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Laura´s Beer Bike – BMX meets hand truck (VIDEO)
Laura Kampf is a self-employed Artist/Designer/Maker and Content Creator based in Cologne who makes videos of her ideas all the way through development to finished product. Her latest video shows the development of her beer bike which combines a BMX with a hand truck. "I had the idea to combine a hand truck with a bike a couple weeks ago...
DHL pilots City Hub to increase use of cargo bikes for inner city deliveries
DHL Express, is piloting a new City Hub concept that will enable increased use of cargo bicycles for inner-city deliveries. The City Hub is a customised trailer which can carry up to four containers for the DHL Cubicycle, a customised cargo bicycle which can carry a container with a load of up to 125 kg (one cubic metre in...
Cycling Without Age launched in three communities in Ireland
Cycling Without Age is a movement which was established in Denmark to help get elderly people back on bikes and non-exclusive licenses have now been granted to three Irish communities - Blackrock in Dublin, Clonakilty in Cork and Dublin City University The movement was launched in 2012 by Ole Kassow. Ole wanted to help the elderly get back on their...
Irish motorists could face €80 fine and three penalty points for close passes
A new bill is set to be introduced which would see Irish motorists face an €80 fine and three penalty points on their licence if they are found to have driven too close to cyclists, according to a report in today's Irish Independent. The Road Traffic (Minimum Passing Distance of Cyclists) Bill 2017, is being published today by Fine Gael...
Female cyclist sorts out some ‘lads in a van’ after they asked her “was she on her period”
There is nothing sweeter than this. After an altercation where the passenger in the van offered to take the girl for a drink, and asked her was she 'on her period' and 'what charm school did she go to'... and then telling to get her 'Get Mum and Dad to get their money back' She took things into...
#Allocate4Cycling protest to take place in Dublin tomorrow
A protest will be taking place in Dublin tomorrow (Wednesday) to demand an increase in funding for cycling. The protest is organised by Dublin Cycling Campaign in collaboration with Cyclist.ie - the Irish Cycling Advocacy Network which is the member for Ireland of the European Cyclists’ Federation. Also supporting the protest are An Taisce - the National Trust for Ireland,...
World’s first gritter bicycle takes to the streets of London (VIDEO)
Cycle insurer, ETA Cycle Insurance, this week unveiled what they have described as "the world’s first pedal-powered gritter bicycle." The company said that they developed the bicycle because there is no statutory requirement for councils to grit the cycle network. They provided a demonstration of the bicycle in action in London during the week. A spokesperson for the ETA said: “Bicycles...
How the Dutch got their cycle paths (VIDEO)
The Netherlands is well known for its great cycling infrastructure and also the high number of people who cycle in the country. However, it wasn't always this way. The film 'How the Dutch got their cycle paths' from a few years ago explains how the country faced the same problems in the 1960s and 1970s that other countries currently face,...
China’s first bicycle path in the air opens for trial run
A bike path opened for a trial run recently in China which has been described as the country's "first bicycle path in the air". The path in Xiamen in the eastern Fujian Province, is 7.6-kilometres long and according to Xiamen City Public Bicycle Management, the company that operates the path, it was designed to accommodate up to 2,023 bicycles per...
WeWatt exercise bikes for charging phones installed at Brisbane Airport
Brisbane International Airport have recently installed phone-charging stations at the check-in area of the international terminal which requires the user to pedal an exercise bike to get some charge. The airport is not the first place in the world to install such a system with similar set-ups at Brussels Airport and various train stations throughout Belgium, France and the Netherlands. The...
What is the Sound of One Hand Clapping? – The Importance of Commitment
Over the next ten weeks, Jonathan Gibson of The Athlete Clinic will be writing a series of articles about ten key points and the application of each point for culture development in sports. The idea of the series is to develop an understanding for the core qualities and their application in creating the culture of a champion. Jonathan introduces...
Note left for bike thief results in stranger setting up fundraising page to buy new bike
A fundraising page has been set up after a woman spotted a note left for a bike thief in Reading, UK from the owner of the bike pleading for its return and outlining how the person called Alex could not afford to pay for insurance or purchase a replacement bike. The note prompted Rachel Thomas in Reading to post a...
Bangladeshi cyclists break world record for ‘longest single line of moving bicycles’ (VIDEO)
A group of Bangladeshi cyclists have broken the Guinness World Record for the ‘longest single line of moving bicycles.’ 1,186 cyclists came together last month to break the record and confirmation that they have beaten the record has just been announced in recent days. The event was organised by BDCyclists on December 16 who aimed to beat the previous record...
Signatures sought for petition for segregated Dublin cycle route
An online petition has been set up to request one of the main cycling routes in Dublin to be fully segregated. The petition was established by Cian Ginty of Irishcycle.com who is looking for the Clontarf to City Centre Cycle Route to be built as a two-way segregated cycle path. Ginty feels that the proposed design from the council...
New national standard for cycle training in Ireland launched
Cycle Right, the National Standard for Cycle Training in Ireland, has been officially launched by Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Shane Ross TD. Through a standardised cyclist road safety training course, cycling skills and road safety awareness will be delivered to school children nationwide. The National Standard – Cycle Right – is funded by the Department of Transport...
Cycling club produce video to raise awareness of 3-foot overtaking rule (VIDEO)
Naples Velo Bicycle Club based in Florida have produced a video promoting cycling safety in Collier County in the south of the state. The state of Florida requires motorists to leave a 3-foot gap as they overtake cyclists and the video has been produced to create awareness of the rule. Over 63,000 residents and visitors ride bicycles in Collier County...