A Portsmouth primary school has effectively banned one of its pupils from riding to school unless his mother follows behind him in her car. When Sam O’Shea said he wanted to “take the green option” and ride the two miles to school his mother was delighted, but staff at St Paul’s Primary School were not. They … Read more
Boris Johnston has come under attack from the London Cycling Campaign for cutting the funding for cycle routes in the capital.The money for cycle routes is part of a package to help London boroughs with local transport improvements until 2010. The cycling mayor allocated roughly a quarter of what the boroughs said they needed to … Read more
Our cosy office is just that bit cosier this week what with all the fancy road irons we’ve crammed into it. So what’s coming your way? Next week we’ve got a World Exclusive first look at the new titanium Charge Skewer road bike – on Monday we’ll bring you our first ride impressions and pics … Read more
Rollapaluza’s first foray into mid-week league racing was a huge success with 43 riders signing on in the function room of the White Hart in East London.Rollapaluza galleryThe atmosphere was described as relaxed (well, they were in the pub) and friendly but with a definite competitive edge. There was certainly plenty of excitement with a cast of … Read more
The ultimate commuter solution, performance clothing you really can wear to work is what Outlier a young New York company are trying to create. First up are some very promising looking commuting “pants”, trousers to you and me.According to their website they aim to produce a range of tailored clothing made from the top-end performance … Read more
The BBC have reunited the team GB track stars for a spot of filming ahead of the Sports Personality of the year show. The film posted on the Beeb website is one of those ‘the making of…’ behind the scenes types, (for the Team of the year category) in which we see the filming of the … Read more
The MT90 has been a stalwart shoe in Shimano’s range for many years now, and I’m basing my comments here not just on the new pair I’ve had to test but my long-suffering three-and-a-half year old pair that have been pressed into service for pretty much every type of riding I can think of, save … Read more
Fixed 2 is the latest video from Charge bikes. The film follows fixed gear riders Juliet Elliot and Super Ted around the streets of London intercut with interviews with Juliet talking about the London fixed scene and what attracted her to riding without a freewheel in the first place*.Anyway it’s a cool vid really well … Read more
As if Winter wasn’t bad enough what with dark nights, cold rain, and wet leaves a new survey warns of another hazard facing cyclists – a Winter road rage epidemic.According to a survey of motorists by market research organisation GFK NOP – the time of year most likely to trigger a road rage attack is … Read more
More than 12 per cent of the nation’s workforce have got on their bikes in the last few months according to a new survey for Sainsbury’s Home Insurance. Men are more likely to ride to work than women (see our previous story on helmet hair for the reasons why) with 15 per cent of male workers … Read more
