7 of the best: high power front lights
Rebecca Charlton tries a Magnificent Seven high-powered front lights that are tough enough to survive the darkest lanes and meanest streets.
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tech head: Mavic's 2011 wheels
9th October 2010 For riders looking for their first wheel upgrade, the Ksyrium Elite is the initial port of call. Benefiting from machined rims that help reduce all-up weight to 1,550 grams, they look the business and carry the respected Ksyrium name.
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Rims for crims
5th October 2010 2010 The Daily Mail reports that Suffolk Police has handed out stolen bikes to repeat criminals in the hope that they would use them to go and find work.
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Join Cycling Active at Cycle Show 2010
21st September 2010 Only two more weeks to the Cycle Show at Earl's Court and it's going to be fun. There's every kind of bike and a great deal to get in, too.
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Preview: 2011 Cannondale bikes
15th September 2010 Nick Rearden peeks round the door at Cannondale’s HQ to get a sneak preview of the 2011 road line-up. We're getting back the CAAD8 all built up for less than £1,000.
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F1 driver Mark Webber opens 170-mile Chilterns Cycleway
13th September 2010 Red Bull racer Mark Webber is a closet cyclist: "I have lots of friends from overseas who love riding in the local area and say it’s as lovely as anywhere in the world."
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New cycling species identified: meet the MAMIL
12th September 2010 The numbers of men aged 35-44 buying carbon-framed bicycles has rocketed in the last three years. “Is this a 21st-century mid-life crisis?" asks BBC.
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7 of the best: indoor trainers
2nd September 2010 Indoor trainers enable you to keep riding even when the weather outdoors is foul. You can concentrate on quality over quantity with a proper workout programme and listen to your favourite tunes. What's not to like, says Stu Bowers.
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Bikes are back: up the revolution!
16th August 2010 The CTC says cycling is booming and far from being a grudging activity enforced by poverty it's the upper income brackets that are flocking to bikes
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Boris launches hire bike scheme
15th August 2010 Following in the footsteps of the enormously successful Paris Vélib, London’s Barclays Cycle Hire Scheme has opened with great fanfare.
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bike we like: Specialized Langster £450
1st May 2010 Built around an A1 aluminium compact frame although for a £50 surcharge you could get yourself a far more retro, classic track-frame-shaped steel model.
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Helmets made law in Jersey
26th April 2010 The vote for making helmets compulsory for under-18 cyclists was passed with 33 votes to 16, while the vote for adults was rejected 25 to 24.
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Spycle touring
27th April 2010 Recently declassified documents reveal that MI5 suspected members of the Hitler Youth were sent to Britain on cycle-touring holidays with espionage in mind.
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Women’s riding: cycle chic in Cambridge
29th April 2010 A fashion event was held in Cambridge in March, inspired by the website Copenhagen Cycle Chic. There were stylish hats and high heels and that was just the men.
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Going Dutch
1st July 2010 Britain needs to think Dutch and increase cycle parking at rail stations to five per cent of passenger use, says CTC, the national cyclists’ organisation. What’s that in real figures?
