Didn’t think the bike market needed any more niches? Well you were wrong: welcome to the budget sports folding bike! The Carrera Intercity Disc 9-Speed might not boast the engineering genius of more famous folding rivals, but with very enthusiastic road manners, excellent specification including a Shimano Sora rear mech and Tektro hydraulic discs – … Read more
After 10 stages of the 2022 Giro d’Italia, Trek-Segafredo’s Juan Pedro Lopez is still wearing the race leader’s Maglia Rosa (pink jersey), and this is the Trek Emonda SLR that he has been riding for most of the race.The Spanish rider took second place on Stage 4 which finished on Mount Etna after an error … Read more
The Crane E-Ne Revolver bell has a lovely tone, its unusual rotary mechanism means you can fit it wherever on your handlebar suits you best, and it’s very nicely made with a machined aluminium clamp and a brass dome.Japanese bell maker Crane is renowned for the volume and tone of its bells, and the E-Ne … Read more
A foul-mouthed Facebook post from Farmers Against Misinformation, in which cyclists are asked to stop on country lanes to allow oncoming tractors to pass, has been shared 15,000 times.The page committed to “helping people understand successful livestock and crop farming practices around the world, by providing news, views, and real world data” posted the “polite-ish … Read more
Students from The Chase school in Malvern, Worcestershire, were stopped by police after riding the wrong way on one-way streets in the town.Two Police Community Support Officers (PCSO) visited the area following reports, and took details of pupils from the local school who were riding their bikes in a “dangerous” manner.The Malvern Gazette reports the children’s details … Read more
There‘s a crazy number of exciting products out there being pushed to their limits by our reviewers at the moment, and here are some of the highlights that you can expect to see on road.cc in the coming days and weeks…Shimano Ultegra R8170 Di2 Disc Groupset £2,3992022 Shimano Ultegra groupset overall – 1 (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)You can’t have … Read more
Galibier’s Equipe 2 Aero Bib Shorts offer excellent value for money when you consider the performance. Their close fit feels slightly compressive but never restrictive, and the pad is super-comfortable both for long rides and shorter, harder efforts.Galibier has given the original Equipe Aero bib shorts a bit of an upgrade with a new one-piece … Read more
Formula 1 driver Valtteri Bottas is well worth a follow on Strava. His partner is Canyon–SRAM’s Tiffany Cromwell and he regularly gets out on the bike to stay fit (when he’s not whizzing around the track at 200mph)…When the Finn’s latest training, in Colorado, dropped onto our Strava feed we didn’t think too much of it. … Read more
This article was updated at 12:51pm on Tuesday 17th May following a statement from RideLondon.RideLondon will not have a safety car setting a 22mph speed limit at the head of the event after all…In a statement released on social media this lunchtime, the organisers admitted the 22mph information was “stated incorrectly” and confirmed the “event safety car … Read more
