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This week’s weather has been a prime example of why the layering of clothing makes sense; mild in the morning, but freezing by night. The pista long sleeve jersey we have to give away this week features 'thermoflow' fabric for a warm yet breathable layer that can be worn on its own or as a mid layer. The top has the usual features of a...

As corporate members of the All-Party Parliamentary Cycling Group (APPCG), we have the opportunity to submit questions to a transport minister. With another round of questioning happening soon, we would like to know what cycling-related question you would like answered by a transport minister. Please use the comments section at the bottom...

If you're in the market for a stocking filler, how about this book for starters? The Cycling Cartoonist is a celebration of cycling from renowned cartoonist and multiple-bike owner Dave Walker. 100 full-page cartoons give an affectionate take on cycling in all its different forms - celebrating the simple pleasure of getting from A to B on...

As online shopping slowly erodes independent shops, our towns and cities are becoming increasingly homogenised. Furthermore, the important community spaces that existed not only to shop, but to meet, to use a public loo or to simply sit on a bench and watch the world go by are becoming ever more desolate as trees, public conveniences and...

We have a new entry to our Cycling Hall of Shame. Only a matter of few weeks since we reported on a school in London that required its pupils to secure written permission from the head teacher before they cycle to school, comes news the news from one particular school in Banstead that they require kids to display a number plate on their...

What if you could take the most effective way of fuelling an electric motor and combine it with the world’s most efficient vehicle? The result would be a fuel cell electric-assist bicycle. The Alpha can be refilled with hydrogen in only two minutes - enough to deliver a range of 100 km on a single charge. Whereas battery-powered pedelecs...

The Extra Mile is a new guide book that steers motorists away from grim motorway services and into tasty local alternatives. It offers a hand-picked and dependable list of brilliant and independent outlets with good-quality local food (often direct from makers and growers), space for children and pets to let off steam, fascinating...

The news that Oxford Street is to be free of motorised traffic couldn't come soon enough. Research by King’s College recently found nitrogen dioxide levels on London’s Oxford Street to be the worst on Earth – a shocking revelation that is prompting new restrictions on the type of vehicles permitted to enter London. Dr David Carslaw,...

There’s no shortage of bicycle cleaners on sale at this time of year…in fact, we ourselves gave a bottle away last week. However, we think we’ve stumbled upon a cheap, quick, efficient and non-toxic alternative that costs £2-£3 per bottle. Method multi—purpose cleaner is aimed at kitchen use but it does a marvellous job of blasting through...

Inspired by a cooking technique demonstrated on the Spanish version of Masterchef, Dr Alvaro Garcia, from the Nottingham Transportation Engineering Centre (NTEC), was inspired to use microcapsules of sunflower oil to create self-repairing road surfaces. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1MoPxZsUoY As cracks appear in the road surface, tiny...