A cyclist from Worcester was mugged of his bike while trying to find a family from Ukraine a home in the city.David Carter was riding along the River Severn towpath on Friday afternoon as he sought to help a Ukrainian family hoping to flee the war when he was pushed to the ground and his £3,000 Raleigh … Read more
If you could only have one bike, what would it be? Firstly, it would have to be practical so you could ride it on typical journeys, commutes and the like. If it had loads of mounts for bottle cages and bags, you could go touring with it. You’d probably want a bit of speed, so … Read more
The epic climb klaxon has sounded, there’s a new bonkers berg to be ridden…This one has shot to notoriety after doing the rounds on social media but, from what we can tell, you’ll have to plan an awfully long spin to get there as it’s in China.Despite a couple of accounts sharing the mind-boggling video … Read more
The Dawn To Dusk Sideburn 8 cage is a very good option for restricted-access bottle cage locations. When paired with Dawn To Dusk’s own bottles, the retention is impressive while easy access is retained.Side-entry bottle cages used to be the preserve of children’s and small adults’ bikes, where frames didn’t allow removing a bottle from … Read more
The Men’s Short-Sleeved Road Cycling Summer Jersey Racer is a light, highly breathable race jersey designed with an aero fit. It also has many of the characteristics of jerseys costing twice as much – it’s a bit of a bargain, and definitely up there with the best summer cycling jerseys around.Van Rysel is French superstore … Read more
The Cannondale Intake MIPS helmet offers the extra safety tech layer at a pretty low price, especially if you shop around. Unfortunately, while some of the best cycling helmets feature Mips technology without issue, here it seems to come at the cost of limited fit adjustment.If you don’t know by now, Mips is a patented … Read more
Today’s Near Miss of the Day at least comes with the consolation that the offending driver was ultimately fined and saw their record endorsed with three penalty points for this dangerous undertaking manoeuvre.It happened, road.cc reader Andrew tells us, on Baltic Road in Tonbridge at the point the road narrows to one-way over a steep … Read more
Something tells us Aaron Ramsey won’t be nudging Rob Page to save Geraint Thomas a space on the plane to Qatar next month…The podium finisher at this year’s Tour de France is a proud Arsenal fan, and this week offered to take fellow Gunner Remco Evenepoel to the Emirates for a game, although on the evidence … Read more
A cyclist from Southampton — left with three broken teeth and a £1,400 dental bill after a pothole sent him flying from his bike — has demanded action from the council who, he says, needs to adopt “a duty of care” to improve the city’s “very poor” infrastructure and road surfaces.James Noel told the Southern Daily Echo he was cycling from work … Read more
It has been a mega-busy week in the bike tech world with new products dropping like prime ministers, and we have new stuff from big brands like Rapha, Gore, Selle Italia, and MAAP. We’re starting, though, with news of LoreOne shoes that are said to be the world’s fastest. They’re certainly among the most expensive … Read more
