Today’s Near Miss of the Day sounds like the start of a bad joke… a driver, a trucker, a farmer and a cyclist roll through the Welsh countryside…No punchline, I’m afraid, just a near miss on two fronts — a close pass on a cyclist, and a motorist lucky to avoid a head-on collision with an HGV. > Near Miss of the Day … Read more
Councillors in Oxfordshire from multiple political parties have spoken out about the ongoing pothole issues in the county, putting cyclists in danger and causing a large number of compensation claims from road users.Oxfordshire County Council revealed that, in figures reported by the Oxford Mail, it had received 6,026 claims for compensation since 2017/18 until the end … Read more
Our latest Staff Bikes feature comes courtesy of off.road.cc and ev.tips editor Aaron Borrill, who has recently purchased this rather rare Cannondale Supersix Evo 4 Lab71 edition. To do the top-tier frame justice, Aaron has meticulously selected components, even switching out the brake pad retaining bolts to create this uber-exclusive one-of-a-kind dream build. Zéfal Little Z bicycle … Read more
We’ve got another packed edition of Tech of the Week for you, featuring what looks like SRAM’s next-generation Red groupset, Brompton’s collab with Bear Grylls, your chance to ride virtual stages of the Vuelta a España, and earbuds designed with cycling in mind, but we’re starting with a very, very unusual helmet…Have you seen the Inflabi … Read more
Giant has warned customers of a scam website pretending to be the bike manufacturer and cycling retailer, potentially ripping off consumers, and said it has begun the process of trying to get it removed.Giant’s risk manager Alan Needle told Bicycle Retailer and Industry News that he has not heard of customers being affected “but can’t be sure”. The … Read more
A cycling group in Harrogate has urged North Yorkshire Council to stand firm after the local authority made the “desperately disappointing” decision to pause progress on an active travel scheme, following a judicial review launched by a commercial developer which claimed that the project would damage businesses in the spa town.Harrogate District Cycling Action believes … Read more
Emily Bridges, the transgender cyclist at the centre of a storm that engulfed British Cycling over the past year, prompting the national governing body to update its transgender and non-binary participation policies, has confirmed that she is set to mount a legal challenge against those changes.In May, over a year after it suspended its transgender … Read more
Skratch Labs Energy Bars are made using natural ingredients that provide plenty of carbs while out riding. This choc chip and almond flavour (there are others) tastes amazing, and the bars are a great size to store in your jersey pockets, but the choc chips can melt if it’s a warm day.As well as being … Read more
