The news, announced last month, that the Global Cycling Network (GCN) will close its GCN+ app and live streaming service by Christmas was greeted with dismay by many cycling fans, as well as people working within the sport and the wider cycling community, who had come to rely on its unprecedented depth of racing coverage. Some are … Read more
A cargo bike user has been branded “selfish” after a Waitrose customer claimed that, while exiting the shop, he almost tripped over the bike’s front wheel, which he said was “blocking” the entrance and adjacent pedestrian walkway.The customer’s account has been subsequently ridiculed by cyclists on social media, who pointed out that the cargo bike … Read more
The Wahoo KICKR Move is a high-quality trainer based around the excellent KICKR V6 but adding in two axes of movement via a new articulated base. It certainly adds some dynamism to indoor riding, and it’s a boon for longer turbo sessions where being stuck in one position can cause discomfort. It’s a fairly hefty … Read more
Sir Bradley Wiggins has admitted that he no longer rides a bike “because I don’t like the person I became when I was on it”, and that his only memory of standing on the Champs-Élysées after winning the 2012 Tour de France stems from watching the moment back on television.Speaking as part of ‘Imposter Syndrome’, … Read more
We have loads of new stuff to tell you about from the likes of Zwift, Le Col, Cube and Hiplok, along with Udog’s first dial-closure shoes and MAAP’s latest collab, but we’re starting this edition of Tech of the Week with an auto-shifting drivetrain like you’ve never seen before…Check out the most bizarre drivetrain you’ll ever … Read more
German adventurer Jonas Deichmann is a legend of the ultra-cycling world, and has just finished a mammoth bikepacking ride across the USA, which he followed up with a solo run back in the opposite direction, finishing in New York – where he promptly took part in the Big Apple’s world-famous marathon… for ‘recovery’ purposes, he … Read more
As its name suggests, the Gaciron Loop-100 Smart Brake Tail Light is a rear light and brake light in one, using a motion sensor to register when you apply your brakes, which then triggers the brake light. It works well with most kinds of braking, although isn’t sensitive enough to pick up very gentle motions. … Read more
A picture of a handwritten note stuck on the windscreen of a car parked in the middle of a bike lane telling cyclists to go around and that the driver doesn’t care about where they’re parking has captured the attention of Boston residents.The photo, shared on the r/boston subreddit, is a screenshot of a submission to the BOS:311 … Read more
A drink driver who hit a cyclist in a head-on collision, fled the scene, then struggled with and swore at emergency officers when they stopped her, and later kicked at two police officers, has avoided going to jail, but has been handed a three-year driving ban.Louise Baker was driving her Nissan Micra on the A472 in Ystrad … Read more
