Anyone who likes bicycles has at some point probably fantasized about it – getting their own one-of-a-kind custom-made bike. There are oodles of independent frame-builders out there who will gladly accommodate such fantasies, but their services generally don’t come cheap. Building a high-end bicycle from scratch definitely requires a lot of skill, and even designing one isn’t something that just anyone can do… or is it? BikeCAD, a free online applet, guides users through designing their own road, mountain, tandem or recumbent bike. They can then take their finished design to a builder, or even attempt to build the thing themselves … Details
After nine months of blizzards and forest fires, close encounters with wild bears and gruelling mountain passes, record-breaking Scottish cyclist Mark Beaumont yesterday crossed the Âfinishing line of his latest epic journey from Alaska to Argentina.
Beaumont, 27, began his journey in Anchorage, Alaska, in May last year and, after cycling an average of 75 miles a day and crossing 12 countries, he arrived in Argentina at 12.30pm local time yesterday. The trip is … Details
MANHATTAN — A judge ruled against an activist cycling group Tuesday in lawsuit against the NYPD, despite public outrage over a controversial 2008 video showing a cyclist being pushed off his ride by a police officer in Times Square.
The Critical Mass bicyclist group said that police violated their First Amendment rights by unfairly ticketing them. The group also claimed the NYPD used extreme policing techniques to get them off the road during their monthly Friday night bike rides, but the court … Details
Lance Armstrong and his RadioShack team will find it hard to dethrone Tour de France champion Alberto Contador, team manager Johan Bruyneel said on Sunday.
Bruyneel, the man behind Armstrong’s seven Tour titles, left Contador’s Astana team during the close season to join former Astana rider Armstrong at RadioShack.
Asked at the Tour Down Under whether he knew how to beat Spaniard Contador in this year’s race, Belgian Bruyneel told Reuters … Details