Load bikes are the new rock’n’roll apparently. More people want an alternative to their cars and, dare I say it, bikie types might want something more practical than another urban fixer. Current players on the scene are the Surly Big Dummy, the Yuba Mundo and Kona’s Ute, with the Extracycle conversion kit as the joker … Read more
There’s been plenty of column inches devoted to the various major bike hire projects in our cities such as the Velib scheme in Paris and the hotly debated London scheme. But one small community in Ohio has just launched a scheme based on a very different model: Everyonebikes is a small, local-business-run scheme that aims … Read more
Middlesbrough Council is undertaking a trial to see whether cycling should be allowed in a historic park in the city.The pilot project will see cyclists and pedestrians allowed to use the same paths within Stewart Park, which covers around 120 acres, and the council will use feedback from users to decide whether access for cycling … Read more
A call to allow motorbikes to share cycle lanes in Australia has met with strong opposition from cyclists and the government.Motorcyclist membership and lobbying group Motorcycling Australia called for a trial allowing motorbikes in cycle lanes as it could cut the rising number of biker crashes and fatalities. But cycling groups and the Government have … Read more
The International Cycling Union announced Friday it had given Italian rider Riccardo Ricco a two-year worldwide ban for doping at the 2008 Tour de France. But the governing body could reduce the suspension if the 25-year-old shares information on doping with its lawyers.Union spokesman Enrico Carpani said: “We have had nothing so far from Ricco. … Read more
It’s been a blustery but steady ride. Tea and sandwiches have been paused for, two extra hills have been needlessly climbed “just because”, Yorkshire Trifle has been invented, “Dances With Wolves” has been ruined for me, the average speed has been discussed and laughed at, we’ve gone up the Big Hill to minimal whimpering from … Read more
Formula 1 hotshot Lewis Hamilton may be a whizz around the racetrack, but he could soon be pretty nifty on two wheels. Motorsport engineering specialists BERU F1 Systems, which supply parts to the British driver’s McLaren team among others in the top flight, are keen to see the reigning world champion become its first high-profile … Read more
Not content with rowing across the Atlantic and walking to the South Pole, James Cracknell has teamed up with fellow Olympic Gold medallist Rebecca Romero and they set off before dawn this morning to take on the tandem end-to-end record. The current mark is 2 days, 3 hours, 19 minutes and 23 seconds, set in … Read more
Thousands of cyclists took to the traffic-free streets of Manchester city centre yesterday as they went wheel to wheel with some of Britain’s Olympic heroes.Skyride Manchester was the first in a series of four city events taking place across the country, encouraging people to get back on their bikes and enjoy the benefits of a … Read more
Team Halfords Bikehut’s Ed Clancy took an impressive victory over rivals Dean Downing and Malcolm Elliott in the Elite Criterium at the Blackpool Nocturne. More than 4,000 spectators saw some of the UK’s premier riders take on the course, with the star riders introduced by Eurosport’s David Harmon before getting underway for the one hour … Read more
