The head of road safety at Nextbase, the dash cam manufacturer that runs the National Dash Cam Safety Portal used by many police forces, says video submissions, particularly from cyclists and pedestrians, have been on the rise since the new Highway Code came into effect in January.Bryn Brooker told the Express there has been nearly 25 per cent more submissions … Read more
CeramicSpeed is introducing an aero rear derailleur cage, the new component having been first used on the new Wilier TT Turbine New Innovation Lab bikes that Astana Qazaqstan rode in the Giro d’Italia over the weekend.We’ll come back to the bike itself in a mo and deal with the CeramicSpeed rear derailleur cage first. This … Read more
Like the idea of a 1x drivetrain, but worried about the lack of range and jumps between gears? Classified thinks that its new Powershift rear hub holds the answer, combining the ratios of a 2x system with the fast-shifting of hub gears and the clean design of a 1x setup – and we’ve had one … Read more
A positive ending for our latest Near Miss of the Day clip, with this video being reported to the police and resulting in a fixed penalty notice and the driver being sent on an improvement course.road.cc reader Stuart was riding out of Stourport-on-Severn along the A4025 Worcester Road when a driver of a red Audi sped past, … Read more
When it all goes a bit pear-shaped what do you do? On a recent ride I managed to salvage something out of the day despite feeling distinctly ganged up on by the universe.The plan was simple. My buddy Craig is training for a ride in the summer that’ll involve multiple big days in the saddle. … Read more
A delivery driver who did not have a driving licence when he hit and killed an 89-year-old cyclist in Cambridge has been jailed for 13 months.Omar Camara-Taborda was nearing the end of his shift on 25 March 2020, when he collided with Kenneth Turner at a roundabout.The 33-year-old delivery driver told police officers that he held a … Read more
Well designed, rugged and protective, the Miss Grape Node Road 2H top tube bag has just enough space for the essentials. It’s a bit fiddly to fit, but once on it’s stable and secure.If you’ve a frame with those little eyelets in the top tube that usually just sit there unloved and ignored, the Node … Read more
Love the look or hate it, Felt’s new IA 2.0 is shaped that way for some very important reasons. The IA 2.0 is not only claimed to be faster than its predecessor, there’s also more storage options and the ride quality is said to be improved thanks to a new vibration-dampening seatpost… both of which … Read more
