As South Ribble Council is expected to give the green light to a new leisure greenway in Penwortham, another of the town’s attempts to encourage active and sustainable travel has been criticised as a ‘huge green elephant’ in the local press.Members of the borough council will today confirm that £314,000 will be allocated to completing … Read more
Fresh cables are crucial to making your bike feel brand new. Here’s why you need to do this before summer and a step-by-step guide to make the process super simple, even if you have no mechanical skills. While electronic gears and hydraulic disc brakes are pretty much all that you’ll find on a new bike these days, … Read more
The Wahoo Kickr Core Smart Trainer is the cheapest direct-drive offering in the Wahoo range, but sacrifices very little in terms of functionality when compared with its £1,000-plus competitors. In use it feels smooth and stable while providing accurate and reliable data however hard you push it, and the ERG mode is one of, if … Read more
This article contains links to retailers. Purchases made after clicking on those links may help support road.cc by earning us a commission. Find out more about road.cc buyer’s guides. Contents The best bar tape Things to know about bar tape To do its job well, handlebar tape has to be comfortable, hard-wearing and grippy, and it … Read more
The Vitus ZX-1 Evo CRS Di2 that impressed us hugely when we reviewed it last year has been given a fresh paint job for 2022 – switching from grey to this slate blue – along with Shimano’s new 12-speed Ultegra R8100 groupset with semi-wireless shifting.Shimano launches 12-speed Ultegra R8100 groupset that’s Di2 onlyThe Vitus ZX-1 … Read more
The Oxford Venture Jacket is strong, stylish and comfortable, but unfortunately the waterproofing – at least on the sleeves – is a letdown, and badly undermines its usefulness.There’s a lot to like about this jacket, but as it doesn’t keep you completely dry for very long, much of it is sadly moot. If you want … Read more
With bike shows back in full swing, we’ve had the chance to walk the halls and point cameras at shiny bike tech, along with being swiftly stopped from snapping some items that were still under lock and key. Here’s the best from Core Bike 2022.We’ll start with Topeak and the iconic* Core Bike carpet. This … Read more
With the last fully overhauled version of Canyon’s Ultimate launching back in 2017, speculation about the new bike has been rife for years rather than months now… and while an announcement on its German website gave us the strongest hint yet of a revamp this year, Canyon continues to whet our appetite with fancy versions of the current Ultimate, … Read more
Go for a spin around any built-up area and you will likely find at least one badly-parked car left blocking a cycle lane or pavement.One group of French cyclists are taking matters into their own hands to raise awareness of the problem — launching a competition to find their city’s worst-parked vehicle.The tongue-in-cheek ‘garé comme une … Read more
