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Beginning on the 25th, Lidl will be stocking some bicycle paraphernalia again. Amongst other items, for anyone without a floor pump, a fiver will buy a perfectly adequate example which may or may not be a match for the expensive ones but will certainly be a lot easier to use at home than...

When a friend sent me the attached web page, I had a quick look and thought, 'Here we go; another hip, young designer wants to re-invent the bicycle, get a few column inches and bask in that celebrity glow all young people seem to crave nowadays.'.......well, maybe his creation isn't as silly as...

Recently, I replaced the original wheel rails on my Fiamma Carry-Bike Pro model with ebike-specific ones which Fiamma has now made available. The difference, apart from a more robust construction, is that each rail now has a limit of 30Kgs rather than the 15Kgs of the originals. The overall...

I saw an ad in today's ST for Machine Mart and they are now advertising a range of bicycles, none of which I recognise in the pic but designed, apparently, by Raleigh. A toe-in-the-water diversification attempt perhaps rather than a major effort to break into the bicycle-selling market, I would...

This from today's news on the BBC website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-28056499 .......and no throttle required! Tom

....this could be a winner! Tom

Louis Suarez = 250w ebike with only 6 of 8 gears working. Wayne Rooney = 350w ebike with a dongle but badly advised as to where such power may be used effectively. Roy Hodgson = busy writing short resignation speech for next week. Steven Gerrard = the most overrated footballer in recent...

I presume everybody has read this article but if not, here's the link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-27829874 Tom

The BBC has this item on its news pages today but I'm afraid this piece of technology is lost on me as I can't see that it's much different from the original method of learning to ride: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-27685867 Tom

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21786511 I must have missed this article when it was in the news but it's another newsman trying out and opining on his brief experience with an ebike. There have been untold articles in a similar vein over the years and this one differs little from others I...

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I'm sure most of us can identify with the caricature depicted in this clip: Tom

Well.....just watch the clip. Some of you will recognise the problems cyclists face trying to cycle in the towns and cities. Tom

Number 7 is interesting! New Spanish Traffic Laws Come in to Effect on 9 May 2014 May 8th, 2014 On the grounds that ‘ignorance of the law is no excuse’, all drivers in Spain are advised immediately to familiarise themselves with the detail of the new traffic laws which are coming into effect...

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Well done to Marianne Vos on winning the inaugural women's Tour of Britain race after sprinting home to win the last section today. Also worthy of mention are our two best finishing British girls, Lucy Garner and Hannah Barnes, both of whom were recorded with the same time at 12:42:07" + 50"...

I'm sure this subject has been discussed many times before but I have been using dry-lub on my latest bike since new. It's only an experiment for me as my other bikes have always been regularly oiled but we all know how messy that can be. As yet, I haven't come to any conclusion about dry-lub...

I'm not quite sure which way to go with my latest project but I have already dismissed a front hub motor. Tom

I keep reading about people for whom the 15 mph cut-off on ebikes isn't enough and it makes me wonder why they don't ride 2-wheelers better suited to higher speeds. Cycling at higher speeds increases all the risks involved exponentially and in extreme cases almost certainly means very serious...

CRB checks followed by ongoing, random alcohol/breath and drug-testing should be mandatory requirements prior to admission into online chatrooms and forums. Discuss. Tom