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Trump tariffs see UK bike brand offer customers 5% discount to “meet them halfway”, as cycling industry gripped by more uncertainty

The full effects of the US president’s new tariffs on imports are currently being digested by the industry, but are expected to lead to higher prices and a sluggish retail market

Fri, Apr 04, 2025 17:25
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Trump’s tariffs might just tip the bike industry over the edge

Aside from our little April Fools' prank yesterday, there is potentially very serious consequences for cycling if President Trump gets his way, argues George Hill

Wed, Apr 02, 2025 13:33
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US police officer who ran over and killed cyclist as he watched YouTube video at the wheel could face 15 years’ jail

The officer was going five miles per hour over the speed limit and allegedly watching a video by right-wing influencer Matt Walsh

Wed, Mar 12, 2025 18:20
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Cyclist disabled with life-changing brain injury awarded $29m damages after collision caused by inattentive truck driver “going too fast”

Lawyers for the driver's plumbing company had tried to settle for $500,000, Pennsylvania cyclist Heath Wilson thrown 25 feet by the impact and now living at a long-term care facility due to the severity of his injuries

Tue, Dec 10, 2024 10:51
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Cyclist undergoes surgery to reattach arm after gruesome criterium crash when limb caught barrier

Spectators rushed to treat the rider and used a belt as a makeshift tourniquet, the shocking incident at a US crit race reportedly almost severing the rider's arm near his shoulder

Thu, Jul 11, 2024 09:27
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Cougar attacks five cyclists in US, police praise riders for pinning animal down in reaction that “100% saved their friend’s life”

The incident happened on Saturday afternoon in Washington state and left one woman hospitalised, the group using a bike to pin the cougar down before the authorities arrived

Mon, Feb 19, 2024 10:18
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Man to stand trial and faces up to 25 years in prison over “complex international operation” to steal high-end bikes in the United States

Victoriano Romero appeared in court this week, accused of charges relating to alleged scheme to steal high-value bicycles during night-time burglaries and transport them to Mexico for resale, following an investigation by the FBI and San Francisco police

Sat, Feb 10, 2024 12:59
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Cyclist sues Shimano and Trek for $2 million after brake lever “impaled” foot-long wound in thigh

The lawsuit alleges the injury was sustained when the cyclist lost balance trying to avoid a crash, and claims his left thigh was torn open by the lever and required three operations in hospital

Mon, Feb 05, 2024 17:20
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The Durango effect and the rise of USA cycling

How the small American mountain town of Durango, Colorado is fast becoming a breeding ground for world-class cyclists of all disciplines

Thu, Nov 30, 2023 16:36
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Mandatory cycling helmet law dropped in Seattle as it unfairly targets black people and the homeless, say officials

The King County Board of Health voted to end its long-standing mandatory helmet law, with one member saying they were concerned about "disproportional enforcement"

Sun, Feb 20, 2022 16:15
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