If you think that cycling in London, Glasgow or Birmingham is akin to taking your life in your hands, riding around the UK’s big cities might seem like a stroll in the park compared to a two-wheeled cruise at rush-hour down Fifth Avenue, New York City.For years, NYC cyclists have had to put up with … Read more
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You can get the tabs in either tubes of ten or singly in sachets, which is handy if you’re out on a ride and need to refill your bottle. The berry flavour is sugar free and pleasant: it’s best made up an hour or so before the ride to let the residual fizz from the … Read more
Southampton is the venue for a celebration of cycling later this month which aims to get people out on their bikes around the area.Riders of all abilities will gather at Weston Shore, by Southampton Water, on June 14 to take part in the Big Bike Celebration 2009. The event has been organised by StreetTread – … Read more
Just. Lance is in in 9th place! (shurely some mishtake?) as ever Jan Ulrich is right on his shoulder in 10th place.Mind you, this internet list might not be the most authoritative poll of the Top 10 cyclists of all time, the picture accompanying Miguel Induarain’s spot in 8th place is of Marco Pantani. And … Read more
Round-the-world charity cyclist James Bowthorpe has just arrived in Australia after riding from Thailand through Malaysia to Singapore. Although exhausted from what must seem like an eternally long stretch of south-east Asia, James has still made time to meet with Western Australia’s Deputy Premier and Health Minister Dr Kim Hames AND speak on ABC radio about … Read more
The excitement generated on the streets of Milton Keynes and Exeter for the first two rounds of the Tour Series ramps up as the event enters its twice-weekly phase.Woking and Peterborough are the locations for rounds three and four, and the teams arrive in a trail of praise for city centre circuit racing from spectators, organisations … Read more
Italy’s Viner have been building bikes and a high-class reputation over 60 years now, becoming one of the most prestigious and sought-after brands out there. The steel Viner Passo is from their new Cycle To Work range. As such, it’s designed with commuting in mind, but also for racking up the miles on big day … Read more
An on-going debate about a place for cycling along Britain’s seafronts has taken another twist after a surprise ban by Portsmouth’s council leader.Campaigners and local politicians were fully expecting that cyclists would be allowed to ride along Southsea promenade this summer, and a public consultation saw 3,000 people back the idea.But to the disappointment of … Read more
BBB Head Fix Headset Spanners £10.95 eachThe head-fix bridges the gap between a full-on workshop quality tool and the bargain basement get-you-by type when it comes to accurately adjusting and servicing the threaded headsets still prevalent on older road, tourers, cross and mountain bikes.Weighing a reassuringly hefty 300g a piece, the Taiwanese made wrenches feature … Read more
