A brazen attempt by two young thieves to steal a pair of Bromptons from the front of a local bike shop was swiftly foiled following a dramatic chase by shopworkers, who managed to retrieve the folding bikes – despite being threatened with a “knife” by one of the thieves – within a minute of them … Read more
More than 100 Scotland rugby union fans are spending this week cycling as much as 1,700 miles to Rome ahead of Saturday’s Six Nations match against Italy – and their efforts have already raised more than £350,000 for the charity established by the late Doddie Weir, who died from Motor Neurone Disease in 2022.Among them are … Read more
Cycle lanes are for a “privileged minority”, negatively impact “ordinary people”, and are making the roads more dangerous, a Sinn Féin councillor has claimed during a debate on the potential continuation of a “Netherlands-style” active travel scheme in south Dublin.A Green Party councillor, however, responded to claims that the existing bike lanes were “causing crashes … Read more
The Vitus Venon EVO-RS Force AXS All-Road bike – the road.cc Recommends Bike of the Year 2023/24 – is listed at £3,299.99 on Wiggle and Chain Reaction Cycles (CRC) right now, 30% off full RRP; with the well-publicised commercial turmoil at WiggleCRC, should you buy it?> Check out our review of the Vitus Venon EVO-RS Force AXS All-Road2023 Vitus … Read more
A cyclist who narrowly avoided being struck by a recklessly undertaking motorist – who last week received a 12-month driving ban for the dangerous manoeuvre – has slammed the driver’s “utter bollocks” claim that he mounted the grass verge in a moment of “panic” to avoid crashing into another overtaking vehicle in front, with the … Read more
The Anita Active Performance Sports Bra is designed for high-impact exercise. It’s by no means a budget option, with its £48 price tag tending towards the pricier end of the scale, but by heck did it keep my tatas in place. It’s one of the comfier sports bras I’ve tried, too; it’s so breathable and … Read more
Campaigners in Exeter who took matters into their own hands last month by acting as “human bollards” to enforce a bus gate that was constantly being violated by motorists – and saw two cyclists, including a child and a mother with a baby, struck by drivers – have welcomed the police’s decision to undertake “random … Read more
