Cyclists are treated lamentably treatment in the press. In his article about anti-cycling bias at the BBC, Peter Walker illustrates how poisonous and skewed the public narrative about everyday cycling has become, but this blinkered, over-generalised and fallacious media coverage takes an altogether darker turn when reporting cyclist deaths. A recent study by University of South Florida has used a…
With seasonal chill in the air most mornings, time has come to reach for extra layers. Our giveaway this week comprises a wind jacket, neck warmer and gloves worth £100. The lightweight Primal women’s wind jacket (size small) teams water resistant Altero fabric with a microfleece collar to keep you cosy. The Stole Goat neck warmer takes care of your…
SNAP is a furniture bracket that allows you to transform bicycle wheels into coffee tables. No tools are required for the simple brackets to transform any piece of old board – or even a bicycle wheels into coffee tables – into a unique piece of furniture. The donor item does not need to be drilled, which means you can use glass, marble or…
More than a quarter of the world’s adults (1.4 billion) have greater risk of type 2 diabetes, cancer, dementia and cardiovascular disease, because they do too little physical activity, according to data from the first study to estimate global physical activity trends over time. The study was undertaken by researchers from the World Health Organisation (WHO) and published on 4…
Keeping a bicycle under cover protects it from winter weather and prying eyes, but with urban areas short on garages and sheds, for many it’s easier said than done. When a manufacturer of tents was challenged to address the problem, the result was Bike Parka – a high-quality, fitted water-proof cover for bicycles. In the way that today’s all-weather cyclists have…
