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Challenge Elite Pro – Handmade TLR 700×30

The Challenge Elite Pro Handmade TLR tyres are a new release from the Italian brand, which is known best for its handmade cotton clincher, tubular, and – more recently – tubeless tyres that have dominated on the CX circuit for years. They’re pretty good value and boast supposedly category leading ride feel. However, as easy … Read more

Blanket e-bike ban from trains and stations will have “devastating impact”, say cycling campaigners – as rail operator refuses to meet with cyclists and share evidence behind “huge backward step”

Merseyrail has come under fire from Cycling UK after banning all non-folding e-bikes from its train services and stations. The UK cycling charity has highlighted issues the ban causes for people with difficulties walking and issued a formal complaint to the Liverpool-based rail operator.On 14 July, Merseyrail announced its plans to ban non-folding e-bikes from … Read more

Ahooga E-Max Alfine

Ahooga may not be a familiar name even to keen e-bike watchers – in the UK at least. The Belgian brand specialises in folding bikes – electric and non-electric. The premium Ahooga E-Max Alfine model targets the train-transportable electric folder market and represents a distinctive but very effective take on the genre. Interestingly too, it’s … Read more

British Cycling has finally embraced gravel but is it too late?

Gravel racing in Britain has its first national champions. Jenson Young (Ribble – Verge Sport) and Sophie Wright (Ribble Outliers) made history at Ae Forest in Scotland last weekend, becoming the first riders to claim the official British Cycling Gravel Championship titles. Young completed the 90km course in 2:38:32, while Wright took the women’s title … Read more

“Urgent need for stronger action”: Extreme heatwaves prompt fresh calls for UK government to prioritise cycling for short journeys

Extreme heatwaves in the UK have prompted a transport charity to call for urgent decarbonisation of the nation’s travel network through cycling and walking. The Campaign for Better Transport has joined 54 civil society organisations to spearhead a call to the government to shift journeys away from private cars.The charity’s chief executive, Ben Plowden, has called … Read more