Last month, London Mayor Boris Johnson announced what could be very ambitious changes to London’s cycle infrastructure, pledging nearly £1 billion worth of funding to the scheme. His plans which includes a Crossrail style cycle route that would run at least 15 miles from West London to East London; a ‘tube network’ for the bike in which [...]
Robust construction and a smart design combine to allow for a more comfortable and ergonomic viewing line when riding your racing bike. Two bolts secure the unit to the bars, adjacent to the stem. A single bolt clamps the adjustable head mount to the unit. All leading to a very secure and well positioned fit. [...]
London Cycling Campaign aims to highlight and bring to action safer cycling conditions for those in the boroughs of London. Today, as part of their Safer Lorries Campaign, they’ve launched a hard-hitting video demonstrating the catastrophic affect a collision between a lorry and a cyclist can have. Highlighting the significantly high incident rate compared to [...]
I was delighted to receive two tickets to the London Bike Show last weekend and rather gutted to find out I couldn’t go. As an ex-pro who still cycles every day, my Dad was of course, more than happy to pop along. Here’s Tony’s account of the bike show on Saturday… ***** The moment I [...]
A quick competition for you to win tickets courtesy of Jaguar Sportbrake Closing Date 10th January 2013 The generous folk at Jaguar Sportbrake are very kindly giving Cycling Shorts readers the chance to win tickets to The London Bike Show taking place at Excel London on the 17th to the 20th January 2013. Jaguar [...]
Cycling Shorts unleashes Santa’s (last minute) Little Helpers. We’re up to our eyes in bicycle shaped packages badly wrapped and covered in sticky tape, it’s all got a bit manic, so much to get organised and so little time, so we’ve got together to give you a list of gift ideas that won’t disappoint even [...]
NOW CLOSED! And the winner is… This month we have a fabulous competition for you, you could win a Visijax Jacket. You will be able to read our review of the Visijax Jacket in the next week or so, we’ve been putting the manufacturers claims to the test. Enter now and you could be [...]
Dear Cyclists of Amsterdam, Impatience will kill you. Yet again on my way to work this morning, I witnessed an impatient cyclist try and skirt around the side of a lorry/HGV (Heavy Goods Vehicle) at a T-junction. And yes, as a result of their impatience (and stupidity) they were floored as the lorry tried to [...]
When London won the Olympic bid, it was claimed that these would be the ‘greenest Olympics ever’. While there have been some important green strides, some of which undoubtedly can be used to inform future major sporting events, it’s been disappointing that so many of the initial green pledges have since been dropped. CARBON FOOTPRINT [...]
On Your Bike! The Complete Guide to Cycling by Matt Seaton. For somebody who has ridden a bike for quite some time, I was interested to see what would be included in something dubbed “the complete guide to cycling”. And, I must say that I was quite surprised at the book’s ability to make me [...]
Petiterider: Ggggr. Why is it so bloody hard to get my forerunner to work with training peaks?! Laptop about to go out the window! Want my edge 500 back! 7 minutes ago
