Long-awaited plans for a walking and cycling bridge alongside the Tom Clarke Bridge (East Link) are progressing, with an anticipated opening date of around 2029. However, the project has also expanded to include road widening on the existing bridge which will also require a new bridge control building.The walking and cycling bridge will be a separate bridge, called the Point Bridge. But, as with many active travel projects undertaken by Dublin City Council, the project has morphed into a wider project which is now called the Point Bridge and Tom Clarke Bridge Widening Project.The new Point Bridge will also be a lifting bridge and include future-proofing with a 5.3m wide cycle path and 4.6m wide footpath.Its understood that part of the reason for a separate walking and cycling bridge was originally to simplify the projects delivery compared to adding structures to the existing Tom Clarke Bridge.The widening of the projects scope follows the examples of other city council projects, including the Clontarf cycle route project, which expanded into a massive wall-to-wall street renewal project. The same thing happened with the Liffey Cycle Route project, which was expanded into the Liffey Corridor project, where costs ballooned to above 100m before the project was cancelled in favour of a more cost-effective approach.A Dublin City Council Active Travel office update on the East Link bridge project said: It is also proposed to upgrade the existing Tom Clarke Bridge by widening the northern and southern bridge decks. The works will include replacing elements of the bridge deck furniture such as barriers, lighting columns and traffic lights.This widening of the bridge decks will mean the removal of the existing control building, which is located on the bridge and the building of a planned replacement control tower between the two bridges.Dublin City Council said: It is anticipated that construction works will commence in 2027 and last approximately 24 months. During construction, traffic on East Wall Road, the R131 and North Wall Quay will be maintained at all times, except for limited short periods.Early-stage public consultation is planned for the project is planned next week from 4-7pm on Tuesday, June 18th at the Ringsend & Irishtown Community Centre, 22 Thorncastle St, Dublin 4, D04 Y6V3, and from 4-7pm on Wednesday, June 19th, at the Sen OCasey Community Centre, 18-26 St Marys Rd, Dublin, D03 AY74.More drawings and details can be found at consultation.dublincity.ie.

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Later this summer, the Maillot Jaune of the 2024 Tour de France Femmes is likely to be decided on the slopes of the mythical Alpe d'Huez. Demi Vollering will be looking to defend the title she won last year, and as such, has already begun her reconnaissance.The 27-year-old Dutchwoman, who for now at...

Virginia Techs Helmet Lab tests the safety of bicycle helmets using a proprietary methodology, rating 228 helmets to date.Virginia Techs tests are carried out with funding support from the US-based Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, and are more comprehensive than the standard tests all helmets must pass before they are put on sale. As well as straight-on impacts, Virginia Tech's tests include an assessment of oblique impacts and points of impact on the side of the helmet.Virginia Tech assigns a score to each helmet based on its tests, with a lower score being better. It also gives each helmet a star rating out of five.The full list of the 228 helmets tested can be filtered by the style of helmet and whether helmets are certified for use in other sports such as snow sports or skateboarding, as well as for cycling. The 10 safest mountain bike helmets as rated by Virginia TechThe Bluegrass Jetro tops the MTB helmet ratings from Virginia Tech. - BluegrassBluegrass JetroSpecialized Tactic 4 MIPSSweet Protection Trailblazer MIPSFox Dropframe Pro (2020 version and 2023 update)Sweet Protection Bushwhacker 2VI MIPSBontrager Rally MIPSFox Crossframe ProSpecialized Ambush 2Bluegrass Rogue Core MIPSTroy Lee Designs A2 MIPS DecoyRead our pick of the best mountain bike helmets weve reviewed.The 10 safest road cycling helmets as rated by Virginia TechThe Aries uses Giro's Spherical System, which incorporates MIPS technology. - Our MediaGiro Aries SphericalSweet Protection Falconer 2VI MIPS Specialized Prevail 3Sweet Protection Falconer Aero 2VI MIPS Giant Rev Comp MIPSLazer G1 (Genesis) MIPSTrek Velocis MIPSSpecialized Chamonix 3Lazer Tonic MIPSLazer Century MIPS Read our pick of the best road bike helmets and our favourites. Ten safest urban helmets as rated by Virginia TechAnother helmet with MIPS, the Specialized Mode, topped the urban helmet category in Virginia Tech's testing.Virgina Tech also testsd helmets designed for ebike riders or which have passed the additional, tougher Dutch NTA-8776 ebike helmet standard. Electric bikes are a popular option for commuters, but their average speeds are higher than pedal-only cycles and they usually weigh more. Both lead to greater impact energy in a crash, so the NTA-8776 standard mandates more rigorous testing than the standard safety tests.Specialized ModeLazer Anverz NTA MIPSAbus Pedelec 2.0 MIPSBern Major MIPSSweet Protection Promuter MIPSAirnoggin Head Trauma Protection SystemLazer Cruizer MIPSBern Union MIPSThousand Chapter MIPSBern HudsonRead our pick of the best commuter bike helmets for more.Virginia Tech ratings are highly regarded within the industryVirginia Tech tests helmets for a number of sports. - Virginia TechA high rating in Virginia Tech's testing has become a badge of honour and a significant marketing tool for helmet makers. The profile given to the results of its tests has resulted in most helmet makers now submitting at least some helmets for testing.Some brands, such as Specialized, have dived in wholesale and you'll see a rating for most of their helmets other brands have been more circumspect. But even those such as Kask and Rudy Project, which have preferred to let their internal testing do the talking, have now had at least some of their helmets tested by Virginia Tech.It's worth noting that even brands that have had their helmets tested aren't relying on Virginia Tech's ratings they all perform a battery of their own tests to measure their helmets' safety.Giro, for instance, says; "We appreciate Virginia Techs efforts to help riders make informed choices with an independent rating system based on their unique testing. "We welcome Virginia Tech's quantitative approach to providing consumers with additional information beyond the certification all our helmets meet or exceed. How does Virginia Tech test its helmets?Virginia Tech tests helmets vigorously so, hopefully, you'll come out unscathed in crashes like this. - Peter Smith - https://www.instagram.com/petesmtbpix/Virginia Techs testing uses a standardised methodology. This was developed in 2018 and has been used in all its testing since then. The Virginia Tech test attaches the helmet to a headform on a drop tower. This is the standard tool used to test the safety of bike helmets. It drops the helmet down a slider and lands it on a steel anvil. Virginia Tech covers this with coarse sandpaper, which it says helps simulate real-life road conditions. Tests are carried out at two different impact speeds and in six positions on the helmet, including on the rim. The method tests oblique impacts as well as those taken head-on. Each test is repeated twice, for a total of 24 tests on each helmet.Accelerometers are positioned inside the headform on which the helmet is mounted to measure the linear and rotational forces acting on impact. A formula is then used to convert this data into an overall score and a star rating, with a lower score being better.Virginia Tech says its testing is more complete than standard tests, which do not include impacts on the rim, even though this is often where contact will occur in a crash. MIPS helmets still dominate the rankings, but there are alternativesHelmets with MIPS liners still rule the roost. - Ben Delaney / Immediate MediaThe majority of cycling helmets across all disciplines now include additional features to protect the head, over the standard expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam shell. Helmets that use one of the variants of the MIPS sliding plane protection system dominate the top of the rankings, although this may reflect the fact that the majority of cycling helmets now include MIPS.MIPS uses some pretty serious jigs to test its technology. - MIPSMIPS is designed to help dissipate energy in oblique impacts so that less impact force is transferred to the rider. Many bike crashes involve oblique impacts to the head and Virginia Techs testing suggests that extra protection from this type of crash is an important feature. KinetiCore technology was inspired by car crumple zones. - Scott Windsor / Our MediaThere are more alternatives to MIPS than a few years ago though. Lazer's KinetiCore system includes crumple zones in the EPS shell and foregoes MIPS. The 6D ATB-2T MTB helmet also has its own ODS impact protection system.Meanwhile, the Airnoggin urban helmet is inflatable, allowing you to fold it down when not in use, but it is still five-star rated by Virginia Tech. Some helmet makers, such as Kask, largely forego MIPS, preferring to test their helmets to the WG11 rotational impact test standard. Kask claims that the headform used in the WG11 test better reflects what happens in real-life crashes than the standard headforms used in most testing.The majority of tested helmets rank highlyYou don't have to spend a fortune to get a safe helmet. - GiantAnother takeaway is just how many helmets are highly ranked by Virginia Tech. Its methodology includes a formula to assign a star rating, so its not just an arbitrary number.Of the 228 helmets tested, 137 were rated five stars thats 60 per cent. A further 55 or 24 per cent were rated four stars. This means, overall, 84 per cent of the helmets tested achieved Virginia Techs recommended level of five- or four-star protection.You dont have to spend a fortune to get a helmet that will protect you well either. Virginia Tech quotes a price of just $65 for the fifth-rated road helmet, the Giant Rev Comp MIPS, and there are highly-ranked MTB and urban helmets that cost less than $100 too.

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Hang around bikes long enough, and youll probably see a tall bike or two. These creations are exactly as they sound taller than average bikes, usually cobbled together from multiple donor bikes. Often, tall bikes require a creative solution to starting and stopping, but nothing like the most recent Guinness World Record attempt. According to Guinness, the record-breaking bike started as a friendly bet made at a pub between Nicolas Barrioz and David Peyrou. The two Frenchmen then set out to build Starbike, which is now officially the worlds tallest rideable bike at 25 5 (7.77m), breaking the previous record by 1 2 (36cm).The massive bike has everything youd expect from a normal bike, including two wheels, a saddle, a bar, working brakes with brake levers at the bars, and a crank that propels the rear wheel by a massive 53 chain! To earn the record, the bike had to be ridden a distance of 100 meters. To make sure no one died in the process, David was required to wear a safety harness attached to a zipwire (which Guinness points out did not assist in the cyclists balance in any way). The result is a new Guinness World Record. But for how long?Read more below. guinnessworldrecords.com The post Worlds Tallest Rideable Bike Requires a Safety Harness to Ride! appeared first on Bikerumor.