The owner of a bike shop in Staffordshire has spoken of how he was woken up by smash-and-grab raiders who made off with bikes worth £19,000 when they burgled the premises in the early hours of yesterday morning.Staffordshire Police, who have recovered one of the five bikes that was taken during the burglary, are appealing … Read more
Juice Lubes AAS Juice is a workshop essential that does what it should and is easier to apply than copper paste in cold weather.Despite the slightly puerile name and marketing, Juice Lubes AAS Paste – Aluminium Anti-Seize – is a good product that your bike mechanic will thank you for using when it comes to … Read more
It’s hard to argue against the assertion that Belgium, and in particular Flanders, is home to cycling’s most dedicated, and fervent, fans.Take the almost religious levels of devotion reserved for the country’s last great transcendental star, Tom Boonen, for example.In Belgium, Tommeke wasn’t just one of the most successful classics stars of all time, he … Read more
The mother of two children who were struck by a motorist while travelling with their father in a cargo bike, ‘catapulting’ them into oncoming traffic, has questioned why police did not attend the scene of the “shocking” collision, despite being called.Triumph Okojie was riding an e-cargo bike with his two children, aged five and two, … Read more
Three masked men armed with machetes attacked a cyclist, stealing his bike and phone, and threatened a passer-by earlier this week in the second violent bikejacking incident to occur in Bristol in less than a month.The victim was cycling on a busy riverside path in the St Anne’s area of Bristol, behind the Co-op shop … Read more
A man has been fined for assaulting a 14-year-old boy who he had reprimanded for cycling the wrong way down a one-way street, before pulling him from his bike and stamping on and damaging one of its wheels.Phillip Smith admitted assault by beating and criminal damage at Boston Courthouse this week, Lincolnshire World reports.The 51-year-old … Read more
The Pactimo Women’s Alpine Thermal Jacket is a great addition to your winter wardrobe for drier days, as the DWR coating only copes with so much rain. The carefully placed Polartec Alpha Direct fill insulation is light but does a stellar job of keeping you warm in low temperatures. The only qualms I had with … Read more
A cyclist was injured and left unconscious after a motorist allegedly mounted the kerb and struck him, fracturing his cheekbone and breaking his bike in two, in the early hours of yesterday morning.The 35-year-old, known as Brad, was commuting to work at the Aldi warehouse on the Isle of Sheppey between 4am and 4.30am on … Read more
