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Check out this titanium Greenrock Veleta with an intriguing frame structure
Our boys Jamie and Liam were scouting cool bikes and tech at one of Europe’s biggest bike shows, Sea Otter Girona, and this Greenrock Veleta is one of those bikes that piqued their curiosity. It’s made out of titanium, and at a glance it does look just like a regular bike… until you spot that extra … Read more
Near Miss of the Day 878: Abusive driver who close passed driver three times in two minutes learns “an expensive lesson” with a £793 fine and five penalty points
*Warning: Video contains strong language*Today’s entry for the Near Miss of the Day series features a driver who somehow managed to get away with just a Notice of Intended Prosecution (NIP) after close passing a driver an astonishing three times in just under two minutes, however let hubris get the better of him and decided to go … Read more
“Our advice is not to use the Hub”: Bike theft “hotspot” at train station forces cycling campaign to warn people against using £400,000 cycle racks
Bike thefts at train stations have been a thorn in cyclists’ side for a while and latest data revealed that it’s getting worse, with thefts up by 39 per cent in 2022 over the previous year. However, at Winchester railway station’s cycle parking, dubbed as the ‘Hub’, things have got so bad that the local cycling campaign … Read more
Cycling track where Tom Pidcock won National Cyclocross title “in ruins” with cracking surface and “brambles shooting out of everywhere”
Cyclists are worried that the cycling track at Shrewsbury Sports Village, which used to be the “jewel in the crown” of Shropshire, is going to complete “rack and ruin” amidst a lack of maintenance and urgency to take care of the track.The track hosted the British National Cyclocross Championships in 2020, in which Great Britain’s … Read more
Jobst Brandt Ride Bike! by Max Leonard et al
Jobst Brandt Ride Bike! is nominally about the life of the late cyclist and engineer, but it’s also a great insight into adventurous cycling in a different era. Not only did Max Leonard and his co-writers have access to Brandt’s extensive writing, they were able to draw from a marvellous collection of photos to produce a … Read more
Scottish cycling commissioner pens scathing letter condemning the “frustrating and disappointing” lack of collaboration drowning active travel plans in “bureaucracy”
Former professional mountain biker Lee Craigie’s term as Scotland’s Active Nation Commissioner came to an end last week, but as she stepped down, she wrote a letter directly addressed to the Scottish Minister of Active Travel Patrick Harvie, condemning the Government’s reluctance to focus on ensuring a modal and behavioural shift and obsessing over bureaucracy, which has resulted in many active … Read more
Knipex Pliers Wrench XS
The Knipex Mini Wrench Pliers (with Steel Handle) are a tiny, lightweight answer to pretty much any nut-tightening ask on your bike, up to 21mm. Being able to act as a crimper, plier and adjustable spanner makes the high price somewhat easier to swallow – though to be honest, Knipex itself sells these direct for … Read more
Cyclists fear being ousted out of decision making after council abolishes active travel forum without telling them for months
Brighton and Hove Council hasn’t shown a whole lot of love towards cycling in recent months, but now cyclists are worried that they are slowly being completely driven out of the decision-making process — to the point that a key active travel forum was scrapped while its members were left in the dark for months.The … Read more