Jeremy Hunt has been accused of “just tinkering around the edges” of the changes required to transform the UK’s transport system and benefit those on the lowest incomes, a leading think thank has said, after the Chancellor of the Exchequer opted to keep fuel duty frozen for the 14th year in a row.As part of … Read more
The Metropolitan Police has apologised for any “stress and inconvenience” caused as it dropped its much-criticised attempt to prosecute a cyclist accused of “posing a danger to other road users” as he attempted to film a phone-using motorist – just one day before the cyclist was due to face trial for cycling without due care … Read more
The Pedla SuperFit Bib Shorts have a great compressive race fit, an excellent pad and good breathability. They are equally well suited to race efforts or long summer days on the bike. They’re pretty pricey and the legs are a touch shorter than average, but if that suits you, these are right up there with … Read more
Giant has unveiled what it calls the “lightest, most efficient TCR ever”. Now in its 10th generation, the TCR is Giant’s “complete race bike” and this latest model sheds 70g, gains a millimetre of tyre clearance and cleans up the front end in a bid to bring the 28-year-old classic up to date. Alongside the … Read more
Tartan paint? No, not the fool’s errand where you send the newbie off to the storeroom on an impossible task, this is the special finish that Spoon Customs has put on a Specialized S-Works Aethos that’s currently being ridden from Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh to Rome to help raise money to cure motor neurone disease … Read more
Our latest Near Miss of the Day video, submitted by a reader in West Yorkshire, shows the moment an impatient van driver earned the self-inflicted double whammy of damaging their vehicle while trying to squeeze past a cyclist on a narrow country lane, before then receiving a Notice of Intended Prosecution (NIP) through the door from the … Read more
The UCI has addressed the cycling world’s meltdown following Team Visma-Lease a Bike debuting a new alien-esque Giro TT lid at yesterday’s Tirreno-Adriatico time trial, the governing body stating that it will carry out an “in-depth analysis of the regulations governing the design and use of time trial helmets”.In a statement put out this afternoon, the UCI explained … Read more
