The Magicshine RAY 3000 pumps out tons of light in a very road-friendly high/dipped beam, for ages. It comes with a solid mount and a useful remote control, and it’s pretty cheap given its output. There is a lot to like here.This is a pretty standard torch-style light, albeit a pretty bulky one at 286g. … Read more
A councillor has failed to see the London Borough of Sutton mandate registration plates for dockless electric hire bikes, following a confusing speech that made little distinction between licenced e-bike providers and private illegal bikes, and was criticism of the proposal by fellow councillors as “unworkable and performative”.Cllr Nick Mattey, an independent councillor for Beddington, … Read more
The WTB Course 52 is an aero-optimised gravel tyre that aims to deliver increased speed using trip strips and vortex generators. Partnering with aero expert Stromm, this unlikely collaboration delivers a ride that goes beyond the aero optimisations to produce a strong tyre when the conditions suit. However, with a single size and a low … Read more
A driver who avoided jail “by the narrowest of margins” after fracturing a cyclist’s skull and causing bleeding on the brain in a shocking road rage attack has claimed that the rider “was blocking my way, so I had to move him”.Joseph Hedley, 39, was driving through Cowgate, Edinburgh on the evening of Friday 20th … Read more
At a smidge over 1,300g the Mavic Comete 50 wheelset is very light, impressively stiff laterally, and – dare I say – looks rather swish too with its bladed carbon fibre spokes. These wheels don’t come cheap though.The name gives it away, but to confirm you’re getting a 50mm carbon fibre rim which is deep … Read more
On Tuesday morning, Good Morning Britain set up its outside broadcast on Belgrave Middleway in Birmingham to tell the nation that police forces aren’t fining cyclists. If it felt familiar, that’s because it was largely a rerun of a recent Times piece and many national media pieces before it that regularly misplace the real cause … Read more
Cycling campaigners in the east London borough of Havering have condemned the local authority’s decision to scrap a new safe cycling scheme in an area where two people were killed while riding their bikes in separate collisions with motorists in 2021.The Marsh Way Active Travel Scheme would have seen the installation of a continuous and … Read more
In the latest anti-cycling gaffe to grace British daytime television, Good Morning Britain presenters Richard Madeley and Ranvir Singh repeatedly claimed during today’s programme that cyclists in the Netherlands are legally required to have registration plates and insurance – only for Chris Boardman to point out, live on air, that is not in fact the … Read more
It does “not make sense to focus much police attention on cycling behaviour”, a former active travel commissioner has argued, after a new report in the Times revealed that the number of fines issued by the police to cyclists dropped to its lowest level in five years in 2025.According to data secured through a Freedom … Read more
