Live blog: Bike shop Brexit sign… divides opinion (but not how you'd think), Danny MacAskill launches YouTube channel (+ showreel video), Wear cycling shorts? Vogue says you're a fashionista + more

Trials ace Danny MacAskill – catapulted to fame almost a decade ago by a short film shot in Edinburgh and who has featured in videos that have collectively racked up more than 300 million views, has launched his own YouTube channel.

Up until now, the Scot’s showpiece videos have featured on the social media channels of partners including Red Bull, Santa Cruz and – in the one that kicked it all off – Inspired Bicycles. Some of the highlights of his career to date appear on the showreel above, produced to coincide with the launch of his channel.

MacAskill said: “Better late than never, eh? I have been thinking about this for a very long time, because my approach to making videos just seems to be so much different than a lot of videos you see on YouTube every day.

“You won’t see daily edits popping up by any means. The plan is that I have my own space now, where I can chase some passion projects of mine.

“I have so many ideas on my list that I want to bring to life and I think that having my own space will give me more freedom to approach them.”

He added: “I will be kicking things off with a banger soon, just sit tight and watch this space!”

We can’t wait.

Coming in Berry or Caffeine Tropical varieties, the new gummies pack a carb-loaded punch in a resealable pouch. High5 promise a great taste, and both flavours contain the electrolytes sodium and potassium with added Vitamin B6.

They're also free from artificial sweeteners and include only natural flavourings, so are suitable for veggies and vegans. You can pick up multi-packs on High5's website now, with a box of 10 berry flavour priced at £14 and the caffeine tropical at £15. 

Former Olympian Jonny Bellis is suspended as sporting director of Drops Cycling Team after being convicted of assaulting his girlfriend. https://t.co/RvAWo8Wg8I pic.twitter.com/huN5FFVh3a

— I Gloucestershire (@ILoveGlosUK) March 27, 2019

News broke last night that the 2008 Olympian had been convicted of assaulting his girlfriend, and now Bellis has been suspended from his current role as Directeur Sportif of the Drops pro women's team pending their own internal investigation. 

The 30-year-old told Cheltenham Magistrates Court he struck his partner at their home after a night out drinking, and he was fined £635 and ordered to pay £100 victim compensation. He was also given a five-year restraining order from the victim and told he must not make any contact.

Won't be buying a bike from there then! pic.twitter.com/GxdcXuftRW

— LukeB_MTB (@LukeB_MTB) March 23, 2019

A tweeted picture of a pro-Brexit sign displayed in the window of a Welsh bike shop has – predictably – divided opinion, although not in quite the way you’d expect.

“I DON’T MIND BEING POORER AS LONG AS WE ARE OUT OF THE EU FOR GOOD”
proclaims the prominent sign in the window of East End Cycles in Colywn Bay, North Wales (not to be confused with shops of the same name in London and Edinburgh) which also points out that people under 70 won’t remember rationing and living on bread and dripping… er, no.

The main focus of online debate so far - hasn’t been around the rights or wrongs of Brexit or indeed any inconsistencies of the poster’s argument (someone has picked up on the …ahem, slight, over-estimate of the current UK population) but whether it’s valid to say you won’t be spending any money with East End Cycles because you don’t agree with the sentiments or undermining free speech by taking your money elsewhere, a somewhat moot point given that most of those commenting live at the other end of the country and quite a few of them are assuming East End Cycles is in the East End of London.
Conwy voted 54% to 46% for Brexit in the 2016 referendum. East End Cycles in Colwyn Bay does not appear to have a presence on social media, but you probably guessed that.

The reasons for it may not be all so positive, but the BBC reports that Asmara has unintentionally turned itself into a great place to ride a bike. Factors such as conflicts, diplomatic isolation and lack of funds to buy cars for the average Eritrean have led to the situation, but with cycling easily being the most popular sport in the country, brought over by the Italians in Eritrea's colonial days, you don't see too many locals complaining. The few cars that are on the streets are often old and buses are even few and far between, meaning the bike rules in Asmara. 

The feature also details how Eritrea is one of the only countries in the Horn of Africa with an extensive environmental policy, with the government limiting plastic production and usage, running reforestation campaigns and distributing bikes imported from Dubai and China.

The country has also produced numerous pro cyclists, including Daniel Teklehaimanot Girmazion who last rode for Team Confidis. 

There was a slow moving vehicle on the cycling path earlier this week. Turned out to be a two-person bike which is part of a social project, aimed at reducing loneliness. pic.twitter.com/eBmRiJRniZ

— Sjors van Duren (@Sjoess) March 26, 2019

Although you might not get the same levels of patience in some countries...