citylab) Bike Share, Unplanned ANDREW SMALL SEP 21, 2017 Ko’s answer was simple, “The more people on bikes, the better.” Indeed that seems to be the plan for Spin, LimeBike, and Mobike. All three work about the same. Using GPS-based tracking systems and QR codes, these dockless bikes can be unlocked and paid for with… [Read More]

road cc) Police in Exeter target intimidating drivers on school run with close pass operation Simon MacMichael September 22 2017 Police in Exeter this week undertook a close pass operation on a road where parents accompanying their children to school by bike had spoken earlier this week of encountering aggressive behaviour from drivers. The operation… [Read More]

Bike Biz) LBC executes sting operation on London’s fixie-centred bike shops Carlton Reid Wednesday, September 20th 2017 at 10:21PM London radio station LBC will tomorrow morning air an “investigation” into London’s retail fixie scene. The segment will appear on the Nick Ferrari show. Ferrari is famously anti-cyclist and there are worries that the reporting on… [Read More]

Bike Biz) Free2Cycle launches in the UK with benefits to dealers Kieran Howells Thursday, September 21st 2017 at 8:17AM BST The recently launched health and wellbeing initiative From Free2Cycle aims to get more people commuting by bike than ever before. The scheme operates by cyclists pledging their annual commute mileage to Free2Cycle and their sponsor;… [Read More]

Bike Biz) ofo increases bike numbers in Hackney Kieran Howells Friday, September 22nd 2017 at 8:41AM BST ofo is increasing the number of ofo bikes in Hackney following its recent launch in the borough. After an initial 200 bikes were released on the streets of London, ofo is now increasing bike numbers with demand and… [Read More]

Singletrack Magazine) The Law Will Be Fixed In the first part of my recent article about calls for legislation in response to the Alliston case I said the following: “These calls, or perhaps more accurately the potential legislation to which they relate, can be placed into two categories: those which relate specifically to undesirable manners… [Read More]

road cc) Cyclists suffer punctures as drawing pins strewn on planned Quietway in South London Simon MacMichael September 22 2017 Cyclists in South London are being urged to be vigilant due to drawing pins being repeatedly scattered on a street in Southwark that is due to be closed to motor vehicles to form part of… [Read More]

road cc) Cyclist killed when pedestrian stepped out in front of him may have been prosecuted had he survived Simon MacMichael September 21 2017 The family of a Reading cyclist who died after a pedestrian stepped out into the road in front of him, causing a crash, were told he may have faced prosecution had… [Read More]