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The SKIINCore, a self-heating base layer controlled by an app, launches on Kickstarter

SKIINCore is self-heating, adapts to warm your body at its optimum temperature and is of course crowdfunding on Kickstarter...

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Black Friday Cycling Deals – 45% off Prime BlackEdition 50

These high-performance carbon clinchers are down to just £599.99

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Evans Cycles to begin accepting gift cards again from Friday

Meanwhile Cyclescheme says it's "business as normal" for people wanting to use Cycle to Work vouchers with the retailer

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Black Friday Cycling Deals – 53% off Mobi V-17 Pressure Washer

A great portable option for cyclocross, MTB and road use.

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Black Friday Cycling Deals – Wiggle 24-Hour Flash Sale

You've not got much time to snap up these brilliant deals.

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Tech company Tespack claim to have made “the world’s first smart cycling backpack”

The Wheeler backpack promises to keep you ‘charged and connected at all times’, with LED indicators, a solar panel that creates energy for you to charge devices from and even a black box to track movements in the event of a collision…

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Evans Cycles voucher-holders left in lurch after Sports Direct buyout

Retailer's staff unable to confirm whether gift tokens or discount vouchers will be honoured after takeover

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The Deal Clincher’s Best Black Friday Cycling Deals: Wheelsets

Any money spent upgrading your wheelset is money well invested.

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Scott unveil new colours and designs for their road bike range

Scott have some bold new designs for the Foil, Addict and Contessa bikes, that they say are "more classy and more premium than ever"...

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The Deal Clincher’s Best Black Friday Cycling Deals: Road Bikes

It doesn't matter if it's your first proper roadie, or your dream superbike. There's big savings to be had this Black Friday.

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Black Friday Cycling Deals – 31% off Vitus Vitesse Evo Di2

A brilliant bike at a brilliant price

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Black Friday Cycling Deals – 38% off Garmin Edge 520

This loaded head unit is down to just £149.99

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Muc-Off launch range of cleaning products for indoor training

Designed to keep indoor training equipment "clean, germ-free and protected", the new products protect against the particularly corrosive perspiration that can infect your bike and trainer during indoor sweat-fests...

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Hexr launch the world’s first 3D-printed custom helmet

"Because no two heads are the same", say creators Hexr, the lids are individually made-to-measure using 3D printed technology, a world first...

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Black Friday Cycling Deals – 49% off Scicon AeroComfort 2.0

The bike bag bargain is perfect for easy storage and safe flying.

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Bont release a heat-mouldable shoe for under £100

The Aussie cycling footwear experts have now brought their heat-mouldable tech down to an even more affordable price point, with a new version of the Riot shoe with a buckle available for £99

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Black Friday Cycling Deals – 50% off Ultegra R8000 Groupset

Possibly the best balance of price and performance

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Black Friday Cycling Deals – 48% off Ultegra R8050 Di2 Groupset

Time for a groupset upgrade?

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Black Friday Cycling Deals – 43% off Oakley Jawbreakers

Facebook Twitter These sunnies are a great deal at only £99!

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Black Friday Cycling Deals – Shimano 105 Groupset

At 46% off, get this great groupset for just £299.99!

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Survey: Dangerous roads deter one in four from commuting by bike

Research from Decathlon finds just 7 per cent of people in UK cycle to work

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CHPT3 collaborate with POC for new helmet and sunglasses

David Millar's CHPT3 and Swedish helmet and apparel brand POC have teamed up for a special version of the Ventral SPIN helmet and new eyewear, inspired by Girona's Devisa forest

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Sports Direct buys Evans Cycles out of administration, will close half of its stores

Hundreds of jobs at risk after Mike Ashley’s group confirms purchase of troubled retailer

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Five cool things coming soon from Triban, Rapha, Bontrager, Castelli and DeFeet

Some more of the best bikes, kit and gear we've just got in for review...

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Café du Cycliste launch new gravel clothing range

The premium cycle clothing brand have added a technical hooded jersey and woven shorts to their range, both touted as 'gravel-specific'...

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Halfords’ withdrawal may clear way for Sports Direct to buy Evans Cycles

Halfords to concentrate on its existing brands, Cycle Republic and Tredz

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Glove with smiley faces aims to make journeys happier for everyone

Loffi are looking to promote 'the power of glove' with their new smiley cycling glove, while a legal firm is also giving away stickers for cyclists to put in their four-wheeled vehicles...

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Live blog: “We were all children of our era” says Lance Armstrong’s ex-manager Johan Bruyneel after he is handed lifetime ban, odd video of texting cyclist appears on social media (fake news?) + more

All today's news from the site and beyond...

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Five cool things coming soon to road.cc from Tubolito, Storck, Giro, CatEye and Gore

Some more of the best gear, bikes and kit on test with road.cc's roving team of reviewers at the moment...

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100% launch the Glendale ‘vintage inspired’ performance sunglasses

Performance-orientated but vintage inspired according to 100%, the Glendale shades are perfect for cycling or hanging out with your gas-guzzling American muscle car in Peter's case here...

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