It’s that time of year again when there are some riders out there in the UK who have taken the bold move and gone for shorts, outside… it might be getting warmer but is it really that warm, just yet, hmmm? Nevertheless, it has been lovely weather and our team of reviewers have been enjoying testing some neat gear that’s … Read more
Sigma’s Rox 11.1 is a versatile and comprehensive training tool that’s fairly easy to use and has good battery life. It’s relatively inexpensive, too, though you’ll need to lay out (possibly a lot) more money to access its full potential. GPS capabilities are basic but work fine and can be enhanced if you have a … Read more
Britain’s most successful Paralympian Dame Sarah Storey has been appointed Greater Manchester’s new active travel commissioner.Last week, the 17-time Paralympic gold medallist announced she would be stepping down as Sheffield’s active travel commissioner in May, and today it was revealed she will be taking the Manchester role over from Chris Boardman.Boardman left the role in January to head … Read more
MGIF stands for ‘must get in front’, if you haven’t already heard, and sums up perfectly this incident involving a driver lacking the patience to wait a few seconds for a safer place to overtake.Instead, they push their way in front of the cyclist, narrowly avoiding a collision with the HGV in the process.road.cc reader Graeme … Read more
This competition is now closed and we can now announce the Winners!Congratulations to the following 3 winners: 1st place winner – Johan Dun 2nd place winner – Andrew Brown 3rd place winner – Glen CuttsThe Rider Firm will be in contact with you shortly to arrange your prizes.To everybody else who entered, thank you very much, and better luck next … Read more
A petition has been drawn up to ask the Government to amend legislation so that “more constructive language” is used when referring to road traffic collisions.The UK Government and Parliament petition currently has 1,800 signatures at the time of writing, almost 20 per cent of the way to the point at which the Government will respond to it, and … Read more
The Topeak PT30 comes with a huge number of functions, all locked away in the Ninja Master+ Toolbox, which itself gives you loads of bike-mounting options. Its small size limits leverage at times, but the tools themselves are great quality.Pretty much every job that you’ll likely need to carry out on the side of the … Read more
Merida’s Scultura Endurance carbon bike is designed for comfortable long distance riding. Although intended primarily for tarmac, Merida says that the disc brake bikes can take 700 x 35mm tyres and easily tackle surfaces like fire roads, and so it nicely fills the gap between the brand’s road race models and its gravel bikes. > 17 of … Read more
We must have missed the part of the Highway Code which says you can ignore the road user already on the roundabout if they’re riding a bicycle…road.cc reader Lyndon said this one is “another example of how some people are just bad people.”“This happened before 7:00am on my way to work. As I entered the roundabout … Read more
