The Smith Dispatch Helmet is a pricey but high-end, feature-packed commuter lid, featuring a relatively low weight, decent ventilation and a handy rear light. It also includes some enhancements to protection too, with both Mips for rotational force reduction and energy-absorbing Koroyd in key areas.Our best cycling helmets buyer’s guide not only lists our favourite helmets, it … Read more
A motorist who drove through a ‘Give Way’ sign and crashed into a group of cyclists who were on a club ride with Dundee Wheelers, leaving two of them with life-changing injuries, has been handed a community order and banned from driving after admitting two counts of causing serious injury through careless driving.The Daily Record … Read more
With the UK experiencing rain on over 150 days annually, waterproof cycling jackets have become essential in many cyclists’ wardrobes here and in most other parts of the world. These jackets incorporate a range of modern fabrics and technologies to ensure they are waterproof, windproof and breathable. However, this has previously involved the utilisation of PFCs … Read more
Cycling campaigners and green councillors have slammed a decision by Lille city council to ban bicycles, as well as scooters and skateboards, from pedestrianised streets in the historic centre of the city in northern France.The ban, which came into force earlier this month in what is France’s fifth-largest city, requires cyclists to dismount on a number … Read more
The innovative Selle San Marco Shortfit 2.0 3D Carbon FX is extremely comfortable but comes at a very high price, although it’s on a par with other 3D printed saddles.If you don’t have £365 to spend on a new seat, check out our guide to the best bike saddles for options to suit every budget.> … Read more
The GripGrab Insulator 2 are comfortable, warm, and minimally padded gloves that allow for a lot of movement. They’re a great cool-weather glove, although their limited weather proofing makes them unsuitable for very cold days and wet riding conditions, and they’re pretty expensive too.Looking for gloves as the temperatures fall? Our best winter cycling gloves buyer’s … Read more
