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Recently I took a hit from behind. Fortunately it was just my friend's bike rather than one of those large-boxes-for-one-person. I was partly to blame because I failed to indicate that we were slowing …

When mountain bikes first became popular people were a lot more likely to buy a full set of frame pads than a helmet. Obviously helmets had all of the aesthetic appeal of a lycra covered fan-heater ba …

Presumably the French and Germans thought that this would be a good idea for road safety and there must be some statistics that prove these laws to not be a waste of time. …

I have thought about this on several occasions, mostly at dusk with average quality lights on my bike and a car over-taking another car in the opposite lane. Yep, that is the 70 mph car heading straig …

I learned the lesson to this the hard way, by crashing into the back of a car. I was not paying attention to my riding due to the music coming from my Sony Walkman. The people in the car were okay, ho …

There are 'hit and run' accidents where the driver notices that nobody has noticed and legs it, to leave the victim all alone, however, these are the exception. By and large most accidents do gather a …

Visit the friendly folks at your local bike shop at a quieter time of the week and ask. Chances are that they will have plenty of spare pads tucked behind the counter. Buy something else at the same t …

Here is the list of Bell helmet spares available in the UK: http://www.madison.co.uk/searchresults.aspx?vertical=Cycling&tier1=Helmets%2c+Eyewear+%26+Protection&tier2=Helmets+-+Accessories+%26+Spares …

Against: Time to put, take off This depends on your point of view. Against: Inconvenient to carry when off-bike. Against: Does nothing to stop brain detaching from skull membrane which is the most …

You mention that you do actually have a cycle lane, it is just that the cars have that wake affect rather than sheer-abject-terror effect. I would suggest that you tell yourself that: The drivers i …

Who doesn't take at least a passing interest in beautiful members of the opposite or even the same sex? We all do to varying degrees. Theoretically a mirror could help out with such window shopping, i …

I will tell you how I have 'fixed' bikes with crash-damaged forks in the past: turn the bars round 180 degrees and swing the bike square on into a concrete wall. Incredibly this 'technique' works re …

YELLOW - and according to EN471... There are regulations for high visibility clothing used by people that work on highways. Their employers have a duty of care to make sure they are in the correct HV …

It is important to understand that spokes work in tension rather than compression. What that means is that the spokes at the bottom of the wheel are not 'doing anything'. The load is shared by all of …

If you really care about road safety go for the hi-viz jacket before the nice polystyrene hat (that doesn't quite fit properly...). Assertive, confident cycling also helps. …