With high-end bikes costing more than some cars, it’s easy to make the argument that cycling is an expensive hobby. It can be, and there are plenty of ways you can spend some serious cash on your bike, but it doesn’t have to be that way. With these thrifty suggestions, you can keep cycling without quite … Read more
MyWhoosh, the virtual cycling platform, has announced an exclusive three-year partnership with the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to host the UCI Cycling Esports World Championships for 2024, 2025, and 2026. This marks the event’s departure from rival virtual cycling platform Zwift, which has hosted the Esports Championships since its inaugural year in 2020.“MyWhoosh and UCI will … Read more
The 2023 Cycling World Championships in Scotland have concluded, presenting us with an array of new bikes and components as nations showcased cutting-edge technology ahead of the 2024 Olympics in Paris. Nowhere was this more apparent than on the track in the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome with some radical-looking design – but are these space-age new track bikes fair, … Read more
The frame design might divide opinion, but the ride quality and performance of the new Specialized Sirrus 6.0 should please all. If you’re looking for road bike performance but with a flat bar then this is one you should definitely consider. It’s at the premium end of the hybrid marketplace, but it’s well specced and … Read more
The Bicycle Association has published the insights of its research into diversity in the cycling industry, releasing a report which says the senior leaders are “overwhelmingly white, heterosexual men”, as well as noting “widespread experience of unfair treatment, including harassment”.The industry body’s work follows its Diversity Report, published in March, and has been released in collaboration … Read more
The Zefal Pulse L2 Cage is a super-light carbon fibre bottle cage that holds a variety of bottles securely and is exceedingly good value.At just 21g, it’s three grams (the weight of one tea bag!) over the claimed 18g weight, but it’s not only light, at £17.99 it won’t lighten your wallet by too much … Read more
Anyone walking through Stirling last week would hardly have needed to be Sherlock Holmes to sense the buzz of the famous old city hosting an extravaganza of the world’s best time triallists. From the packed cafes and restaurants doing a roaring midweek lunch trade, the pubs filled with celebrating Belgians toasting Remco Evenepoel’s victory on the Friday, all the way … Read more
The “huge cost” of repairing vandalised low-traffic neighbourhood (LTN) schemes — introduced to improve air quality and boost active travel — has been revealed by councils in London.A Freedom of Information (FOI) request by reporters at the Guardian found that the bill for repairing vandals’ work has now exceeded £850,000, with Hackney’s council paying almost £400,000 for repairs. Lambeth … Read more
