Cycling
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Emily Chappell: The LittleBig extendable bike seeks to solve the age-old problem for children that love to cycle – that they just won’t stop growing
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From gold-plated forks to hand-crafted panniers, luxury goods retailers are adding bling to the bicycle
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From HIIT to pilates, swimming, running, ultramarathons and crossfit, there are scores of ways to get fit. But which will really make a difference?
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Kate Carter: Planning to start the new year with a training plan and a health kick? Here are five major events to sign up for
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Trevor Ward: When fashion designer Alex Feechan took up MTB she spotted a gap in the cycling market. Her new Findra range sets out to bring function and style to women’s mountain biking
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Deputy prime minister will announce scheme to build on momentum of 2012 Olympics and British leg of Tour de France
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The Equal Streets movement has arrived in one of the most crowded cities in Asia. Every Sunday morning local people with bikes, skateboards, yoga mats and footballs replace snarling traffic on a heavily polluted stretch of Mumbai road
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As a former professional cyclist and a vice president of the UCI, Gaudry can change women’s cycling for the better. How is she using that influence and will the future be brighter for the sport?
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Searching for the perfect leggings to cycle through the winter? Helen Pidd sorts out the best from the rest, giving Le Col top marks but experiencing the dreaded bargain supermarket camel toe
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Radio 2 presenter says he was clocked at 16mph on speed gun in London’s Hyde Park and told speed limit was 5mph
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‘It’s cheap and poorly made: why has Victoria Pendleton put her name to this donkey?’ asks Helen Pidd
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Jon Snow: Imagine the joy as my people reclaim the streets, running, walking and cycling
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Resilient people: In the first of our new series on individuals helping to make cities more resilient, we meet Alex Wilson and his 200-year-old ‘passively resilient’ farmhouse
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A high-speed tennis ball machine, reflective tights and more of the best Christmas gifts for a sporty 2015, as chosen by the Guardian’s head of technology
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Cycling industry employs more people than mining and quarrying with potential for a million jobs by 2020, says new study
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Peter Walker: Don’t put your bike away when the temperature drops: embrace the cold, wet months with good cycle lights and clothing
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Two-wheeled transport has come a long way over the last two centuries. Take a pictorial spin through the bicycle’s journey from the wood and iron era to the age of carbon fibre
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Peter Walker: New film aims to explain why cyclists ride as they do, in the hope the message is passed to learner drivers
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Peter Walker: It could have been much worse. But BBC Breakfast’s week-long focus on cycling still spent too long on trivialities like headphones
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Dave Hill's London blog 'Considerable reservations' expressed about Boris Johnson cycle superhighway plans
The flagship project of London’s ‘cycling mayor’ is receiving a mixed response from campaigners and the local authorities it would affect -
Nell Frizzell is no stranger to adrenaline-fuelled pursuits – but how did she cope with 40 minutes of humps, bumps and downhill tumbles?
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Technology and Innovation Reinventing the wheel: new tech turns regular bikes into hybrids – and a traffic tool
The Copenhagen Wheel turns bicycles into electric hybrids, able to multiply pedal power, track your heart rate and monitor potholes. But it costs more than a bike -
Bike blog Cairo's hipster bike shop hoping to lead the city's cycling revolution
Patrick Kingsley, CairoPatrick Kingsley: Chaotic traffic, no cycle lanes, smog, potholes ... Cairo’s not known for its cycling for good reason, but the owners of the city’s first custom bike shop think it’s time for that to change -
Retailer set to relaunch specialist bicycle shops as company seeks to benefit from UK’s cycling boom
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From flu on the bus to sinking ships, here are some of our favourite transport myths – busted
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Solar panels embedded in the cycle path near Amsterdam could generate enough electricity to power three houses, with potential to extend scheme to roads
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From boardwalks to bridges, tunnels to cycle-friendly subways, you shared your experiences of the best urban bike infrastructure from across the globe
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David Conn: Notebook: In Blubberhouses, Kettlewell and Harrogate we dug the Grand Départ. But when it comes to cycling participation, Britain’s still miles behind Europe
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Harsh winters and the world’s worst road congestion make the Russian capital an inhospitable place for cyclists. So why does the number of riders keep on rising? Maryam Omidi reports for The Calvert Journal
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The clocks went back last night, marking the unofficial start of Unpleasant Cycling Season. How to look vaguely decent during five months of soggy bottoms and mud-splashed calves? Here, a panel of stylish cyclists address the key cyclewear debates
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Heart Foundation says a European-style ride-to-work cycle scheme would boost bicycle use and reduce healthcare costs
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City links: The best city stories this week explore how tweets could shape our cities, find a ‘singing road’ in New Mexico and ask if bike escalators are an idea whose time has come
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Victoria Hazael: I don’t want my son to learn bad cycling habits – stabilisers give false sense of security and encourage over-leaning
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Bike blog We have 'a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity' for a cycling revolution