Interesting notes and facts about bicycles.
The British cyclist’s story pairs endurance records with a bicycle she kept and the pleasure of riding together.
Read full article Cycling UK; Cycling Weekly — Eileen Sheridan’s Mercian; Coventry Transport Museum — Come on Eileen!
Frame materials and reusable packaging offer two different ways to reduce resource use in bicycle production. The figures need to be read alongside what they measure.
Read full article Riese & Müller via pressedienst-fahrrad — Sustainability Insights 24/25; frame materials; Hydro — aluminium recycling
The Haute-Savoie Mont-Blanc event will bring together road, mountain bike, BMX and other cycling disciplines. Track racing starts earlier and takes place near Paris.
Read full article Haute-Savoie Mont-Blanc 2027 — event overview, official programme and competition schedule
A 67 km greenway links Condé-sur-Huisne and Alençon in France. Shorter stages offer a way to explore the Perche countryside without riding the entire Veloscenic route.
Read full article La Véloscénie — Perche itinerary, stages and route overview; Office de Tourisme Cœur du Perche — greenway history
Tilting balls inside an Enviolo hub change the transmission ratio. Manual and automatic controls share the stepless principle but give the rider different tasks.
Read full article Enviolo — CVP technology, stepless shifting, automatic control and cadence guidance
A Glasgow family initiative combines regular rides to school with a bicycle loan library, showing how an everyday journey can become a community project.
Read full article Shawlands Bike Bus — group rides and bike loan library; Bikeability — Bike Bus resources
The 1,500 km Channel and North Sea route combines hilly coastal roads with gentler stages near Mont-Saint-Michel.
Read full article La Vélomaritime — route, traveller FAQ, Mont-Saint-Michel–Ducey stage and rail access
The Birdy folding bicycle made suspension movement part of the way it packs down.
Read full article Riese & Müller; photo: Kos Michael / Anon6543 — BIRDY bike, 1995 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
For autumn riding, wheel size is only the start: a mudguard also needs room in the frame and compatibility with the brakes.
Read full article SKS Germany — mudguard buying guide, width guidance and fitting advice
European research examines health, traffic and employment benefits that rental payments alone do not capture.
Read full article European Cycling Industries — Velo-city 2026; EIT Urban Mobility; EY — bike-sharing study 2025