The Specialized S-Works Torch is an excellent pair of performance road shoes for those wanting a slightly wider fit. They have offered exceptional comfort for my feet while being stiff and, crucially, looking good. All while being ridden through less than perfect conditions.Okay, let’s start with the caveat that all feet are different, and the … Read more
Giro says its Eclipse Spherical Helmet is both the fastest road helmet and the coolest aero road helmet it has ever created. We can’t verify the aero claims Giro makes, though it provides data to back it up, but I did find it very effective at cooling, and really comfortable to wear.Debuted in the World … Read more
A really bad one to start the week on Near Miss of the Day as a reader from Northern Ireland got in touch with this footage of a van driver pulling out on them, pushing the rider against the kerb to the point where their pedal struck the footpath and they unclipped to avoid a fall.road.cc reader … Read more
Very often the coolest products that we get in for review seem to cost an arm and a leg… well this week that’s going to change. Here are five products that have the potential to be absolute bargains, so keep your eyes peeled for the full reviews following over the next few weeks.Triban RC100 Cycling Bib Shorts£24.992022 … Read more
An Irish road and cyclocross racer has warned it is “only a matter of time until somebody is killed” by a trap as he returns to cycling just two weeks after breaking bones and suffering a partially collapsed lung after riding into a wire trap strung across a mountain bike trail.Seán Nolan had returned to … Read more
Late on Friday, images emerged online of the Daily Mail’s Saturday front page, informed by an editorial published inside by Transport Secretary Grant Shapps, reporting that ‘reckless cyclists face jail crackdown’. ?? Reckless Cyclists Face Jail Crackdown ▫Transport Secretary Grant Shapps wants to change laws on dangerous cycling ▫@David_Churchill▫https://t.co/1sWqO2C5I8 ??@DailyMailUK #frontpagestoday #UK ? pic.twitter.com/MeeiHsPP3w — … Read more
However much we might like to think that cycling is all one big happy family, there’s no disputing that cyclists do tend to divvy themselves up into distinct tribes. Even among ‘roadies’ there are racers, fast commuters, sportive riders, weekend warriors, cycle tourists. Add in other disciplines, say BMX or mountain bikers, and things get … Read more
An event marshal at yesterday’s Commonwealth Games road races in Warwick has reported abuse from motorists, recreational “cyclists treating the course as their own personal circuit”, and being told to “f*** off” by two club riders, during his day of enforcing road closures to ensure the route was clear for racing.The road.cc reader has been a member of a … Read more
