Experiments in speed. Inspired by those great men of the salt flats, those men that in the 60s pushed the Land Speed Record from the 300s up towards the 600mph mark in jet-propelled cars built in their sheds. We decided to do what we do: build a bicycle, but this time, in the spirit of those pioneers of speed, build it to see how fast we could go…
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The full extent of how cycling has taken over London can be revealed today.
The biggest ever census of bike use in the city reveals one in four road users during the morning rush hour is a cyclist – and on key routes such as river crossings and roundabouts bikes even outnumber all other vehicles.
The study for City Hall reveals that Theobalds Road, Holborn, is London’s busiest bike street as 64 per cent of vehicles passing along it in the morning peak are bikes, followed by … More
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Cycling’s toughest competitors will line up their bikes in the Corsican town of Porto-Vecchio on June 29 for the centenary edition of the Tour de France. Three weeks of extreme climbs and lightning-fast time trials await.
If their exploits leave you feeling inspired, why not try one of these extreme rides? … More
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