The Tour of Britain and the Tour series will be televised on ITV this summer with nightly broadcasts of the day’s highlights from the Tour of Britain in September and highlights of each round of the crit series being shown in May and June.ITV will broadcast highlights of the Tour Series, starting from 21 May … Read more
A Bristol theatre festival is latching onto the city’s status as one of the UK’s first Cycling Cities by inviting theatre audiences to take part in the Tour de Mayfest by bike.Although Bristol is famously hilly, the cycling tour for theatre-lovers will be a more sedate affair than its partial namesake (the French one) travelling … Read more
Chain L is a rich, old school wet lube aimed at elite riders churning away marathon mileages and it’s as close to fit and forget chain oil as you’re likely to find. Virgin chains with the factory lick of water displacer are ready primed but take used ones to the chain bath to make sure … Read more
Well my legs feel like they’ve been through the grinder this morning, yesterday was a fantastic ride but it’s always a reality check to ride with people who are much, much fitter than you. I’ve been feeling pretty good about myself of late, dropped a stone in weight and been getting some more miles in, … Read more
Twenty years after the fall of the Iron Curtain, a project to convert the former “death strip” into a cycling path is picking up speed.The new cycle trail, which will run 7,000 km (4,350 miles) from the Barents Sea in the north to the Black Sea in the south, is aimed at promoting eco-tourism along … Read more
Halford’s chain of eight standalone Bikehut and Cycle Republic stores are soon to be no-more. One, in York, is to close while the other seven will become high street branches of Halfords.The news was announced along with the company’s annual results this week, and according to the Halfords’ finance director, Nick Wharton, it was not … Read more
One inch threaded headsets are increasingly close to extinction on new bikes but this one might come to the rescue of older mid range winter trainers, crossers and commu-tourers needing a cheap but fairly cheerful replacement. The nine-piece alloy construction keeps the weight low and styling is reminiscent of Stronglight’s venerable A9 unit but the … Read more
Whilst trawling through the internet I came across this rather extravagantly decorated fixie. It was created by Jacques Ferrand, a trained traditional leather cutter and sewer. Jacques has his own shop, Crèvecoeur (23 r. Des Blancs Manteaux, Paris, France) and normally works on bags, shoes, and belts, either directly for customers under the name Etablissements … Read more
If you live in the London area, this looks like it should be quite a laugh. The lovely people who run Bike Yard East, a community project repairing bicycles, are putting on an event with grass track racing, a cycle jumble which anyone can sell at, a poi show, Dr. Bike, a pageant and music … Read more
Two cyclists with big smiles on their faces this week are round-the-world cyclist Glen Saberton and Richard Pantlin – who took the phrase literally by cycling across Zimbabwe dressed as a clown.For Saberton, from York, the smile is partly a result of being back home amongst friends and family after enduring the loneliness of three … Read more
