David SJust stumbled across The Chelsea Detective on Channel 4. Refreshing to have a series where the lead character gets around by bike. With him also living on a houseboat I cycle past on my commute, it feels very bikey. Also rather pleasant that the narrator from Abney and Teal is playing the main role.
Jules she/herPolish ultra-cyclist Justyna Jarczok's bike and belongings were stolen in #Leeds after winning the #DalesDivide
https://road.cc/news/ultra-cyclists-bike-and-belongings-stolen
Her belongings have now been found in a nearby park but everyone needs to look out for this #StolenBike
“Everything I own is gone”: ultra-cyclist’s bike and belongings stolen after winning tough race
The bike and belongings of Polish endurance cyclist Justyna Jarczok were stolen from outside a petrol station in Leeds, after she won one of the UK’s toughest bikepacking events. Jarczok has since posted an update on her Instagram account to say that her belongings have been found in a nearby park, but her distinctive Kona ... Read more
A wonderful big Belgian-esque berg based bike ride around the concrete farm tracks, bridleways and steep climbs of the Surrey Hills with the club today. Conquered a particularly steep off road climb I've gone up twice and walked twice. 238w for 8 minutes. Which was nice.
#ukbiketooter #biketooter #joyofcycling
#ukbiketooter #biketooter #joyofcycling
Bike thefts at stations 'decriminalised'
The British Transport Police (BTP) says it will not investigate bike thefts outside stations where the bicycle has been left for more than two hours.
Cyclists who kill pedestrians could be jailed for life under new law in England and Wales
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/apr/24/death-by-dangerous-cycling-crime-policing-bill?
Meanwhile drug drivers who kill cyclists get three years https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/driver-killed-exeter-cyclist-inhaling-9344980
I'm not saying there should be no punishment for cyclists who kill people, but some proportionality for drivers would be nice.
#DangerousDriving #DrugDriving #RoadDeaths #UKPol #UKBikeTooter #SafeStreetsNow
"The #CycleToWork scheme should be rebranded “Cycle for Health” and opened up to low-income employees, freelance workers, and pensioners, as part of a series of reforms urgently required to tackle inequality and lack of access to active travel, the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Cycling and Walking (APPGCW) has said."
https://road.cc/content/news/mps-call-urgent-reform-cycle-work-scheme-313241
MPs call for “urgent reform” of Cycle to Work scheme to tackle active travel inequality
The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Cycling and Walking has also urged the government to clamp down on pavement parking and remove discriminatory access barriers on bike paths, highlighting “systemic underinvestment” in active travel
#KidicalMass #Exeter will ride again on the 14th of December, a family friendly bike ride calling for #SafeStreetsNow for cyclists of all ages. Gathering at 10:30 in Belmont Park to set off at 11, finishing in Northernhay Gardens with mulled wine and mince pies. Christmas costumes optional but encouraged.
In today's rant about rail/cycle infrastructure, I'm taking my partner's bike in for a service to get the brake lever replaced, after it snapped off when the bike fell over being lifted down out of a carriage. The distance between the carriage and platform at our station is crazy, which is awkward and expensive for cyclists but an impossible barrier for people with limited mobility.
This is far too much effort to be putting into a niche joke that precisely three people including me will get, and I'll be the only one who finds it funny, but can you upload your own design to print bike decals in the UK anywhere? My bike's a Raleigh Magnum, and I want to make it a Vegan Magnum.
Now #StolenBike is shutting down (https://stolen-bikes.co.uk/the-end-of-the-road/) does anyone know the best way to potentially identify the owner of a dumped bike I've found? Have tried posting on the local Facebook group with no success, contacting the shop on one of the stickers who say it was sold so long ago they no longer have records and looking for UV markings. I'll take it to the police eventually but thought I might do better doing my own search first
