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Motorists furious at width of £1.2m cycle lane project claim “utterly absurd” scheme an “attack on your right to drive a car”

An active travel scheme in North Wales has attracted the familiar outrage and fury from a section of the local community, critics claiming that the “absolute madness” £1.2 million project will see cycle lanes “broader than car lanes” and amounts to an “attack on your right to drive a car”.In reality, the council responded, the three-metre-wide shared-use path … Read more

Brompton boss urges crackdown on “poor quality” e-bike batteries before public perception “snowballs into a world of fear”

The managing director of Brompton Bicycles wants to see a crackdown on “poor quality” electric bike batteries that have been blamed for several fatal fires and other non-fatal incidents.Will Butler-Adams warned that public perception is already sceptical of e-bikes due to “too many examples of e-bikes, e-scooters and light electric vehicles hurting people” and that … Read more

“It’s there to protect children going to school”: Parents raise alarm about “aggressive drivers” putting kids in danger by ignoring School Street

Parents and volunteers fed up with “aggressive drivers” ignoring a School Street scheme have called for improvements ahead of the new term following a “series of dangerous driving incidents”.The School Street on Norfolk Street in Cambridge has been in place since 2021 and was brought in as an attempt to encourage safe active travel journeys … Read more

Is the Sava ‘Dream-Maker’ aero bike with its curious dual-fork an East Asian bargain? Plus bar tape meets saddle tech, Enve’s new all-road bike, the latest protective bike clothing + loads more tech news

It’s time to go through the top tech stories of the week, and this time we’ve got plenty as per usual. We’re kicking off with the Chinese brand Sava’s ‘Dream-Maker’ aero bike that has a doubled up on its fork design, there’s a new all-road bike from Enve, innovative bar tape from Prologo and more things … Read more

Restaurant owner goes on hunger strike to protest cycle lane in San Francisco

The owner of a restaurant in San Francisco has begun a hunger strike in protest over a cycle lane that he and several other owners have blamed for a decline in customers and “killing business”.The protected cycle route in the centre of Valencia Street is 1.9 miles long and was installed last summer, following on from previous trials … Read more

Fidlock Vacuum phone case + base

The Fidlock Vacuum phone holder system is a secure and convenient way to use your smartphone as a display on your bike, using a very clever magnet and suction system to hold it on your handlebar or stem. This really is an excellent bit of kit.The Fidlock system comes in two parts: a vacuum handlebar … Read more