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Deer Miss of the Day: Startled deer jumps over group of cyclists during gran fondo – and nearly clips George Hincapie

George Hincapie, Lance Armstrong’s most trusted lieutenant during his asterisk-laden seven-year winning streak at the Tour de France, spent a substantial portion of his cycling career adroitly dodging doping accusations from the cynics and the sceptics.But the former American pro, who has branched out into gran fondo organising in his retirement, has also proved he’s … Read more

Cyclists slam controversial council’s plan to combat “terrible rate of cycling casualties” – by installing non-protected, painted cycle lanes

Just months after the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) was labelled “embarrassing” and its councillors “dinosaurs” for installing a painted, advisory cycle lane on sections of a road where protected cycling infrastructure had been ripped out two years previously, cycling campaigners are once again up in arms over the local authority’s decision to … Read more

Proposed city centre e-bike ban will “discourage cycling and penalise responsible cyclists,” says cycling and walking commissioner

A proposed blanket ban on the use of e-bikes in Coventry’s pedestrianised city centre will “bring unintended consequences” for active travel, discourage cycling, and “penalise responsible cyclists”, the West Midlands’ walking and cycling commissioner has claimed.A planned amendment to Coventry’s Public Space Protection Order (PSPO), which will prohibit the use of e-bikes and e-scooters in … Read more

Van Rysel Men’s Long-Sleeved Road Cycling Winter Jacket Racer Extreme

The Van Rysel Men’s Long-sleeved Road Cycling Winter Jacket Racer Extreme is a competitively-priced, water repellent and impressively windproof winter jacket. It’s really well made and contains zips and buttons aplenty for detachable thermal layers, and with its tight performance fit this is very much a serious cycling option. Van Rysel makes no claims about … Read more

The most bizarre e-bike ever, and the coolest gravel bike ever? The sliding Pop-Cycle hits Indiegogo, Reilly launches Reflex titanium beauty + more tech news from Rapha, Factor, Wahoo + more

There’s a lot to unpack in this edition of Tech of the Week as we move towards the winter, including a light-up lid from POC, a useful app update for Wahoo computer users, a rather fetching collab between Factor and the designer Paul Smith, the warmest ever Gore bib tights and cosy new stuff from Rapha. First though, … Read more

Birzman Razor Clam

The Birzman Razor Clam disc brake alignment tool does a good job of providing even spacing between brake pads and getting rid of the dreaded brake rub. It’s small, functional, and durable, with the handle making it much easier to use than some.If you’re happy to have a go at bike fettling, check out our … Read more