The Assos Winter Gloves P1 are extremely warm and suitable for pretty much anything the UK winter will throw at you. The windproofing is excellent and they repel all but the heaviest rain. They manage to do this without being overly bulky and they are very comfortable. Whilst they are expensive, if you do a … Read more
Lambeth Council has signed a multi-million-pound deal with three major e-bike operators to convert more than 130 kerbside car parking spaces into dedicated bike bays. The south London council has signed a two-year deal with London’s three biggest e-bike firms, Lime, Forest and Voi.The deal requires that all Lime, Forest and Voi riders end their … Read more
What with the sun actually making an appearance in the UK this week, you could have forgiven us for missing some of the best cycling tech releases – but we’ve still got a packed edition of Tech of the Week for you, starting with a very fancy, very fast and very expensive limited edition bike. … Read more
Quite high on the list of things we didn’t expect to read today was the ‘news’ that King Charles has had his say on electric bikes… by royal assent, electric bikes are hereby officially cheating.Now, the comment was reportedly made at yesterday’s inauguration of the King Charles III England Coast Path, the world’s longest coastal … Read more
The spring classics are here – and the road.cc Podcast is hitting the road. Or the narrow, treacherously cobbled and ridiculously steep Flemish lane, to be exact.Listen to the road.cc Podcast on Apple Podcasts Listen to the road.cc Podcast on Spotify Listen to the road.cc Podcast on Amazon MusicYes, this spring we’ve set ourselves the … Read more
Barcelona-based bike brand Felt has released what it is calling its “fastest and lightest aero road bike”, supposedly 5% faster than the outgoing Felt AR. The Nexar has a fully integrated front end, clearance for up to 32mm tyres, and the top-tier build weighs a UCI-busting 6.48kg according to Felt – a couple of grams … Read more
American Eagle is a bike brand few younger riders will have heard of, and yet back in the early 1990s heyday of mountain bike racing, these Dutch-reared American Eagles soared high and mighty, with Bart Brentjens riding an American Eagle to the historic first-ever Olympic Mountain Bike XCO title in Conyers, Atlanta. From Olympic gold … Read more
Police in Japan have revealed more than 1,500 people had their driver’s licence suspended last year for riding a bicycle while under the influence of alcohol.In total, 1,507 people had their licence suspended for the offence in 2025, dramatically up from just 23 people in 2024, a surge put down to the country’s revised Road … Read more
We’ve all seen tandems out there. Perhaps you’ve even seen an electric version, or the even rarer multi-seater and/or an electric variant of one. Compared to standard bicycles made for one, tandems and multi-seaters are an unusual sight, which might suggest they are only there to serve a niche – but once you realise the … Read more
Greg James has raised more than £4m for Comic Relief after completing his 1,000km country-crossing tandem charity cycle.Over eight days, the BBC Radio 1 DJ cycled from the south coast of England to the Scottish capital, tackling the lumps, bumps and headwinds of the UK on a tandem bike. At the finish the total raised … Read more
