Birmingham Roundhouse could be city centre bike hub

An iconic canalside building could become a ‘cycling hub’ for Birmingham under new proposals from the Canal & River Trust and National Trust. The Roundhouse, near the National Indoor Arena…

Bath and Glasgow get new bike-hire schemes

The cities of Bath and Glasgow are each to get a ‘Boris bike’-style hire scheme, both to be run by German company Nextbike. Glasgow’s hire scheme will be entirely new…

Top Gear producer unrepentant over cycle film

The producer of the BBC’s widely lambasted Top Gear segment on cycling has responded to viewers’ criticism – and is as unrepentant as you might expect. In a response sent…

Japanese bike nomad arrested after 1,000 miles

A runaway cyclist in Japan has been arrested by police after riding almost a thousand miles on stolen bikes. 43-year old Takahashi Nobugiyo set out on his odyssey after business…

Call for “Oxbridge cycle superhighway”

The famous university cities of Oxford and Cambridge should be considered for a new direct cycle superhighway, according to Cambridge’s cycling MP Julian Huppert. The suggestion would see a cycleway…