iCyclelite.com

It was sad to read that a night ride cyclist has been convicted of causing death by careless driving.  See here for the full article. Night ride cycle events are a common feature of the British cycling scene, from 24 hour events to early mornings, and late nights.  These are usually well organised affairs, and [...]

It was with sadness that I learned today that a local lad was killed in a cycling crash near to where I live.  Moreover, this young man of 18, Lewis Balyckyi, had so much potential. I had heard of him first in my local bike shop which is run by Wallis cycles here in Higher [...]

Last night I went out cycling in the rain. It wasn’t raining when I left the house and foolishly I didn’t take a waterproof. It bucketed it down, as they say round here. And I got a dutiful soaking. As I squelched along, for that was the sound of my spray soaked Asics trainers on [...]

Starting out road bike cycling it all looks very expensive, on paper at least.  By the time you have invested in either lycra shorts or (assos) cycling bib shorts, and then found a cycling jersey to your taste, looked at road cycling shoes and decided which ones to go for, you may be already downsizing in [...]

Do you use a leather messenger bag…or perhaps it is time to switch from canvs? For your laptop or even if you are a real live delivery expert risking your life on a fixed wheel bike day after day, if you are replacing your messenger bag then don’t go shopping without this checklist. As a [...]

BikeNoob posted a very useful comment on cycling on wet roads, and asked if there was any way of keeping glasses – and by that I think we mean prescription glasses, clear in the rain. This is a problem.  Formula 1 drivers get by with special visors they can just pull off layer by layer, [...]

How far should a cyclist ride away from the curb? Surprisingly, further than you might imagine! I picked up this idea from the Cycling Active magazine, and decided that I would give it a go. Usually the only reason that I would give any distance from the curb would be because there was some obstacle in [...]

It was the annual parish garden party at the weekend and the sun beat down.  And I noticed something that seems to be making a comeback, about 30 years after it seemed to have gone the way of the dodo. If you are of any reasonable age you will remember bobbies on the the beat [...]

I mentioned earlier today that I really wanted to get my head around bike mechanics and repairing. I guess that at the bottom if all this is that I would like a Boardmans. Boardmans get the best reviews, lightest frames, everything is good. But it’s my issue with Halfords that is the problem! Ok, I [...]

What isn’t there to love about Lance Armstrong.  Born on 18 September 1971, he won Le Tour an amazing 7 times in a row.  He fought testicular cancer, and established a foundation in his own name in 1997 as a focus for cancer research.  If you get a Lance Armstrong poster and hang it above [...]