High street cycling retailer Evans Cycles’ annual accounts show a pre-tax loss of £5.2 million in the latest signal of challenging times for the bike industry.The accounts for the year to April 2022 show greater losses in 2021-22 compared with the £2.7 million of the year before. Evans also reported a 50 per cent drop in revenue from … Read more
The Black Inc Thirty Wheelset has been around for a fair few years now, and in this latest form – with wider rims and disc brake hubs – it’s still a compellingly light, stiff and fast set of wheels for climbing, racing and general riding on almost any surface.For more options, check out our guide … Read more
An Irish children’s hospital consultant has spoken out making the case for cyclists to be legally required to wear a helmet, arguing accident and emergency units see a spike in crash-related injuries during the summer months.Speaking on RTÉ’s Radio 1 programme Dr Carol Blackburn, a paediatric emergency medicine consultant at CHI Crumlin, argued that the data from Australia … Read more
This weekend saw hundreds of cyclists take part in World Naked Bike Ride events up and down the UK, protesting car culture and dependency on oil, as well as highlighting the vulnerability of riding a bicycle. And while reports on the ground in London, Brighton and York centred on the carnival atmosphere and enjoyment felt by … Read more
The FLR F-11 Knits are very crisp-looking shoes, super-comfy, with a smart white knitted upper and a good retention system. Though they come from a brand that has riders in the pro peloton rocking its kicks, these F-11 Knits aren’t necessarily a shoe for the racer, with a nylon composite sole and rather a flexy … Read more
