Miche Supertype MT7 pedals

This is the flagship pedal from Italian brand Miche, and an impressive design it is too. Our pair hit the scales at 266g – 342g including the cleats – which is lightweight although not quite super-light. You do, though, get a very large platform to spread the load and keep pressure to a minimum.The body … Read more

Commuter Diaries – flats and a stumpy stem

Hey,just fitted some flat pedals and a short stumpy stem to my fixed / flip flop Kona Paddy Wagon in true urban fixed style.What great fun, the short stem has really made the steering twitchy, which is a blast in traffic. I am loving the freedom this bike has given me over the weekend, just … Read more

David Byrne’s bike auctioned in aid of LCC

“People who spent most of their natural lives riding iron bicycles… get their personalities mixed up with the personalities of their bicycle… you would be surprised at the number of people in these parts who are nearly half people and half bicycles.” – So writes Flann O’Brien in The Third Policeman, and if it’s true … Read more

Germans getting on their bikes in ever greater numbers

Britain is not the only country rediscovering its love for cycling there has also been a dramatic growth in pedal power in Germany too. According to the latest figures Germany’s four million cyclists accounted for nine per cent of all journeys made in in the country and those number are predicted to rise dramatically in … Read more

Easton EA70 Ergo-Bend Road bars

These oversize Ergo-Bend EA70 bars from Easton follow the trend for handlebars with less reach and drop than is traditional as manufacturers finally wake up to the fact that there are a lot of mere mortals out there that don’t have the lanky arms of a 23 year-old Dutch rouleur or the stretching regime of roadie … Read more

Just in: Land Rover Commute 6.9

Land Rover. Maybe not a name you’d associate with bikes, unless you were associating it with the rebadged Pashley Moultons from a few years back. But Land Rover are very much alive as a bike brand, and to prove it they dropped off a shiny new commuting bike from their range, the 6.9. It’s a … Read more

Cycling gets better.

If only you could experience and enjoy the same benefits that running gives. To feel the breeze in your face and to explore areas that you never before thought reachable without getting in your car. Well, This Canadian company has done the research and looks like they have done a pretty convincing job of coming … Read more

Unicycling teen on course for Lands End to John O’Groats record

Many people think cyclists who ride from Lands End to John O’Groats are quite mad. But try doing it on a unicycle and you could be seen as being absolutely bonkers. Well 15-year-old Samuel Farmer, born in Perth, Scotland, is doing just that as he attempts to become the youngest person ever to have done … Read more