A motorist who landed himself a bill of £4,500 when he turned down an invitation to undergo a driver awareness course after making a close pass on a cyclist got no sympathy from celebrity solicitor Nick ‘Mr Loophole’ Freeman – with the lawyer tweeting that “the driver was in my view, too close re new … Read more
Activity-sharing giant Strava has quietly added the ability for users to upload videos to their activities. The videos will be capped at 30 seconds long but there is no limit on how many videos can be uploaded to a single activity. The feature is available on the mobile app and is rolling out to all users over … Read more
The new Magma Essentia is the second race bike released by Alberto Contador and Ivan Basso’s Aurum bike brand, and aims to keep the ‘essence’ of the top-of-the-range Magma while reducing the cost. Aurum has drawn on experience from its founders as well as feedback from the Eolo-Kometa pro team to create an all-around bike that offers “an above-market standard performance … Read more
The 109th edition of the Tour de France starts on 1 July in Copenhagen, the furthest north the race has ever been in its history. The Grand Départ begins with a time trial on the Friday, the race beginning a day earlier than usual to allow for a rest day on the Monday for the … Read more
Pinarello’s latest Bolide time trial (TT) bike is now a disc brake design, and the Italian brand looks like it has been paying attention to far more than just the brakes. The head tube and down tube have been redesigned, there’s a new fork and the aero extensions may have been shaped to disrupt airflow prior to contact … Read more
The Michelin Power Cup Tube Type Tyre is a grippy but fast-rolling and fast-steering option that’s surprisingly robust for its low weight. It’s cheaper than some of the competition too.These tyres have a very surefooted feel. Push them hard into a corner and the Gum-X compound feels great, with good feedback that really feels like … Read more
The perpetrator of today’s shockingly close call, who attempted to squeeze between a cyclist and a pedestrian refuge with only millimetres to spare, stopped their car as soon as possible in the wake of the wince-inducing near miss.But unlike the squirrel-bothering driver featured on Sunday’s now infamous Near Miss of the Day 783, who jumped … Read more
Image licensed under CC BY 2.0 by steve p2008 on FlickrAn 82-year-old cyclist who was rammed by an “out of control” cow, which then attempted to sit on him, was saved after a passer-by used the victim’s bike to fend off the rampaging animal.The incident, which also saw the cow pitch another man headfirst into brambles, occurred … Read more
The MAAP Women’s Draft Team Jacket does a great job of keeping wind chill off without causing you to overheat. That it’s light and packable makes it perfect for long days in the saddle when cargo capacity is hotly contested, but don’t rely on it in rain because the DWR treatment simply doesn’t work.MAAP has taken … Read more
