The TICCC HC is one of the best summer cycling jerseys for dealing with hot weather or high exertions. It’s a lightweight race-fit top for hot days, high-paced training or riding as fast as you can, with or without a number pinned to you. It’s made from a high percentage of recycled fabrics, which should … Read more
Today’s Near Miss of the Day submission comes from across the Irish Sea and landed the motorist a €300 fine and a day in court for careless driving.Righttobikeit recalls the van driver had been using his horn to try to pressure the driver of the black car, which waited for an appropriate gap in oncoming traffic, to pass … Read more
The Velotoze Cooling Vest with Cooling Packs is not your standard baselayer. It has four pouches that hold reusable ice packs to keep you cool on the indoor trainer or during a pre-race warm-up. It’s soft, made from light mesh and has a full-length front zipper for easy removal. However, this cooling comes at a … Read more
Days after Brighton & Hove City Council said it would investigate the placement of a cycle hangar causing outrage with parking permit holders who said it was “deliberately” blocking car spaces, another resident has taken to the local press saying she does not want one of the “giant ugly objects” outside her house.Janice Goodlet told The Argus … Read more
Pay attention to discourse around cycling for long enough online, down the pub, on radio phone-ins or talk shows and you are sure to hear mention of ‘road tax’ eventually, but it is not cyclists who are going to be asked to pay vehicle excise duty (or VED, to give it its proper name) by … Read more
We’ve got a diverse Tech of the Week for you today – there’s fun for all the family with new clothing from Rapha and MAAP, some crazy gravel wheels from Syncros, and an NFT-validated carbon fibre bike which has us scratching our heads.We’re starting, though, with an e-bike conversion kit that has smashed its crowdfunding … Read more
The controversy over a cyclocross event in Brighton which left a park a “quagmire” and a “dangerous mud bath”, attracting fury from some residents and councillors, appears to be a thing of the past as the ground has now largely dried out and recovered.This morning’s Parkrun event — organised by Cllr Nancy Platts who said she was “disappointed” the cyclocross race … Read more
Topeak’s Gravel 2Stage Mini Pump gets gravel-size tyres up to workable pressure reasonably easily and quickly, but you do have to pay a bit extra for the two-stage feature. It has two settings, one delivering a higher volume of air, the other more suited for a higher pressure. The aluminium pump fits nicely into a jersey pocket too, but there are … Read more
Rapha chief executive William Kim is stepping down from his position as chief executive for personal reasons, with the North London-based upmarket cycling clothing brand appointing two joint managing directors to run the business.Kim – who previously worked at the London-based retailer All Saints and at luxury goods firms Burberry and Gucci – joined Rapha … Read more
The Rawvelo Organic Hydration Mix is made with all-natural ingredients, tastes great, and is easy to drink all-day long. It’s no slouch in the nutritional department either, provided you’re looking for a drink that’s designed to hydrate you, rather than offer loads of ride fuel. It’s not too expensive per serving, but there are slightly … Read more
