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As we all know, newspapers report the news to us as they find it and don’t try to bend it to their own interests at all. So when the Guradian publishes this report on a UWE study: Guardian – Cyclists! The public thinks you’re cool and normal! The natural thing to expect is that the [...]

The Guardian’s bike blog is advertising reporting on Racer Rosa Bicycles: “Based in east London and using recycled Italian steels, Racer Rosa Bicycles are more than 90% manufactured in Europe”. Racer Rosa “claims to craft ethical and environmentally friendly bicycles”, built in a much more localist, eco-friendly manner than your standard Giant or Trek. They’ll [...]

Here’s a story from the local paper. THE PRESS: Cyclist taken to hospital after Piccadilly junction collision Unfortunately, this doesn’t surprise me at all: I’ve had two near misses riding my bike round that junction since I moved to York, I really don’t consider it to be very safe. I wonder how this crash happened? [...]

I got shouted at today. Riding along the shared use path by Millennium bridge, I approached two dog walkers side by side. As I went to pass them on the right one of their dogs wandered into my path, so I left the path and passed them on the grass. No problem, except that a [...]

Volvo Netherlands is issuing schoolchildren with cycle helmets. Dear Volvo, you are issuing children with equipment to protect against what, precisely? It isn’t the effects of crashing into cars, is it? Aha, you produce those cars, don’t you! Tell me, once you’ve got all the children wearing big orange headwear, will you move onto the [...]

This video has inspired me: I need to fit new brake pads to my bike.

Dear Hugh Bayley, I write concerning the state of the Millennium Bridge river crossing. For the past three weeks it has been covered in snow and ice, and there has been no evidence of any gritting or other clearing activity. I am a research student at the university and have recently moved to South Bank, [...]

When you need a policeman but can’t find one, where’s he likely to be? Stopping cyclists to evangelise the wearing of helmets, or so it seems if you live in Edinburgh. Recently they stopped Andrew Burns, the chief of Labour on Edinburgh City Concil, who wasn’t too happy about it. (Edinburgh Evening news) Later, he [...]

A study on the 7/7 bombings has found 216 more deaths than predicted in the wake of the 7.7 bombings, as people switched from the tube to the ‘safe’ bicycle for transport. (Telegraph) Prof Peter Ayton, of City University, went on to say that “if you asked which killed more people ion the last 10 [...]

Cycle lanes can make cycling more dangerous, researchers at Leeds and Bolton universities have revealed. Using a bicycle mounted camera, they found that on roads with cycle lanes, cars passed them an average 7 inches closer than on roads where no cycle lane existed. (Independent,Times,CTC) At last, here’s some research to back up what I [...]