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Raleigh Revenio rides out
Raleigh marketing manager Ben Hillsdon has continued the noble tradition of starring in your own videos with a new offering from Raleigh showcasing the Revenio 2 at play in the Peak District. Hillsdon, with the aid of in-house cameraman Joe Coales, rode the 18-speed road bike – a more affordable version of the Revenio Carbon – in Nottingham (of course), Derbyshire and Winnats Pass near Castleton. They picked a gloomy day in November for the filming, so surely missed a trick – how about setting it in the South of France in summer for the next video?
Did you know the British Army has its own fleet of bicycles? 101 Battalion REME (Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers) is currently on a United Nations tour of Cyprus maintaining the peace along the Turkish/Greek Cypriot border. Using a 15- strong bike fleet (donated by the British forces charity SSVC welfare fund) the soldiers cover the mountain trails in the Troodos & Olimpus mountain range. Sadly, the bikes are increasingly knackered, which is where the trade comes in. They’re currently on the look out for all mountain/rock tyres, saddles, posts, clamps, stems, bars, lock grips, headsets, gear cables and chain guides. For more details or offers of help please contact Sgt Patrick Tinker on +35799865037.
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“PEOPLE ARE crying out for safe cycle routes that allow them to make cheap and healthy journeys around their local communities. “We must start planning for cycling when we first think about designing our streets, homes and communities so people have the opportunity to be healthy and active when they travel. “Providing segregated cycling lanes is the most effective way to get people cycling; in situations where segregation isn’t feasible we must look at other alternatives to make cycling safe, such as lower traffic speeds.”
Sustrans engineering manager Tony Russell, speaking on 4th February,
ahead of the third session of the Get Britain Cycling inquiry. For more on that, turn to page six.
“Following press reports about Mario Cipollini, the Office of the Prosecutor of doping has opened an investigation into the ‘related acts’.” The Italian Olympic Committee
speaks out on Feb 11th after legendary Italian sports paper Gazzetta dello Sport points an accusatory finger at Mario Cippollini.
“TO PUT things into perspective, Chris Hoy can reach a top speed of 48.5 mph (78 kph) and that is with thighs the size of most people’s waist and in a climate control velodrome built to maximise speed (hot and humid to reduce wind resistance) so to think that a commuter can come anywhere close to 40 mph over a few hundred metres should be enough to make people question the numbers.” Blogger VeloViewer.com, on February 11th, challenges the Sunday Times’
article claiming that cyclists are racing at speeds of 41mph in 30mph zones, egged on by competitors on Strada. Read the full blog at