Jesse Baines proved his versatility, by placing 13th in his first cyclocross in twelve months. He led the UEA squad to a commendable 5th place out of 11 teams entered, in a total field of 98 finishers. Individual Male 1stJames ... (more)
Date: Sunday 31 August, 1997 Women: Sue Gray (Swaledale CC) 55:35 ...UEA RESULTS... -------------------------------------------------------- Name Time Position (with ranking) ------------------- ... (more)
The Marconi offices at Beeston consisted of a large tower block (offices and labs) and a single-storey system testing building. I liked to grow plants at my desk. Here is the Last tomato plant! This is the view from my desk (4th floor ... (more)
This set of high-speed descents is compiled by Dave from the University of Leicester. If you know of any others, please let me know! The fastest road in England is also the highest (630m), dropping to around 300m in about two miles. It ... (more)
To see what broadband speed you're getting, go to www.speedtest.net and click "Begin Test" to check your connection's latency (network delay), download and upload speeds. Here are my results from 2011, using the fantastic Zen Internet ... (more)
It's not just download speeds that are increasing... it's now possible to get over 800kbps upload speeds! For most people (just doing web browsing and simple email) this wouldn't be noticeable, but if you're on a VPN or doing filesharing then ... (more)
Garmin has a really neat ANT+ speed-sensing device, which fits to the hub and does away with the need for a spoke-mounted magnet. It can also be bought in conjunction with a magnet-less cadence sensor, and if you don't want the cadence sensor ... (more)
Apparently the justification for installation of a speed camera will not have to be dependent on death/serious injury having taken place. Councils will be allowed to position them based on safety concerns. A spokesperson from BRAKE spoke ... (more)
The European Commission today announced its intention to bring in mandatory speed-limiting devices for all new cars, from 2022. For road safety advocates this sounds like a great idea in principle, but is it really the correct approach? ... (more)
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/BanSpeeders/ This petition is against the petition http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/scrapcam. Sounds good to me! Speed cameras are a necessity to deal with the hordes of selfish criminals at loose on the roads today ... (more)
Bike Resources in Loughborough Loughborough is one of those places that's well located for other places (such as Nottingham and Leicester), and as a consequence is a good starting point for a Midlands/Peak District cycling holiday. It is ... (more)