News Archives - November 2011

Even bicycles are wearing moustaches this Movember

A resurgence of interest in traditional cycling brands and events coincides with this year’s “Movember”:http://uk.movember.com/?home to make it the ideal time to embrace your inner gentlemen and grow the ultimate bicycle accessory, the handlebar moustache.

DIY high heels with clip-less cleats for cycling

A part-time inventor who wanted to make cycling in heels a more practical proposition for his girlfriend has published free plans on how to make your own high-heels with a clip-less cleat.

Self-defence techniques for cyclists

While it’s understandable that cyclists today feel conditions on the road can only improve, on this day 110 years ago the risk posed by ‘modern-day highwaymen’ was such that cyclists were being advised to use the late-nineteenth-century version of a super soaker water pistol to startle their attacker.