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Garmin Varia RTL515
The Garmin Varia RTL515 combines a radar and a rear light. The light is bright, while the radar gives you an effective early warning for ‘objects’ overtaking. Both work well, and made me feel safer on the road, but the price is premium.My initial thoughts on this radar system were the same as Dave Arthur’s … Read more
Snake Pass to reopen from tomorrow – with 20mph speed limit
Snake Pass, the Derbyshire road that has been closed for the past month due to damage caused by landslides, will reopen to motor vehicles from tomorrow afternoon with a temporary 20mph speed limit and weight restrictions in place.> Snake Pass now “belongs to cyclists” as Peak District climb closed to motorists for at least a monthOpened … Read more
Hopes that Tour de Yorkshire may return despite co-organisers entering administration
There are hopes that the Tour de Yorkshire may return at some point in the future, despite co-organisers Welcome To Yorkshire entering administration earlier this month.This year’s edition of the race, launched in 2015 to build on the success of the previous year’s Grand Depart of the Tour de France, was cancelled last August.> Tour de … Read more
Five cool things coming soon from Fulcrum, Shokz, Scicon, Oxford Aqua and UDOG
It’s coming up to the end of March and we’ve already had a chance to get the legs out, it’s been so lovely! But before we start filling up the site with plenty of spring clothing reviews, here’s the pick of other cool bits from the pile this week… Scicon Aeroshade Kunken Monogram Sport Performance … Read more
CLOSED! Win gravel entry for TdF’s official London-Paris worth £1,800 OR Santini gear in Hotchillee gravel giveaway! Winners announced soon
*This competition is now closed and the winners are Duncan Manuel (Winner) & Peter Leffler (Runner Up). Thanks for entering!*Did you know there’s two ways to ride the Tour de France’s official London-Paris event? Thanks to Hotchillee’s gravel giveaway, one lucky road.cc reader will win a package with return Eurostar travel to complete the alternative gravel version of … Read more
Near Miss of the Day 739: “If I hadn’t stopped almost to a standstill, it was a collision”
The road.cc reader who filmed today’s Near Miss of the Day video says that if he hadn’t braked almost to a standstill when he spotted a van driver overtaking a cyclist who was pedalling uphill, he was certain that there would have been a crash.The incident was filmed last Tuesday on the B9140 in Clackmannanshire, … Read more
Find past Strava activities on a single map with new Find That Ride website
Find That Ride is a new website that populates a map with all of your activities and Strava routes, allowing you to browse and click on specific activities that are linked back to their original Strava page. The idea is that this format, which is not offered by Strava, can help you find previous rides. Find That … Read more