A hotel in New Zealand has banned breakfast and lunch guests from wearing Lycra cycling shorts, as the “bulges on show” are putting off other diners. Staff at the Plough Hotel in Rangiora, near ...

Picture this . . . the alarm goes off on a Saturday morning, Freddie Mercury can be heard screaming “bicycle” at the top of his lungs as the man exits the bed, stumbling towards the wardrobe. He doesn ...

A new survey by the British Heart Foundation has suggested that the thought of wearing Lycra is enough to put middle-aged people off cycling. Apparently, a third of the 2,000 professionals it polled ...

Hot Hollywood bodies are transforming men into MAMILS – that’s middle-aged men in Lycra. Ripped celebrities are inspiring 40-somethings to bulk up, and now men in tights are hitting the gym in greater ...

A hotel in New Zealand is sick and tired of cyclists with lycra shorts. It has said enough is enough. The Plough Hotel in the rural town of Rangiora has a sign out the front, specifically targeting ...

Cycling shorts are the latest fashion trend for men. But are men really going to wear them away from their bikes, asks Paul McLauchlan Cycling shorts are the latest fashion trend for men. But are men ...

I’m in Starbucks, looking at a perfectly formed bottom. I don’t mean to look, but it’s right there in front of me, pert and peachy in black Lycra teamed with a short vest, waiting for its owner’s ...

Like most kids, I was into biking – but for me that involved trying to jump over obstacles and smashing them up, really. By my late teens I’d pretty much given up travelling on two wheels – then in ...