road.cc and our parent company F-At Digital is hiring again, and this time we’re looing for a knowledgeable and enthusiastic tech writer. If you love bikes and want to write about them for a living, this is the job for you. road.cc is looking for a new member of our highly respected tech team to work across … Read more
Saturday morning was glorious for bike riding: blue skies, barely a cloud in the sky, hot (but not too hot), a gentle breeze…that is of course, unless you were riding along happily when a driving instructor (no, really) overtook a learner driver at a zebra crossing, narrowly returning to the right side of the road in time.That is exactly … Read more
Along with Simon Yates, Wilco Kelderman’s general classification hopes all but disappeared on stage nine of the Giro d’Italia, however, unlike Yates, the Bora-Hansgrohe rider has some gripes about his equipment letting him down — specifically, his disc brakes…Kelderman, who finished on the podium at the Giro in 2020 when Tao Geoghegan Hart won the race, twice … Read more
UPDATE: In a statement released on Tuesday 17th May, RideLondon admitted the 22mph information was “stated incorrectly” and confirmed the “event safety car would travel at a pace determined by the conditions and what is happening on the road”.Any early starters at RideLondon hoping to set a fast time may find themselves stuck behind an event … Read more
An assisted driving system installed in a Subaru car failed to detect a dummy cyclist during testing by the American Automobile Association.The Subaru Forester, equipped with the manufacturer’s EyeSight driver assist technology did not react to a simulated bicycle rider five times under test conditions, and also failed to detect or slow to avoid a dummy vehicle during a … Read more
Zipp has announced that using a Wahoo Kickr Rollr indoor trainer will void the warranty on any of its wheels. The Kickr Rollr system is unusual in that it attaches to a bike’s front wheel/tyre while the rear wheel is unsecured, but Wahoo says that the stresses are within acceptable levels and will not damage wheels.Zipp says, … Read more
The Cane Creek eeSilk+ Aluminium Seat Post takes the excellent build quality and performance of the standard eeSilk, and gives you an extra 15mm of travel. If you want a subtle bump-taming solution whatever the terrain, this needs to be on your shortlist – especially considering the price drop.Back at the end of last year … Read more
