News Archives - Cycling

Kids’ bicycles for grown-ups

How well do you remember your first bicycle? Whether you are old enough to have owned the iconic Raleigh Chopper, went straight into BMXing or inherited a hand-me-down off-roader, the sense of achievement and freedom that comes with owning your first bike is the same, and leaves a memory that lasts into adulthood. Looking back further still, few can remember…

Watch your back: A bicycle mirror for your wrist

The traditional handlebar-mounted mirror has gone the way the way of the mudguard and is no longer regarded as a desirable accessory by most cyclists. The handlebar-mounted configuration has evolved into a sleek, bar-end arrangement  but the thriving market for bicycle accessories has spawned all manner of alternatives, including spectacle frame-mounted designs and now a pop-up rear view mirror worn on…

Bicycles and Boris: Johnson’s war on Lycra

It was a daft exchange of words between cyclists that would have passed without further comment had one of those involved not been Boris Johnson. As it was, the teasing by club cyclist Bob Carter provoked the London Mayor’s acerbic wit and his well-known aversion toward Lycra-clad cyclists. Cycling ‘more than just sport’ For the general public in Britain, bicycles…

Bio sensor warns cyclists about hitting the wall

If you have ever ‘hit the wall’ while cycling, you will know how long it can take to recover, but a study in the journal Analytical Chemistry this week describes the first human tests of a new bio sensor that predicts an impending ‘bonk’. Hitting the ‘wall’ When our muscles demand more energy than the body can supply from aerobic respiration and shifts to…

Bubble wrap bicycle

Riding a bicycle and popping bubble wrap rank as two of the best stress busters, and now Eric Buss, a man who describes himself as ‘some dude who lives in Los Angeles and travels the world doing funny stuff while people watch’ has combined the two. However, while bursting the pockets of air by hand evokes the relaxing crackle of…