As its name suggests, the Swiss Side Hadron2 All-Road is the company’s do-it-all road wheelset, capable of tackling smooth tarmac through to potholed back lanes, cobbles and even off-road sections such as byways or gravel tracks. They are light and stiff enough to be raced on, and over the last five weeks of testing have … Read more
Groundhog Day (noun): A situation in which a series of unwelcome or tedious events appear to be recurring in exactly the same way.Sorry, no idea how that got there. Anyway, they’ve been talking about cycling on the telly again this past week, and it seems certain sections of the UK print and broadcast media must have missed … Read more
A new KTM road bike appeared at the Criterium du Dauphine last week, with a much sleeker silhouette, aero touches and extra integration helping B&B Hotels-KTM rider Pierre Rolland to victory in the mountains competition.KTM 2023 (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson) Something should have told us that this was a new bike…(Liam Cahill/road.cc) We might as … Read more
The road.cc reviews system is stacked right now with the latest and greatest bikes, components and accessories, and here are five of the coolest things that you can expect to see featured in the coming weeks…Vielo V+1 Strato gravel bike£4,599 Vielo’s V+1 is designed as a 1x (single chainring) gravel bike for fast riding rather than … Read more
The lightweight Nopinz Souplesse Jersey takes wind-cheating cues from the company’s aero range without the super-close race fit. Designed for summer and highly breathable, it’s a great jersey for warm days, but for the money could really do with details such as a valuables pocket and a zip garage.Though the Souplesse range is slightly more … Read more
Retired pro Steve Cummings’ autobiography is out now and includes interesting details of his time at Team Sky, including being used — as he believes — as a “guinea pig” for team leader Sir Bradley Wiggins’ extreme diets.Spotted by Sticky Bottle, and writing in ‘The Break, Life as a Cycling Maverick’, Cummings says he was put on extreme diets, sometimes … Read more
There are numerous jaded myths and theories in road cycling, most of them dating back to the era of woolly shorts and Mars Bars for breakfast… and while there is an element of truth and logic to some of them, one I can confidently say is complete cobblers is the idea that every ride has to … Read more
If you’ve been caught on camera in the wrong, it’s probably best to cut your losses, take your medicine and accept your place on a driver awareness course…Today’s Near Miss of the Day has shades of Sunday’s now-famous edition — Near Miss of the Day 783 where an aggressive close pass driver was offered a speed awareness course, declined, and … Read more
A major new West Midlands segregated cycle lane installed in April has attracted criticism from local riders who say it is “ridiculous” and “dangerous”, however the council and the area’s cycling and walking commissioner insist it has been designed to encourage less-confident cyclists.BirminghamLive reports the first phase of the two-way three-metre-wide Solihull cycle lane links the town … Read more
