Every day Bikesy helps thousands of people make informed bicycle related purchase choices and save more of their money (or get even better kit than they were expecting!) We’ve been doing this for quite a while now and the basic premise and design of the site has generally stayed the same. We are interested in…
Cornwall Council has recently announced it is to receive over £840,000 of government funding to use in trials of a new national scheme that enables health professionals to refer patients to walking and cycling activities. The funding, from the Department for Transport (DfT), will enable health professionals in Cornwall to prescribe cycling and walking activities…
A keen Taiwanese cyclist nicknamed the ‘Tainan Tony Stark’ fitted a jet engine to a custom built road bike, took it for a test spin at 81mph(130km/h) down his local street, and received a visit from police after footage of him breaking every speed limit on the island spread on social media. When Wang Nan…
It’s all well and good having the best of the UK tracks and trails on our doorstep but sometimes we all start longing for a change of scene. If you’re you good at maintaining and fixing road bikes and ready for a serious change of scene then a dream job could be awaiting you in…
Iconic British motorsports manufacturer has joined forces with Hope and British Cycling on their latest track bike which they hope will beat the world’s best at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Coming twenty eight years after Chris Boardman famously rode a revolutionary Lotus bike to gold medal in the Barcelona Olympic pursuit, these new Lotus…
The Mountain of Hell event in takes place every year at the end of June in Les Deux Alpes giving riders from around the world an MTB derby that starts at the top of a mountain glacier, with 2500m descent over 25 bone shaking kilometres. The route takes in snow, ice, shingle and rock, and…
About reliability TRIALS If you’ve never heard of reliability trials before, don’t worry, you’re in good company, the majority of UK cyclists will probably stare at you blankly when you ask them if they’ve ridden a reliability this season! In the modern era of cycling sportives rule the roost when it comes to mass participation…
Their name might be shocking, but the Stop Killing Cyclists campaign group certainly know how to capture attention. The London based campaign group take their initiative from the Dutch movement of the 70s called ‘Stop de kindermoord’ (stop the child murder). It’s certainly a direct approach to campaigning but their peaceful protests get results that…
Update: All of these bikes are now sold With cycling reaching such giddy heights of popularity, it is hard to get a truly unique bike these days. High-end Specializeds, Treks, BMCs and Pinarellos are commonplace on many club runs and chain gangs. Unless you go to a custom builder, the chances are you’ll find someone…
Its not often you get the chance to get your hands on a world record setting rider’s bike. Its even rarer when the rider in question is famous for making his own unique one-off creations that are known and revered throughout the cycling world However, if you’re a fan of British cycling now is your…