Scottish endurance cyclist and women’s record holder for the Land’s End to John O’Groats, Christina Mackenzie has staged a phenomenal recovery and returned to racing, however she said the fact that the SUV driver, who left her severely injured after a hit-and-run is still on the roads is still taking a toll on her mentally, and that … Read more
We’re back from Sea Otter Europe, and while there was lots of cool tech to be found in Girona (check out our main round-up here) there was plenty of tech news filtering through to our inboxes back home too. Here are this week’s highlights, and a gallery of no context Sea Otter bike porn at the end … Read more
A motorist who chased after a cyclist and swung a golf club at him in a shocking road rage attack, after almost colliding with the rider while pulling out across the road, has avoided criminal charges, with West Midlands Police instead ordering the driver to attend an anger management course as part of a Community … Read more
Since first publication, this article has been updated with responses from Shimano. The updates can be found in the editor’s note at the bottom of the article. For quite a few years now, we’ve been hearing stories of cyclists whose Shimano Hollowtech cranksets were snapping underneath them, and felt it was a problem that was too big to … Read more
A new cycleway project to encourage cycling and walking as a safe choice for shorter journeys has been branded “ridiculous” and “unnecessary” by locals, who claim that the lengthy construction work is creating “mayhem” and “chaos” in the town – including making it difficult for rugby fans to attend matches – while one business owner … Read more
Rishi Sunak’s so-called ‘Plan for Motorists’ – a package of measures expected to be announced at the upcoming Conservative Party conference which will curb the introduction of 20mph speed limits and allow drivers to use bus lanes more frequently – has been criticised by the UK’s leading cycling and walking organisations, who say the proposals … Read more
Assos’ Uma GTC bib shorts are its women-specific, gravel-orientated cargo bibs. As much as I liked the pocketless GTV version, I can’t help but feel a little disappointed by the three side pockets on these GTCs. They just don’t offer meaningful capacity, and I found myself using them less than my jersey pockets – something that … Read more
Way back when Marc Bolan rode his white swan, and the Goodies pedalled their ‘trandem’, a different band of bearded men, wearing knitted and dark-coloured woolly jerseys, plus fours, and leather shoes, would also ride their own hand-crafted steel bikes with bar and saddle bags around the countryside.Cranking big gears (at least compared to today’s … Read more
Cyclist fatalities fell to the lowest number since records began, however the impact of increased journeys following two Covid-impacted years saw the overall number of deaths on Britain’s roads return to pre-pandemic levels, up 10 per cent in a year.Those are the findings of the Department for Transport’s ‘Reported road casualties Great Britain, annual report: … Read more
