Getting you trouser leg out of the way of the chain is not a new concept. It’s a problem that every cyclist tackles sooner or later. In my case it was after I ruined a pair of beige cords. (WD-40 and then Dish Soap) A popular solution is to use a trouser clip, which simply is wrapped around the riders leg and constricts the fabric near the chain. Sogreni make a very classy one in black cord and aluminum and countless manufacturers make the florescent [...]

Riding without mudguards during inclement  weather is simply crazy. But what are you going to do if you’re a gentleman with taste and you own a Pashley Guvnor – the like of which is not fitted with fenders? The Guv’nor was inspired by the Path Racer that Pashley produced in the 1930s. Using a Reynolds 531 diamond frame and a single-speed Sturmey Archer hub with internal drum brake on the rear wheel, the bike’s design and componentry harks back to an old-school Agatha Christie innocence. [...]

The Danish Design Council is hosting Dreams on wheels, an exhibition presenting Danish bicycle culture from several points of view: Design, ergonomics, technology, urbanism – the bicycle as a means of transportation and the bicycle as life style. The exhibition presents bicycles from the Danish bicycle manufacturers Biomega, Christiania Bikes, Winther, Sögreni, Tangram, Pedersen, Bycyklen and Leitra and a prototype, Camp-let. Meanwhile at Bikefix, Mike Burrows was today launching the second edition of his book, Bicycle Design. The 2D, previewed earlier, was also on show. [...]