News Archives - Cycling

Bicycle bling – gold coloured multitool up for grabs

Whatever your level of skill where bike maintenance is concerned, it pays to have a multi tool close to hand. And if the device in question boasts gold-coloured anodised parts, so much the better. The Crank Brothers 19-function multi tool features a durable and lightweight steel and aluminium construction. And with an overall length of less than 9 cm and…

Comprehensive bike tool set up for grabs

Whether or not you know one end of a crank extractor from the other, this 37-piece bike tool kit from Lifeline will, at the very least, give the impression you can carry out maintenance tasks. We have one of these sets worth £70 to give away. To be in with a chance of winning, simply leave us a comment at…

BBQs, bicycles and beer

What a difference a week makes. With BBQ season well and truly upon us, why not ride to the party with a bicycle beer bottle holder? Hanging a heavy carrier bag from your handlebars while riding a bike can be a recipe for disaster and the answer, it seems, is a mallet holder. Geoffrey Franklin started Walnut Studio because he was…

Bike accessories: Simple cycling solutions

The bicycle is a design of such efficiency that it no longer has any need to evolve, but that’s not to say there is no desire for new takes on bike accessories. A range of beautifully simple and elegant extras for bicycles by Italian design students showcases a fresh approach to bike lighting, mudguards, bottle holders and bells. A playful take…

Is the UK government about to wake up to electric bicycles?

In the face of road danger, deadly air pollution that kills over 30,000 a year, crippling congestion and an obesity epidemic that costs the NHS over £10bn a year, you might assume the government would grab at the opportunity to promote a safe, clean and healthy mode of transport. Electric bicycles offer numerous advantages over electric cars; Not only do…