Bags of Style: Our Guide to Carrying Stuff on Your Bike!
If you’re going to travel by bicycle, be it to work, to school, to the shop or around the world, chances are you’ll have to bring a thing or two with you writes Ruth O’Connor When I invested in my Surly Long Haul Trucker five years ago, the bag setup was the one of the most important decisions I had to make. Did I want to go for classic panniers or a more compact bikepacking setup? There are benefits and drawbacks to both but in...
WIN – Thousand Heritage Urban Helmet Speedway Creme
Vintage-inspired and thoughtfully designed, this is a bike helmet you’d actually want to wear. Designed for urban city riding, the minimalist Heritage bike helmets are our original collection, inspired by the simplicity of vintage moto lids and the heritage colorways of the 50s and 60s Details Secret PopLock for securing your lid to your bike Vegan leather straps Integrated dial fit system for precise adjustments One-handed...
Tips for getting out on your bike during “Lockdown”
This is an easy one. Don’t. Don’t get out on your bike. That’s the tip writes Ruth O’Connor Unless you’re commuting to work, cycling to get supplies or there is another extremely important reason for using your bicycle as transport, just leave it in the shed for a few weeks. It’ll be there when this is over, as will the mountains and trails you want to cycle. If you want to take a spin with your kids within 2km of your home and...
Spherovelo Juno
This is yet another device that makes you realize you were born at the wrong time, the Spherovelo is a sphere-based “bike” for children as young as one year old. Designed to improve your little one’s balance and motor skills in advance of a real bike the design is based around the idea that spheres are better than traditional wheels because they are harder to fall off. It makes the ideal weapon of choice for your toddler. For...
