Check out the sign in the window of my local BMX shop! Rest assured, “Stolen” are a brand!The towpath was closed this evening by the Police, nothing serious I hope, I will have to check out the local news.I ended up riding home with a web designer and surveyer both of whom started cycling very … Read more
The CTC has condemned a judge for taking into account the fact a cyclist was not wearing a helmet when sentencing the driver who killed him calling the suspended jail sentence “an extraordinary example of ignorant judicial victim-blaming”.Denis Moore, 50, collided with cyclist James Jorgensen, 55, last September, on a roundabout in Seaham, County Durham, close … Read more
High drama in the high mountains today as stage 4 of the 2009 Giro came down to a mountain top sprint finish with Danilo Di Luca (LPR Brakes) coming out on top to make it three stage wins in a row for his team.As expected though his team mate Alessandro Petacchi who went in to … Read more
Okay, not a vast amount of hidden power, 200 watts is the claimed amount, but it should be enough to help you up those hills.The Gruber Assist. An electric power assist motor for your bike that lives in the seat tube and only weighs 900g (the battery goes in a wedepack under your saddle and … Read more
Riders of all abilities took part in the grueling 112-mile Fred Whitton Challenge at the weekend – the tough Lake District charity ride dubbed, “The Daddy of them all!” The race is held each year in memory of Fred Whitton who, until his untimely death in 1998 at the age 50, was secretary and a … Read more
Over half of specialist bike shops reported sales growth in excess of 20 per cent in April 2009 compared to April 2008. The cycle retail industry still has a little way to go to catch up with figures published by the booming food industry, with ASDA claiming a 41 per cent increase in sales and … Read more
Electronic wizards and bicycle fanatics Kraftwerk are expected to play songs from their album Tour de France in an appropriate setting this summer when they perform at the Manchester Velodrome just as the iconic race gets going across the Channel.The German group, whose 1983 hit Tour de France has been used as the theme track … Read more
Astana, the team that won last year’s Giro d’Italia and for whom seven times Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong and Alberto Contador ride, has been given until May 31st to sort out its finances by world cycling’s governing body the UCI.The warning was apparently delivered to the Kazakh Cycling Federation which owns the team … Read more
Weighing in at a hernia-inducing 6.95kg the Protector 13mm chain isn’t something you’d want to carry around but for keeping your bikes secure in the shed or garage it’s an excellent last line of defence, especially when used with a ground anchor or Shed Shackle.13mm refers to the diameter of the chain links which are … Read more
