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Cyclists despair as bike markings painted in door zone “without any thought”, but council claims project “carefully developed in line with guidance”
A London council has defended its decision to deliver on its promise that “safety is top priority” by painting bicycle markings along a Soho street including, to some cyclists’ despair, in the ‘door zone’ of car parking bays.One rider, who goes by the Bob From Accounts name on social media, said Old Compton Street had become … Read more
Conservative London mayoral candidate claims “virtue signalling” cycle lanes are causing “gridlock” and “havoc”, would review cycling infrastructure if elected to end “war on motorists”
The Conservative Party’s London mayoral candidate Susan Hall has committed to reviewing cycling infrastructure if elected, and lashed out at cycle lanes that she claims are “virtue signalling” and cause “havoc” and gridlock for motorists.It should be noted that such a review would require the unlikely event of Hall first overturning a 26-point deficit in the polls in just five weeks … Read more
Wiggle website relaunched following Frasers Group takeover (and the old orange logo is back)
Wiggle and Chain Reaction Cycles’ websites are back online this morning, Frasers Group restoring the old orange logo to the former having also purchased all the rights for Wiggle’s in-house brands such as Nukeproof, Vitus and DhB in a deal believed to be worth less than £10 million.Last week, the websites shut before Mike Ashley’s Frasers … Read more
Trek Velocis Road Cycling Shoes
The Trek Velocis Road Cycling Shoe is billed as a ‘high performance shoe design for committed cyclists who need comfort and power on every ride’. And after a few hundred kilometres of riding through a grimy British winter, I reckon these shoes do indeed strike that balance very well. Their carbon soles offer sufficient stiffness … Read more
Cyclist finds he’s been fined €400 for riding with headphones after having money blocked in bank account, despite French police never sending a penalty notice
A 23-year-old student in France has found out that he’s been fined €400 the hard way: having his money blocked in his bank account, for riding a bike with headphones, despite never receiving any notice of a fine from the police.Martin, a student in La Rochelle, west France was riding his bike last August when … Read more
Pinarello’s new Bolide F HR 3D track bike is “the fastest bike on earth” and has a £25,000 price tag (for the frame)
Pinarello has launched two updated versions of the Bolide F HR track bike, ridden by Filippo Ganna during his hour record-breaking performance. The Bolide F HR 3D (€28,750 for the frameset) and Bolide HR C (€12,500 for the frameset) will be ridden by the Italian men’s and women’s track cycling teams respectively, at the Paris 2024 Olympic … Read more
A grand for each apostle? Pope Francis sells Dogma for £12,000
The Pinarello Dogma F12, gifted to Pope Francis by Egan Bernal, has been auctioned off for £12,000 — half the price it was estimated to fetch and almost at the same price a standard F type retails for.Last week, we reported that the bike had been put up for a bidding contest on the online … Read more