Tern has launched an updated version of its mid-size longtail cargo bike, the HSD. Designed to carry one passenger (or a whole load of shopping), the new HSD comes with an updated frame, bigger carrying capacity, automatic shifting and new spec options including the premium 3×3 NINE hub gear. “Cargo bikes are incredibly useful for … Read more
With loads of brands rushing to get new products out in time for the start of the Tour de France, this could be the busiest week of the year in the cycling world, and we’ve included a couple of TdF-focused products in our round-up, including a limited-edition Bianchi, but we’re starting with something completely different: … Read more
It has been a hectic week of cycling tech news and here are the best bits delivered in a handy bite-sized format. We’ve got new wheels from Mavic, untamed shoes from MAAP and Quoc, and an appeal to Islabikes owners to check certain models, but we’re starting with a new helmet from Lumos that borrows … Read more
France’s Look has redesigned its Geo City Vision urban pedals with integrated LEDs to offer greater visibility while slashing the price to £75 a pair, which is a 40% reduction on the previous model.Best known as the company that brought the road cycling world clipless pedals back in the Eighties, Look introduced its Geo City … Read more
Estarli has unveiled a new E-cargo Longtail 2.0 electric bike with a maximum load capacity of 250kg, a redesigned lower-step frame for easier use, and the Estarli Cycle Systems mid-drive motor and Enviolo drivetrain that are intended to provide “exceptional hauling and climbing capability under load”. Designed and built in Hertfordshire, Estarli sees it as … Read more
We cyclists will try almost anything in the pursuit of comfort. Cut-outs, short noses, 3D-printed padding… we’ve seen plenty of genuine innovation over the years, but every so often a bike saddle arrives that makes you stop, stare and wonder whether someone has really lost the plot.From the backrest-equipped SaddleSpur to Mornera’s AI-designed “bike board”, … Read more
Time moves on and, with it, so does innovation. Except, it seems, when it comes to tyre or inner tube valves. The venerable-but-still-going-strong Schrader valve was invented in the 1890s. A few years later, the Dunlop valve came into being. And the road cyclist’s ol’ faithful – the Presta valve – was created in the … Read more
So, you want to go on a cycling holiday without taking your bike on the plane this summer? Flying with a bike is fraught with risk, and there’s also the environmental concern – both of those were factors in our parent company deciding road.cc would no longer fly to attend product launches. The no-fly movement … Read more
GPS bike computers, such as Garmin Edge and Wahoo Elemnt devices, along with smartphone mapping apps, make it easier than ever to plan and follow a cycling route. While you can of course still navigate roads and tracks using paper maps if you want to go old-school, almost all cyclists now rely on digital navigation. … Read more
If you’re taking your bike to an island in the sun during the next few months, or maybe heading off to ride one of Europe’s big sportives, you need to choose your airline carefully. A few years back, keen cyclist and regular road.cc reader Dan Kenyon was checking the cost of flying himself and a bike … Read more
