This Saturday a UCI World Cup Cyclocross competition will be held in Milton Keynes and it will be the first event of its kind ever to come outside of mainland Europe. Hugely popular in Belgium, cyclocross has been gathering more and more steam in ...
Archives for November 2014
How not to use bike lights
Cycling in the dark can be perfectly safe, as long as you ensure that you make it easy for other road users to see you. The Highway code states that all cyclists must have a white front, and red rear light fitted to their bike before dawn and ...
Keeping your phone charged while you track your rides
Mr No Battery Life asks: I wonder if in your editorial you might be able to do some surveying of mobile phone peripherals? I have been using MapMyRide to plot my routes, but my phone (Samsung Galaxy S2) runs out of battery before I finish, even on a ...
Spanish and Swedish bike repair instructions added to Bike Doctor app
In Spanish: "“¡Mi desviador esta roto!” In Swedish: “Min växelförare är trasig!” Now you know how to say my derailleur is broken in two more languages! Just don't ask me how to pronounce the Swedish version... Our bike maintenance guide for ...
5 odd things we do with our bikes, that we’d never do with our cars
I'm sure many fellow cyclists can relate. 1. Avoid maintenance, until the brakes barely work I was having a chat with a friend of mine recently who runs a bike shop in London. Someone came in to the shop with £200 worth of repairs to their bike ...
5 of the best winter cycle gloves
Temperatures dropped this week, and whilst riding past drivers de-icing their cars is always a bit of a giggle, frozen fingers are less enjoyable. Cold fingers aren’t just unpleasant, they impede your ability to brake, change gear, and they’re not ...
How to stay safe when cycling around potholes
At the London Cyclist we were very sad to hear that Olympic Champion Dani King had a nasty accident with a pothole last week. In this case, the accident caused her five broken ribs and a collapsed lung – fortunately extensive injuries such as this ...
8 moments all us cycle commuters have felt
Of course, every mode of transport has its drawbacks - and those who cycle to work will likely recognise a few of these moments... 1) The 'world is against me' moment Some rides go by with barely any trouble - no close overtakes, no ...