Thursday 2 October · London
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London may be getting a new east-west Cycle Superhighway soon, but that hasn’t stopped a team of architects from proposing a second one. And whereas Boris’s route will run along…
Tuesday 23 September · London
Out-of-town bikes and cars retailer, Halfords, is to open a chain of bike-only stores in central London. The first branch of ‘Cycle Republic’ will open in Euston this autumn. The brand was previously used by…
Tuesday 23 September · London
Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, has announced that the notorious Cycle Superhighway 2 through Bow and Whitechapel is to be torn up and replaced with a segregated route. The current route consists of little…
Friday 19 September · London
A London council is heralding a “20% improvement in driver behaviour” after fitting a cycle warning system to one of its construction lorries. Ealing Council says 15 potential serious collisions…
Thursday 18 September · Morecambe · Barrow-in-Furness
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A scenic touring route is being devised to follow the coast around Morecambe Bay, from Barrow-in-Furness all the way to Lancaster and beyond. The 100-mile Bay Cycle Way will be…
Thursday 2 October · 9:06am
Surbiton in Surrey is to get the country’s first ever bike shop “focused solely on the demands of female riders” – bikes, accessories and clothing. Bike Biz quotes owner Peter Robson as saying “there’ll be no making do with rebadged men’s items – all stock will be specifically designed for the female cyclist”. Bella Velo opens later this month. Via bellavelo.cc. Link »
Monday 22 September · 10:54am · York
York’s long-running cycle rally could return in 2015. 70 years after the first event, in 1945, a group of local cyclists are drawing up plans for a rally which will… More »
Thursday 18 September · 2:53pm
A study commissioned by CTC says that removing central white lines, and imposing a 20mph limit, can make the roads safer for cyclists. It concludes: “A centre line may present… More »
Thursday 18 September · 9:55am · Cambridge
Cambridgeshire County Council is planning to add ‘cycle contraflows’ to six more city streets, enabling cyclists to ride both ways up otherwise one-way streets. The Cambridge News reports that Panton… More »
Monday 15 September · 12:34pm
Autumn is, sad to say, definitely on the way. Next time the weather forecast promises showers, consider the Dryve rain cover – a semicircular hood that fixes to your handlebars and the back of your saddle. That does, of course, mean that the sides are exposed, but it could be a neat solution for short-distance commutes. When it’s not in use, it rolls up into a compact stuff-sack. Unveiled at the Eurobike show this summer, it’ll cost around £100 though no UK distributor has yet been announced.
Thursday 4 September · 12:18pm · London
The day after London Mayor Boris Johnson unveiled ambitious plans for new cross-London cycleways, Secretary of State for Transport, Patrick McLoughlin, has given a speech on “Keeping London Moving” –… More »
Tuesday 16 September · Chepstow
The Holy Grail of a cycleway up the beautiful Wye Valley could be in sight once again – now that local cyclists have revived the campaign to use an old…
Monday 15 September · Clitheroe
The inaugural ‘Cycle Touring Festival’ has been announced for the weekend of 2-3 May 2015. In an age when organised cycling events are more and more common, not least the…
Tuesday 9 September · Peebles
Scotland’s own Coast-to-Coast cycle route has moved a step closer, with the thumbs-up for a railway path to bypass a dangerous stretch of road. The path, west of Peebles, will…
Tuesday 9 September · Cambridge
Cambridge University is taking a stand by requiring HGVs to be fitted with bike safety features – the first organisation outside London to do so. The University is planning extensive development…
Monday 8 September
There’s a new world record in cycling – and we’re not talking about a measly 1km round a track, but the near-4,000 miles across Europe. James Bowtell and his ‘Velo7’ team…
Friday 5 September · Bakewell · Matlock
The Government’s much-heralded £12m fund for cycling in National Parks is running into trouble – with one National Park almost entirely rewriting its plans, and concern that two others may…
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