The European bike industry has vowed to stamp out tampering with the electronics of e-bikes that enables illegal high speeds.
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Spain plans slow passing laws
In an innovative move to improve the safety of bike riders on roads across Spain the government is planning to introduce slow passing laws.
Wind turbines recycled as bike shelters
In an ultimate move of sustainability, wind turbines are being recycled as bike shelters in Denmark.
Dutch Reach becomes law in UK
Changes to British road rules will now require motorists to adopt the Dutch Reach technique when opening doors, to protect people riding bikes. Should we do the same?
Physical activity protects children from social media harm
A new Finnish study investigates the link between social media use and the physical health of school-age children, and how physical activity plays a roll in this connection.
Puffing through the pollen
An English product design student thinks he may have an answer to the healthy air problem that pollen and other particulates present to bike riders.
Ducktrains and droids not such a drag
The latest development in the booming e-cargo bike world is called the Ducktrain, looking something like the bikey version of a semi-trailer.
Seamless networks are the German vision
Germany's new national cycling plan has adopted “seamless cycling networks" as the guiding principle, hoping to nearly double the amount of trips taken by bike.
How to get more cargo bikes on the street
Cargo bikes are on the up as communities seek to reduce traffic congestion and emissions in cities, either by commercial logistics or household doing their own schlepping.
‘Bikelash’ for new lanes is only temporary, new study finds
A fresh study about new bike lanes has shown that opposition dies down after lanes are established and that some of the fiercest critics will change their opinion.
Active kids become smart adults
Important new research from Japan has established that an active childhood produces a smarter healthier brain in later life.
Low-carbon freight can carry the load
The heat is on the Australian transport sector to front up to its responsibilities to reduce emissions, and cargo bikes can be a quick, easy and cost-effective first step.
Bikes the best bet in diabetes fight
Regular bike riding lowers risk of mortality among people with diabetes, and has a more powerful effect than other physical activity such as walking, a new study has found.
Electric cars a dead-end street
A new study from Oxford says tackling the climate and air pollution requires curbing all motorised transport, particularly private cars, as quickly as possible.
Traders wildly wrong on shopper parking
A new study from Berlin has shown again that shopkeepers are basically clueless about how their customers arrive at the cash register.
Putting our heart into climate health
A radical re-think into the way we organise cities and move around them will be needed to protect human health from the impacts of climate change, a new review has found.
E-bikes more popular than e-vehicles
The pace of the move to electric cars is going at the speed of a snail, while the growth in e-bikes is going like a rocket. The market is pointing us in the right direction.
Paris goes totally slow
Paris will soon become even more welcoming to bikes as the city authorities extend the 30km/h speed limit to the whole city.
Riders primed for Amazon
Online shopping giant Amazon is so keen on bike commuting that it will pay riders to deliver themselves to work on their bikes.
Pedalling through life cuts health costs in later life
Researchers have found that people who regularly use their leisure time for physical activity, such as bike riding, spend considerably less on health care later in life.
Your guide to the 2021 Tour de France
The Tour de France starts on Saturday 26 June. Here's our cheat sheet for the 2021 edition of the famous race.
Charged up to protect heritage
The UK National Trust has switched on to e-bikes as part of a campaign to reduce the climate impact of managing its stately homes, parks and trails.
Pan-European master plan for bikes
Twenty-eight nations across the breadth of Europe have banded together in a coordinated plan to promote bike riding on the continent.
Findings from 17 countries’ bike riding data
A detailed new study has carefully assessed a decade of travel survey data to better understand bike riding habits across 17 countries and six continents.
No more van blind spots
Good news for bike riders – Ford have developed a “Smart Mirror” that uses a high-definition camera and screen to give van drivers a wide, clear view of what’s behind them.
Both exercise and diet matter
For years debate has pitted healthy lifestyle factors such as diet and exercise against one another in a battle of relative importance. Turns out they work best together!
French pedal hard on bike cargo
In a bid to tackle the climate change crisis the French government will subsidise the delivery of packages by cargo bike.
Giant monsters bike sale numbers
Massive Taiwanese bicycle manufacturer Giant has reported huge sales revenue from e-bikes and standard bikes for the first quarter of this year.
Mammoth new Cornish cycle route announced
With millions of Brits buying new bikes in 2020, and the prospect of international travel still a little sketchy in Europe, the new 150-mile Cornish cycle route couldn't come at a better time.
This bike trailer pulls its weight
Danish bike manufacturer Biomega has launched the Ein, a bike trailer that pulls its own weight, intelligently powered with its own motor and battery.
Bikes in Berlin: the Mobility Law and pop-up cycle lanes
Dirk von Schneidemesser from German advocacy group Changing Cities talks about the bike-friendly Mobility Law and how COVID-19 affected riding in Berlin.
A bike parking revolution in NYC
New York bike advocates are taking matters into their own hands to provide adequate bike parking solutions that the city seems unwilling to provide.
Ridesharing means less road to share
Ridesharing using Uber and similar services was supposed to help ease congestion but instead is choking up our streets even more.
Apple moves on bike security
Tech giant Apple has extended its "Find My" network technology to the bike world, making it possible to track down your bicycle using your smart phone.
What a difference a trip makes
New research from Europe has found that people who ride a bike on a daily basis had 84 percent lower carbon emissions from all their daily travel than those who didn't.
A case to keep pop-ups
A new study of European city's temporary bike lanes has found that if you build it, they will bike; and predicts that if you keep it, they will continue to bike.
Canada announces national bike fund
Canada has committed $415M for new bike paths, trails and footbridges as part of the countries plan to achieve nets zero emissions by 2050.
Historic bike tunnel re-opened
The 80-year-old Maastunnel under the river through central Rotterdam is again open to bikes after a careful three-year renovation and restoration.
Seven years for deadly driver caught in Adelaide
A hit-run driver extradited from Adelaide for killing a bike rider while driving in Los Angeles has been sentenced to seven years jail.
Using art to encourage bike commuting
In true Hollywood fashion, Los Angeles is developing a project to encourage bike commuting through collaborative art.
Safe trucks now a London standard
London has become the first city in the world to introduce the Direct Vision Standard for all trucks in the British capital, in a bid to protect bike riders and pedestrians.
E-scooter riders have a tipple, then a topple
E-scooter riders in New Zealand are a worry: first they get tipsy, and then they go topsy-turvy. A new study calls for education and regulation to make scooters safer.
Siren call of tabloids turns sour
A favourite complaint about how bike lanes and traffic calming measures slow down critical emergency services transport has been debunked.
Transport a route to better health
New research shows that those who ride to work are among the few getting healthier in a population that overall is getting chronically sicker.
Introducing the Great Redwood Trail
Californians are planning one of the world’s longest rail trails along a disused rail corridor in the rugged north of the state.
The Netherlands by numbers
A new release of cycling data from the Netherlands Institute for Transport Policy reveals some interesting statistics that leave no doubt as to why the Dutch are such a healthy bunch.
Bikes can make big impact on climate crisis
An in depth study of the carbon-reducing impact of city-based lifestyle changes revealed that swapping just one trip from car to bike can significantly lower a populations' carbon footprint.
The longest bike bridge in Europe
For a neat $10M the towns of Winschoten to Blauwestad are now connected by the longest bike bridge in Europe, spanning 800 metres across a canal, freeway and nature reserve.
Drop dead! Not if you ride a bike.
A new study from Europe found that if you engaged in regular physical activity your risk of instant death from a heart attack goes down as much as 45 per cent.
Exercise: even better than we thought!
There is no limit to the benefits of bike riding and other moderate and vigorous exercise, Oxford University has found. The more, the better.
Bikes win lanes on infamous Brooklyn Bridge
The New York horror show for bike riders crossing Brooklyn Bridge to and from Manhattan on a bike could finally be at an end.
New bike tunnel under Helsinki
The Finns are sinking a massive new tunnel under central Helsinki to connect its planned bike network to the capital city's main railway station.
The COVID impact: fewer cars, more bad driving
New reports are confirming what bike riders experienced each day: although there may be fewer cars on the road, the drivers are more dangerous than ever.
Free car parking under attack
Britain’s hospitals have become increasingly dependent on car access, favouring people with motor vehicles and discriminating against those without.
Flower power to bust locked bikes
Amsterdam is to deploy flower power against the plague of bicycles being locked up to its picturesque canals.
A COVID kind of hush
A fascinating study has confirmed that exposure to environmental noise dropped nearly in half during COVID-19 lockdowns.
Australians need to pedal harder to meet WHO physical activity guidelines
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released new physical activity guidelines and experts say that most Australian’s are falling short of the targets.
Active older adults have better physical and mental health
Older adults with higher physical activity and lower sitting time have better overall physical and mental health, according to a new study from the American Cancer Society.
Paris removes another 10,000 parking spaces
French capital Paris is speeding up the plan to get car parking out of its beautiful, bustling, people-crammed streets.
Down, down down. Dutch cut speed
In a move to cut road casualties amongst children, the Netherlands parliament recently voted that 30kmh will be the limit all streets in built-up areas.