A five-year-old boy has been killed in Northern Ireland after a van driver knocked him off his bike on Thursday afternoon.The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) say that the fatal crash that claimed the life of Ollie Simmons-Watt happened at around 3.30pm on Irwin Avenue in Limavady, County Derry, reports Belfast Live.The youngster attended … Read more
So, Lance Armstrong, Jan Ullrich, Bradley Wiggins, Mark Cavendish, George Hincapie and Johan Bruyneel walk into a bar in Mallorca…It may be the set up to a not-particularly funny joke about pro cycling’s past and present, but it is a premise that has provoked quite a bit of consternation among the sport’s fans this week.On … Read more
More than three quarters of British people reckon that the police won’t bother investigating instances of bicycle theft, a new YouGov survey has found.According to the poll, bike thefts rank top of the list of crimes Brits don’t expect police to look into thoroughly, ahead of mobile phone snatching, phone and internet scams, and shoplifting.84 … Read more
Endura’s Women’s Coolmax Stripe Socks are described as ‘everyday’ cycling socks and are made with Coolmax yarn for maximise moisture transfer and breathability. But while they look good and feel soft, they’re not going to be contenders for the best summer cycling socks shortlist – they’re not great quality, nor do they live up to … Read more
London’s motorists need to be freed from the “burden” of car usage through improvements to active travel schemes, public transport, and the introduction of road charging measures, says the London Cycling Campaign’s Chief Executive Ashok Sinha.Sinha was speaking earlier this week in Liverpool at a Labour Party conference fringe event titled, “A gear shift on … Read more
Although prices of just about everything just keep on going up, getting your hands on one of the best gravel bikes doesn’t have to break the bank. In fact, with the explosion in gravel riding, there’s now a great choice of gravel bikes at all price points. Here’s our roundup of the best gravel bikes under £1,000.What … Read more
Police in Wiltshire are looking to speak to a dog walker who unleashed a torrent of abuse at a passing cyclist – after the bike rider had pointed out that he was attacked by one of the man’s pets.The cyclist was riding on the Ox Drove, a cross-country walking and cycling route near Salisbury, at … Read more
Litelok has launched a range of lightweight D-locks that are armoured with what’s called Barronium, a new material that “offers unparalleled resistance to angle grinders”, it claims.Litelok says, “Fully armoured with patent pending, anti-angle grinder technology, Litelok X is up to 15 times more secure, yet lighter than the best performing D-locks already on the … Read more
road.cc Recommends, our special place for the best cycling products that we’ve reviewed over the past month, has been updated with 6 new products from Canyon, Thule, MiRiDER, Garmin and Fara.While that might not seem like many products, it simply shows that we want road.cc Recommends to be reserved for the absolute best of what … Read more
