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  • Edinburgh traffic and cyclist safety survey. Under 4% of motorists changing lane used their left indicator...
    Traffic surveys: left indicator use (I of II)

    Edinburgh traffic and cyclist safety survey. Under 4% of motorists changing lane used their left indicator…

  • The biggest ever demonstration to take place in the public arena outside the Scottish Parliament is back - Pedal on Parliament 2013
    Pedal on Parliament: Sunday May 19th

    The biggest ever demonstration to take place in the public arena outside the Scottish Parliament is back – Pedal on Parliament 2013

  • The Contour Roam 2 is a fantastic HD helmet camera - robust, reliable, and excellent quality.
    Contour Roam 2 review

    The Contour Roam 2 is a fantastic HD helmet camera – robust, reliable, and excellent quality.

  • Police Scotland (amongst others) need to start taking road safety much more seriously....
    Video protection on the roads

    Police Scotland (amongst others) need to start taking road safety much more seriously….

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    Optima High Baron review

    This 700c racing recumbent is an absolutely sensational performer…

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T-boned by a driver using their mobile phone, who is completely unapologetic. This is what it means to cycle in Edinburgh. 8

Cycling in Edinburgh: in photos

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T-boned by a driver using their mobile phone, who is completely unapologetic. This is what it means to cycle in Edinburgh.

A short article comparing preliminary power tests of recumbent and upright platform, and discussing recumbent power loss. 19

Recumbent position power loss

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A short article comparing preliminary power tests of recumbent and upright platform, and discussing recumbent power loss.

Little did I suspect I would be fording a river sweeping knee-deep across the road, while the wind made it almost impossible to stand... 7

Tour o’ the Borders: sportive EPIC

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Little did I suspect I would be fording a river sweeping knee-deep across the road, while the wind made it almost impossible to stand…

A great new 200km audax near Biggar, criss-crossing the Lowther hills in perfect weather! 0

More Passes Than Mastermind

Posted on April 18, 2013

A great new 200km audax near Biggar, criss-crossing the Lowther hills in perfect weather!

Continental GP4000s or Schwalbe Ultremo ZX? Which of these top-flight road bike tyres is best for you, and where's cheapest to buy them? 0

GP4000s vs Ultremo ZX

Posted on April 18, 2013

Continental GP4000s or Schwalbe Ultremo ZX? Which of these top-flight road bike tyres is best for you, and where’s cheapest to buy them?

The ICE Adventure is aimed at the relaxed rider - this Heavy Duty version is particularly suited to the more portly... 2

ICE Adventure HD

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The ICE Adventure is aimed at the relaxed rider – this Heavy Duty version is particularly suited to the more portly…

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  • Edinburgh traffic and cyclist safety survey. Under 4% of motorists changing lane used their left indicator... Traffic surveys: left indicator use (I of II)
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  • Back to the <a href="http://laid-back-bikes.co.uk/">Laid-Back-Bikes</a> showroom this evening to take some better pics of the Milan Velomobile which is being built up this week. To answer a couple of queries, the bike is the full-size Milan Mk2, not the cut-down SL:

<p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Milan Velomobile" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7275/7456874334_fd2ab0d7d0.jpg" border="1"  /></p> Milan Velomobile early details
    Posted on June 27, 2012
  • With the Sprint, great design from start to finish delivers a fantastic fold, well balanced handling, a very comfortable seat over polymer suspension - but still provides the briskness you'd expect from a vehicle which excels at long journeys on  the open road. ICE Sprint 20 RS review
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