The Carrera Subway All Weather Edition from Halfords is a mountain bike-styled urban warrior that comes out of the box with some very useful winter-riding accessories and an excellent spec for a very modest price.Halfords offers some terrific value-for-money bikes and the Subway All Weather Edition (henceforth Subway AWE, I’m lazy) is an excellent example … Read more
17/08/22, 11:52: Read our update to this story here: Confusion as Grant Shapps now says he is “not attracted to bureaucracy” of number plates for cyclistsTransport Secretary Grant Shapps has said that cyclists should be insured, carry licence plates on their bikes, and be subject to the same speed limits as motorists.The Tory cabinet minister told … Read more
The new Giant Propel Advanced SL road bike has yet to be released but it has already clocked up two Tour de France stage wins courtesy of Team BikeExchange-Jayco, and this is what we know about it so far.Check out the bikes ridden to every 2022 Tour de France stage victoryWe first showed you the … Read more
The Scott RC Premium jersey is a lightweight, breathable top with a race fit suitable for fast summer riding. It performs very well in the heat, but just be aware that the front of the jersey comes up very short and there’s minimal gripper.As the name suggests, this is Scott’s premium aero race-fit jersey; this … Read more
A speeding driver who hit and killed a 16-year-old cycling home from school has today been jailed for five years and disqualified from driving for 12 years and six months.Sami Ula Jabbar, who had a previous conviction for careless driving and was on bail at the time of the crash, heard his sentence at the High Court in Glasgow … Read more
Alpe d’Huez, Sa Calobra, Stelvio Pass, Lacets de Montvernier… is this new cycle route in Swansea the latest addition to the great hairpin-covered climbs of the cycling world? At 1.4km long, probably not. But it makes a pleasant change from the usual fare of painted cycle lanes and baffling designs full of active travel obstacles.> How fast!? We take a … Read more
Shimano’s 105 R7100 Di2 brings semi-wireless electronic shifting to its mid-level groupset, and an extra sprocket to boot, bringing it into line with range toppers Dura-Ace and Ultegra. Some will mourn the lack of a rim brake option, but if you are happy to embrace some of the best performing hydraulic braking power and electronic … Read more
Police in Northumbria have arrested a 19-year-old man on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving as a 13-year-old cyclist remains in a critical condition in hospital following a collision shortly after 8.10pm on Sunday.The incident happened as a red Vauxhall Corsa was travelling north from Glover Road in Washington, around seven miles west … Read more
What will Campagnolo release to the market next? Back at the start of the year, we’d have put money on the Italian component company launching a new groupset in 2022. Peak launch season has come and gone and we’ve seen nothing yet, so what’s going on?It has been ages since Campagnolo launched a new top-end road groupset. … Read more
