Miscellaneous

11 things we’ve learned this week

Immortalising the MAMIL, microchips and a different kind of rap battle - here are 11 things we've learned this week...

New world record for most countries cycled in seven days

Norfolk cyclist cuts it fine

Data visualisation highlights scale of bike theft problem in England & Wales

Meanwhile, Oxford and Cambridge are named university bike theft hot-spots

Lance Armstrong sticks boot into David Walsh over character reference for paedophile

Walsh says he ‘could not abandon’ friend who has pleaded guilty to six offences

Mark Beaumont selling his record-breaking round-the-world bike on eBay

£10,000 is leading bid to date for Koga Kimera bike that Scot rode around world on in less than 80 days

Scotland’s Shand Cycles bought by metals group Liberty House

Sanjeev Gupta, who last year bought Trillion Cycles, has pledged to rejuvenate British bicycle manufacturing industry

11 things we’ve learned this week

Triple everesting, more road safety woes and beard prejudice. Here are 11 things we've learned this week...

Bad ads update + What you can do to help us stop them on road.cc

Where we're at in the fight against annoying and intrusive ads spoiling your enjoyment of road.cc

Cycling app of the week: Beanhunter

What's a bike ride without a coffee stop? The Beanhunter app has a very comprehensive list of cafes worldwide, with user-submitted listings and reviews added constantly...

Graeme Obree’s record-breaking Beastie bike expected to fetch £10-15,000 at auction next week

Other items going under hammer in Glasgow include world champion and Hour record medals ... and a Through The Keyhole key

Cycling app of the week: Wahoo Fitness

This fitness app by the indoor trainer and GPS specialists is designed to offer detailed functionality and a simple interface on your phone...

Renovo creates bikes out of old Glenmorangie whisky casks

“The scent has now diminished” says Renovo founder about the finished bikes

Video: Miami cyclists seen riding through Hurricane Irma during live news report

There's dedication, and then there's this: watch as two 'committed' riders battle through 100mph winds in Miami...

Eurobike 2017: saddles round-up and SQlab saddle fitting video

Take a seat... here are some of the best, most interesting and unique saddles we spotted at Eurobike 2017, plus we meet a saddle fitting expert from SQlab to talk fit and comfort...

University of Groningen adds special bicycle rack for Nobel Laureates because they deserve their own parking spaces

His own bike parking spot - just for Nobel Laureates

Melbourne cyclist dabs for Google StreetView car

Dabbed his way right down the street

First Ride: Shimano Ultegra R8070 Di2 Disc groupset

We headed out to Austria to ride the latest version of Shimano's hugely popular Ultegra groupset, now with hydraulic discs as well as Di2...

Sky’s Adam Boulton delivers full-blooded anti-cycling rant in Sunday Times

“At last the wheels are coming off our senseless worship of bicycles”

Kent cyclist hospitalised after riding across live rail

Incident happened at Harrietsham near Maidstone on Sunday morning

Veldt Trophy Head: the new way to hang your helmet

Whether it's tasteful or not is questionable, but if you want to make your bike helmet a centrepiece of the room then look no further...

How to report annoying or intrusive ads on road.cc

We hate annoying ads on this site even more than you do (no, really) so we've given you a place to report them so we can have them terminated with extreme prejudice

11 things we’ve learned this week

Unfortunate faceplants, travelling in style and avant-garde bike transportation. Here are 11 things we've learned this week...

Bristol woman to cycle around the UK and US with giant 90kg piggy bank

Rosie Mai Iredale’s journey will begin with a ride from Bristol to Brighton, departing on Monday 21st August, before a planned cycle around the UK and across the USA in 2018.

Cycling app of the week: Endomondo

This app has many uses and provides a rounded tracking and training experience to help you reach your goals

See James Hayden’s Transcontinental Race-winning bike at Rapha in London’s Spitalfields

Fairlight Strael on display at Rapha Cycle Club on edge of City ... but other riders had their rides stolen after finishing race

NEC Cycle Show set to be biggest and best ever

Be sure to book your tickets for the UK’s biggest cycle show, and pick up your 10% discount with a special road.cc code!

Kickstarter launches next week for Crosshead folding bike

The Crosshead is a brand new folding bike, that is said to ride like a racer and fold up in just 20 seconds flat...

Five cool products coming soon to road.cc

Shiny new gear from Polar, Flectr, Giro, Huez and Garmin that are currently out with road.cc's review crew...

Eleven things we’ve learned this week

Endurance race shenanigans, Mario Cipollini in the buff, more hapless thieving and very dodgy driving - here are eleven things we've learned this week...

Cycling app of the week: Cycle Now

This handy app fixes you up with the nearest bike available to hire and also finds a drop-off location closest to where you're headed...