Peloton recalls pedals on 27,000 of its bikes after 16 customers needed medical care including stitches when they broke off Peloton have recalled pedals from 27,000 bikes after 120 customers complained the parts were unexpectedly falling off during use The affected PR70P clip-in pedals are on bikes sold July 2013 to May 2016 Sixteen laceration … Read more
Pictured: Caul Grant, who was sacked after he drove his van at two youths who threw a doughnut at his head in a racist attack A black worker who distributed Boris Bikes has been sacked after he drove his van at two youths who threw a doughnut at his head in a racist attack. Caul … Read more
GPs are told to get tough and tell they’re patients ‘you’re fat’ as Boris Johnson orders obese people to get on their bikes and lose weight – causing Cabinet divide Boris Johnson to launch heath drive targeting the 35million overweight Britons The PM has attributed his heavy build to his brush with death from Covid-19 … Read more
Boris Johnson tells fat Britons to get on their bikes and lose weight – as his controversial anti-obesity drive splits the Cabinet Boris Johnson to launch heath drive targeting the 35million overweight Britons The PM has attributed his heavy build to his brush with death from Covid-19 Rescue pup Dilyn will appear in a video … Read more
Putting exercise bikes in offices and urging employees to use them just twice a week could slash their risk of heart disease or diabetes, scientists say. A study found that sessions lasting only eight minutes and 40 seconds every couple of days could be enough to improve heart health. Researchers claimed the short bursts of … Read more
HISTORY THE NEXT FIFTY THINGS THAT MADE THE MODERN ECONOMY by Tim Harford (Bridge Street £20, 352pp) Who invented canned food? Who first thought of pensions? Whose idea was it that the first row on a typewriter should read QWERTYUIOP? These are things I didn’t know I didn’t know, and didn’t know that I wanted … Read more
Plain-clothed police are sent out on bikes with cameras to record unsuspecting motorists driving badly Plain-clothed officers use £500 cameras to catch out bad drivers in Somerset Police say it will be ‘sow the seeds’ of doubt in drivers so they take greater care Footage taken by cycling officers will be shared on social media, … Read more
How will Britain get about after coronavirus? From electric bikes and scooters, to the return of the car, This is Money’s podcast goes on the move By This Is Money Published: 18:36 BST, 5 June 2020 | Updated: 18:36 BST, 5 June 2020 Since lockdown began, there has been a huge uptick in cycling and … Read more
As I sailed past the bloke on a racing bike, I felt slightly guilty. I was heading uphill on a folding bike with BMX-sized wheels and barely breaking a sweat, meanwhile my lycra-clad fellow cyclist was puffing away to travel at a far slower pace. To ease my conscience, I gently let go of the … Read more
Uber sends THOUSANDS of old e-bikes and scooters from Jump to a recycling facility after deciding they couldn’t be donated to children’s charities due to liability concerns Thousands of decommissioned scooters and e-bikes from Jump will be recycled 18 truckloads filled with the old bikes were delivered to a facility in Durham, NC Uber says … Read more