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There’s a silent revolution rolling through our streets - or at least trying to. Cargo bikes, those load-hauling, kid-carrying, delivery-boosting wonders, are capturing the imagination of families, businesses and anyone weary of traffic jams and petrol bills. Cleaner, cheaper and surprisingly fun to ride, they’re becoming an increasingly common sight in forward-thinking cities. In the UK, though, would-be riders are thwarted by barriers that could - and should - be fixed. But here’s the hopeful part: every obstacle in the cargo bike’s path is solvable with a little political will and a lot of common sense.

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When Canadians Friedel and Andrew first started cycle touring, they two commuter bikes that were, by their own admission, in terrible shape and almost no cycling experience. It was a desire to travel independently and to experience the ‘places inbetween’ that encouraged them to try cycle touring. The couple started with a big dream – to...

This was the week we were blocked on Twitter by The RAC. The motoring organisation had been posed the following question by one of their followers. The advice given by The RAC to cyclists is to always wear high-vis clothing and wear a helmet. We joined the conversation to point out that research on the efficacy of high-vis is far from...

Cyclists in Eire and Northern Ireland are having a hard time of it. First came the news this summer that electrically-assisted bicycles in Northern Ireland have no legal classification and as a result are considered in law to be little different from mopeds and as such require insurance, and MOT and VED to be paid. Over the border, the...

Thieves might be becoming evermore brazen, but the last thing they will ever expect to confront is this bicycle paint bomb. Secreted within the tubing of the bike rack is a compressed canister of brightly coloured criminal identifier - a spray gel that is sold legally in Britain. While the bicycle is in place, its weight prevents the marker...