A professional cyclist who punched a rival during a race in the Netherlands last month has been banned for 25 days by the UCI.There was outrage when Kiaan Watts was seen lashing out at a fellow rider during the Salverda Bouw Ster van Zwolle 1.2 race, footage of the incident subsequently widely shared on social … Read more
Recently we were lucky enough to test the Frog 67 children/young adult drop bar bike. I say we, it was my daughter who rode it, I just asked the questions and wrote up the review! Anyway, it was her first time riding with drop bars, and she loved it. So when the bike went back, … Read more
The on-the-fly tyre pressure adjustment system used by Visma-Lease a Bike and Pauline Ferrand-Prévot to great effect at last year’s Paris-Roubaix will not be making a comeback on the cobbles this weekend, after the UCI decided to ban the technology just days before the Hell of the North – and three months after the company … Read more
Wickedly straight, fiendishly long, and riddled with the kind of brutal pavé former Tour de France organiser Jacques Goddet described as “potholes, not cobblestones”, the Arenberg Forest, Paris-Roubaix’s first five-star sector, is difficult enough.But this year, the infamous Trouée d’Arenberg has been made even more difficult by a rather niche subsection of thieves, who have … Read more
The Look Keo Blade Ceramic Vision uses the existing Keo Blade Ceramic pedal platform and adds a biomotion light to the rear. It is aimed at road riders who wish to use a performance oriented pedal and cleat system, and also be seen. They work well and you can remove the lights without any change … Read more
Parcours is introducing a Strade GT road wheelset that uses new VibraCORE tech – incorporating recycled carbon in the rim structure – with the aim of improving both comfort and performance by reducing vibration. At typical road tyre pressures, Parcours says that VibraCORE reduces RMS (root mean square) vibrational energy by 19-23%, equivalent to lowering tyre pressure … Read more
Cardiff Council has been criticised after the bike hangars introduced to the city were unveiled at twice the price of the same storage in London.The 17 hangars, provided by Cyclehoops, are part of a pilot scheme that began last month to improve cycle storage in neighbourhoods with terraced housing. But whilst most London boroughs charge … Read more
The Ravemen PR2400 is an ultra powerful front light with an extremely large battery capacity, and does brilliantly in full dark either on or off road. Despite the monster specs I found it great for my daily commute too – the wireless remote and clear OLED display make it very useable.This light has two modes … Read more
There are countless cycling holiday operators who offer incredible all-inclusive guided tours of exotic far-flung destinations. For many people, they are ideal: you get the benefit of your guide’s local knowledge and all your logistical issues are dealt with by somebody else. But (and whisper it quietly) is that really exploring a new country? Or … Read more
