The Panaracer GravelKing Slick TLC isn’t actually a ‘gravel’ tyre as such, despite the name, but it excels in any kind of on-road/bad road scenario. It’s also very light and has a seriously low rolling resistance its width, which makes it a very fast tyre no matter the terrain. Puncture protection is also pretty solid, … Read more
As well as supplying the official Tour de France yellow jersey, Italian cycling apparel specialist Santini has launched a whole new line of kit for 2022 to whet your Tour de France whistle. Featuring two types of jersey, shorts, a base layer and accessories, it looks like there are only men’s sizes available and considering … Read more
Update: On Tuesday, The Royal Parks issued the following statement on the temporary suspension of Cycle Superhighway 3 in the Green Park, which will be closed for six weeks to allow for the construction and dismantling of infrastructure related to the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations in early June: Due to the build for ceremonial events … Read more
If you follow professional cycling, you may be familiar with the phrase ‘sticky bottle’, in which a rider taking a fresh water bottle from a team vehicle might choose to hold onto it for a little bit longer than necessary to gain extra momentum from the car (there’s even a whole Irish cycling website named after the trick). In … Read more
Punctures are annoying but we have some tips and tricks to help you deal with them as painlessly as possible and to get you out of a scrape if you’re really desperate.Puncture repair — learn how to fix a tube We all know the basics of puncture repair, right? It’s a pretty straightforward process, but we … Read more
A classic type of close thing features in our Near Miss of the Day series – a SMIDSY (“Sorry mate, I didn’t see you”) driver who almost hit a cyclist on a roundabout – though thankfully the bike rider was alert to it.The footage was uploaded to YouTube by road.cc reader Ehe Life Cycle, who … Read more
The Momum Gum Tubeless Tyre Sealant works quickly at sealing punctures whether they’re in high-pressure road tires or big, softer large volume ones. It plugs holes from small thorn pricks up to larger slices, and looks to be long lasting too.Momum’s Gum sealant uses fast-reacting microfibres, apparently, and I found it to work well both … Read more
An eight-year-old cyclist has raised more than £6,000 for medical help for people in Ukraine by riding two laps of Richmond Park.Oscar Hutchings rode a total distance of 24km in his fundraising ride on 3 April, reports the Express.“It was very, very fun and a bit challenging but I had my dad and my dad’s … Read more
Submissions to police of video evidence of poor driving have risen since the Highway Code was updated at the end of January according to dashcam manufacturer Nextbase, which also operates the portal many forces use to allow people to upload footage.Meanwhile, Detective Chief Superintendent Andy Cox of Lincolnshire Police, who is the national lead on … Read more
