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Bicycle storage at new flats could push car salesman to legal action over dispute it would “block access”, as development to offer no car parking but residents to receive bike shop discount instead

The owner of a car dealership has threatened legal action over bicycle storage that he believes will “block access” to his showroom if a development of five new flats is built next to his business, with new residents to not have any car parking spaces and instead to receive bike shop discounts and cycling leaflets.James Brayley is the owner … Read more

Are endurance bikes actually slower than road race bikes in the real world? We did a speed test to find out

Nowadays, it’s said that an endurance road bike is what most amateur cyclists will be happiest riding on tarmac. They’re typically more comfortable, have more relaxed geometry and have space for wider tyres than a road race bike. The only real downside is that they’re supposedly slower than racier road bikes, or fully-fledged aero bikes… or are they? Hampton Court cycle lane … Read more

“Life is short, let’s do something dumb” (and incredibly hard, too): Pair attempt cycling around roundabout for 24 hours; Garda nabs bike thief with sting op in first week on the job; David Cameron holds maglia rosa at G7 meeting + more on the live blog

Velotoze Knitted Waterproof Gloves

The Velotoze Knitted Waterproof Gloves are comfortable, dextrous, and offer worthwhile protection from rain. Cold air will slowly chill them at speed, though, and they get sweaty if it’s mild or the sun appears, but in wintry rain they’re worth it. They’re generally something you’re glad to be wearing – though only within quite a … Read more

Almost 1,000 cyclists fined for jumping red lights in last nine months since City of London Police introduced “Cycle Response Unit”

City of London Police has handed out 944 fixed penalty notices to cyclists for riding through red lights since its Cycle Response Unit was formed nine months ago, the force has today revealed.The authority — which polices the Square Mile area of the English capital home to the Stock Exchange, Bank of England and St Paul’s … Read more

‘Cycling rat-run’ proposals divide residents amid claims cut-throughs in new development could “worsen already dangerous cycling patterns”

Debates over cut-throughs and access points tend to be reserved for Low Traffic Neighbourhood and School Street schemes, which attempt to prevent ‘rat-running’ motorists from taking shortcuts through residential areas populated by vulnerable road users.However, in Cambridge this week, a row has erupted over proposals to add similar cut-throughs to a new science and research … Read more

Shimano patents hint at fully wireless groupsets

Just-published patents suggest that Shimano could be developing fully wireless groupsets with each self-contained derailleur powered by its own battery. This would bring the Japanese component giant into line with SRAM and Campagnolo. It could be that the new technology will be introduced in the gravel-focused GRX range first.Shimano’s Di2 electronic shift systems were originally wired … Read more

Cycling hacks on a budget: our top everyday alternatives to expensive cycling kit

While most of us like to treat ourselves to cool new bike stuff from time to time, bike-specific products can be expensive. It’s all too easy to get lured into costly magical claims made by manufacturers, so here are some everyday alternatives that you might already have at home, offering the same functionality at a fraction … Read more

Near Miss of the Day 900: Police offer “suitable advice” to driver who squeezed between cyclist and oncoming campervan in dangerous close pass

For our landmark 900th edition of Near Miss of the Day (where does the time go?), we’ve rather suitably been sent an undeniable classic of the horrifying close pass genre, featuring a motorist impatiently – and narrowly – overtaking a cyclist at speed right into the path of a long line of oncoming traffic, just … Read more

“Speeding” lorry driver who killed cyclist blamed low sun – but cyclist’s terminally ill wife says she doesn’t want to see motorist jailed

The terminally ill wife of a cyclist who was killed by a lorry driver – who claimed that he was blinded by the sun at the time of the fatal collision – says that she does not want to see the 27-year-old sent to prison, and called on motorists to pay more attention and take … Read more