Category Gear

SoloBay open on a phone mounted to motorcycle handlebars, showing a map with blue parking pins and filters for bike bays, car parks and free parking, with the bike’s dials blurred behind

Gear, Rides

SoloBay Founder Interview: Built After a Third Parking Ticket

Arta, founder of SoloBay, on parking tickets, council data, E5 fuel and why he wants his app to take the payments.

David Vaughan
November 1, 2026

Coffee, Gear, Rides

Finding Bohemia: Coffee, Cromwell, and a New Nav App

Peterborough Cathedral was quiet under a mild, cloudy sky as I set off at 10am. It was 17 degrees on the dial, with Scenic loaded up for its first real test. One day into a free two-week trial, and genuinely…

David Vaughan
July 18, 2026

Rear view of the Royal Enfield Classic 350's seat backrest and leather panniers at the ford crossing

Gear, Rides

Two Comebacks: Royal Enfield’s and Mine

My Own Rough Start I’ve been riding bikes since I was a kid. Back in the US, where I’m from, I grew up around a 1978 Honda Supersport and a 1981 Kawasaki 440b that just refuses to die. My brother…

David Vaughan
July 14, 2026