Ergon’s BT Allroad bar tape is grippy, even in the wet, and it’s relatively easy to fit to even the most compact of handlebar drops. At 2.5mm it’s not the thickest of bar tapes for venturing away from the road, but it is certainly comfortableFor a bar tape that is designed to be used on … Read more
US Marshals in Texas have once again urged Kaitlin Armstrong to turn herself in following the shooting of leading American gravel racer Moriah “Mo” Wilson last month.Armstrong is wanted on a warrant in connection with the death of Wilson, who was shot dead at an apartment in Austin on May 11. However, the 34-year-old suspect has not been seen since … Read more
The Assos Equipe RS Spring Fall Bib Tights S9 are a beautiful fit with an excellent chamois and neat design all round. However, given they’re for ‘training and racing in the cool, dry conditions of spring and fall,’ they are curiously warm – so long as it isn’t raining, you could wear them for the … Read more
We regularly see impatient overtakes on Near Miss of the Day, some worse than others, but few come as close to causing a collision as this.road.cc reader Marcus was riding on the A442 in Worcestershire near Inkberrow just after 11 o’clock, and was “heading back to quieter lanes” when this high speed near miss happened.> Near Miss … Read more
A councillor has proposed the city of Cork installs a ‘bicycle lift’ to aid cyclists heading back out of the city up a 14 per cent hill.York Street climbs 14m in just 100m of city centre road, and Green Party councillor Oliver Moran believes a ‘bicycle lift’ could help encourage more people to venture into … Read more
Bristol City Council is set to request funding for a £2 million plan to fully pedestrianise parts of the city centre.Changes to King Street and the Old City have been mooted, to make the temporary traffic ban introduced during the summer of 2020 to help hospitality outlets during the first easing of coronavirus restrictions, and … Read more
Squirt Biodegradable Bike Cleaner Concentrate works really well both neat as a degreaser and diluted as a general wash. At the recommended maximum dilution of 1:25 it makes a massive 25L of bike wash, so it’s great value too.I tested this on both my road bike and my often slightly minging mountain bike, and it … Read more
A driver who pulled out on a cyclist they had not seen because they were chatting to their vehicle’s passenger features in the latest video in our Near Miss of the Day series.The incident was filmed in Havant, Hampshire, by road.cc reader Jim, who told us: “A driver too busy chatting with a passenger pulled … Read more
A self-driving bicycle developed by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) could transform public bike-share schemes by achieving big increases in their efficiency through needing smaller fleets according to modelling conducted by the research university’s City Science group.Bicycles that could travel autonomously to a pick-up location when hailed by a rider through an app, and … Read more
The Alba Optics Solo RST VZUM MR ALU Glasses are well made and comfortable for long rides, offering high quality optics and excellent coverage. They’re on the expensive side, though.On first glimpse, I wasn’t (and am still not) sold on this tan brown frame, and it’s your only option if you want the MR ALU … Read more
