A driver who used his vehicle “as a weapon” to ram teenage cyclists after French fries from McDonald’s were thrown into his car has been jailed for 27 months and banned from driving for five years.The Stoke Sentinel reports that David Hemmings, aged 50 and from Burslem, drove his Ford Focus convertible onto the pavement … Read more
2022 was a busy year in bike tech with big launches from major brands like Trek, Giant, and Shimano, along with some hits from less-expected sources. Here are our top 10 tech stories of the year.Our list is based on page views – as simple as that. The more of you who clicked, the higher the story … Read more
The Topeak Pakgo X is a quality box that is easy to manoeuvre around, offers great protection, and comes with some nice additions that make it a brilliant travel companion, although it does come with a hefty price tag.> Buy now: Topeak Pakgo X for £749.99 from Ken Ellerker CyclesThe Pakgo X has a lightweight and flexible Makrolon polycarbonate shell which … Read more
You’ve seen them on your TV screens and newspaper front pages, but which celebrities also love cycling?From Jeremy Vine to Beyoncé via Hollywood A-listers, world leaders and some of the most well-known pop stars to hold a microphone. In no particular order, these are the famous folk who share our love of life on two wheels…Jeremy Vine Jeremy … Read more
The Juice Lubes 3 x Brush and Cloth Pack Mixed Bundle is a collection of brushes and a microfibre cloth designed to make cleaning bikes straightforward. It’s a little dearer than some similar quality bundles, though cheaper than others. And it’s well worth a closer look if you’re looking for a good starter-kit.SpecificationYour £24.99 gets … Read more
Twas the night before Christmas, when all thro the house. Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. Hopes that St. Nicholas would soon be there… with handlebars glaring from his sleigh afar, and a long-sprung PVC saddle crammed in between Rudolph and Prancer.How would he do it, get that much-awaited Raleigh Chopper down … Read more
Markus Stitz is no stranger to riding a gravel bike or putting a good route together. For this book, he went one better – he asked 25 experienced gravel lovers across Great Britain for their favourite local loop. The result is the next best thing to being taken out by the route designers themselves.> Buy … Read more
Kids at a school in Wigan that has its own BMX track last week received an early Christmas present as the local council made a gift of new bikes to replace ones that had been stolen.St Patrick’s Catholic Primary School was given five new bikes by Wigan Council, meaning that children there can get back … Read more
Many of our readers in the UK will have set off on their bikes this morning to begin the Rapha Festive 500 and ride 500km between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve – although for cyclists here, there is a perennial game of catch-up with entrants living in earlier time zones and especially those in … Read more
It might be Christmas but we have plenty of cool new cycling stuff to show you this week, including bling bar end plugs and a bell with a hidden Apple AirTag compartment, but we’re going to start with a spin bike/turbo trainer hybrid that we can safely say is unique… Is this the most inventive/bizarre turbo trainer setup … Read more
