The Torq Cola Caffeine Energy drink mix contains caffeine, carbs and electrolytes in competitive doses, mixes well and provides a noticeable performance benefit – especially in warm climates. It’s not badly priced either, particularly in bulk, but there’s only this single flavour and it’s one that taints bottles.This drink delivers 100mg of caffeine, 120kcal of … Read more
We’ve got quite the juxtaposition for you in our Near Miss of the Day series today – it’s not the first time we’ve featured a motorist overtaking a cyclist with plenty of room to spare, immediately followed by a driver who makes a close pass, but due to the width of the road in this … Read more
A cyclist who was holding onto a work colleague’s car was killed when the driver accelerated, in what the prosecution described as a case of “playful workplace banter” that ended tragically.Paul Heenan, aged 40, decided to cycle to work at the Yuasa battery factory in Ebbw Vale in April 2020 after the gym he attended … Read more
Specialized has made the 2022 Allez Sprint incredibly similar to the Tarmac SL7. But can it ever compete with its carbon-framed bigger brother? And is it as Specialized claims, the world’s first alloy superbike?The claimsWe won’t go deep into the marketing spiel surrounding this bike. We covered that in our tech news piece. Instead, here … Read more
The René Herse Umtanum Ridge 650b tyres are a ridiculously fast yet grippy upgrade to any bike that can fit them in. They’re quiet, supple and very confidence inspiring. The (apparently randomly) smaller than advertised width and high price are negatives, but the performance is outstanding and goes a long way to offset that.Full disclosure … Read more
All good things must come to an end… and after hundreds of article revisions, thousands of page clicks and countless abusive comments on social media, road.cc is announcing that its famous article on L-shaped cranks is ceasing to be. And while you’ll no longer be able to read the article every few months, you can … Read more
Helmet camera footage submitted to Northamptonshire Police under the force’s Operation Snap has helped secure the conviction of a motorist who drove towards a group of cyclists on a single-track country road without slowing down, causing one of them to come off her bike. A driver who injured a cyclist has pleaded guilty at Northampton … Read more
A driver caught on camera by Mike van Erp – better known on social media as CyclingMikey – texting and swiping through Tinder photos has escaped a driving ban after convincing magistrates that he would suffer ‘exceptional hardship’ if his driving licence were taken away. What’s more, while the driver was awaiting prosecution for that offence, van Erp caught … Read more
