reform, the bailout of the banking and auto industries and foreign policy issues such as the Middle East and South Korea. You’d think that President Obama would be able to enjoy a few days’ holiday with his family at the well-heeled island resort of Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts without igniting another controversy that divides … Read more
Brighton and Hove will hold Streets for People on Sunday, September 20, to celebrate Car Free Day and to encourage active and healthier ways of living in the city. But sustainable transport campaigners have criticised the plans for the day and say that they are not very car free and they are not doing enough … Read more
This year’s Cycle Show is going all-out to cater for the new wave of women cyclists by teaming up with leading cycling fashion brand Cyclodelic to host a range of in-show female-friendly features as well as launching the Cyclodelic’s Girls Guide to Cycling.In the last 12 months, women’s cycling has really been on the up, … Read more
International designer Jeff Banks CBE is coming to Stratford-upon-Avon to put some miles in riding, 100 to be exact, the Macmilln Cancer Support’s Shakespeare 100/MacRide event on Sunday, September 13 and you can join him. The designer was recently awarded the CBE for his services to fashion and charitable work and is supporting Macmillan Cancer … Read more
Di2 is Shimano’s new, flagship groupset. Combining Dura Ace 7900 ergonomics with the performance of an electronic shifting mechanism sets this apart. Di2 is the best groupset that I have ever ridden, but then for this money so it should be.Enhanced shifting performance is the most obvious benefit of Shimano’s Di2, the sheer speed and … Read more
Lance Armstrong this week confirmed that his new Radio Shack team will make their eagerly awaited road racing debut in Australia’s Tour Down Under from January 17-24. The 37-year-old Armstrong announced the formation of Team Radio Shack in July and will compete as a cyclist, runner and triathlete in events around the world, including the … Read more
We’ve all been there when, after a long hard slog during the week, we sit down in a pub and order a nice pint because we deserve it. Well Simon Hood is doing the same – and he really deserves it. “I’m just north of York and nearly back home now. I’m about 10 miles … Read more
