While the Coronavirus pandemic continues to spread and chaos reigns, can cycling help?
If there is a silver lining to the COVID-19 and let’s be fair we could all do with a chink of positivity, however modest – it’s that there’s probably never been a better time to ride a...
There are three ways to drive the Jaguar E-Pace. As a manual, an automatic or with paddle shifts. So much choice should ensure that the driver never gets bored.
The E-Pace is the F-Pace’s smaller brother. And as with young siblings, I speak from experience, they have to be watched...
(A follow-up to the recent Jaguar E-pace review)
There are three ways to drive the Rover 75 – slow, really slow or without a head gasket. So much choice should ensure the driver never feels either safe or privileged.
The 75 is the poor man or woman’s version of the Jaguar...
Cycling fallacies are prevalent but it does appear that the perception is that the only people who cycle are middle-class white men (MAMILs), it’s utter nonsense, in the same vain as ‘I’m too old to cycle”, “We’re not Dutch or Danish”, “Cycling isn’t safe”, the list is endless and...
As the weather heats up there is nothing that we like more than to arrange a BBQ with our family and friends.
Every year Dave Cumber Vets see many pets, dogs particularly, who have scavenged food from family BBQs. Often this is harmless, but there are potentially fatal hazards which...
“Where’s the gearstick?” I panic as I sit in the driver’s seat of the Honda Civic 1.6 diesel. “You don’t need a gearstick,” says my son Henry (3). He knows about these things. This automatic version has an exceedingly minimalist 9 speed automatic unit that takes a short while...
When it comes to buying a new car, reliability is a priority. You want a car that isn’t going to breakdown all the time, as well as matching your budget requirements. This is especially true if you’re going to be transporting around children. Here are the top picks for the best...
There is no feeling worse than coming out of a restaurant, pub or gym and going to the railings were you locked your bike .. and finding nothing there, to the prepared thief, every rack is a buffet. The thief knows a simple pair of aviation snips cuts through...
Winter is on its way, the temperatures have dropped, the daylight hours are limited and this usually means one thing; the bike has a long earned hibernation in the garage or shed until the first glimpses of spring. However it doesn’t have to be this way, with some carefully...
It’s always a contentious topic, bicycle helmet or not? There is so much data out there to bamboozle even the super intelligent amongst us. Several studies say helmets have saved lives, while others say you might as well be wearing a paper hat. So how beneficial is it to...
