Trek is set to launch a new (2023 model year) Domane endurance road bike range, with updated Domane SL, Domane SLR, and Domane RSL models added to the UCI’s List of Approved Models of Framesets today. The timing of the update suggests that we could see the top-level version of the brand’s most popular road bike being raced … Read more
The CEO of Shimano’s UK cycle parts distributor Madison has offered some hope on the supply issues that have plagued the bike trade over the past few years. Dominic Langan was cautious not to point the finger at Brexit, suggesting rather that “the whole world was after the same parts.” He also suggested that supply could return to normal … Read more
Today’s Near Miss is something of a rarity, as it features footage shot not from a cyclist’s action camera, but from a car’s dashcam. From this driver’s-eye perspective, the video neatly encapsulates how to overtake a cyclist safely and responsibly – and also how to endanger the lives of everyone on the road.The video shows … Read more
A former Mayor of Witney, Oxfordshire has been given a suspended sentence and banned from driving for two years after causing the death of a 75-year-old cyclist in December 2020.Ian Bailey was cycling on the A361 between Broughton Poggs and Little Faringdon in west Oxfordshire when he was hit by the wing mirror of a car, … Read more
Brompton’s P Line Urban models bring a dose of considered, performance-orientated refinement to the classic tried-and-tested folding bike icon. However, while you’ll appreciate the lighter mass both on the road and especially when carrying folded, you might be less enthusiastic about the accompanying reduced weight of your wallet.The classic description of a Brompton goes something … Read more
Britain’s Reilly Cycleworks is the latest bike brand to announce that it’s working with Classified Cycling to offer Powershift shifting as an alternative to using a front derailleur. 2022 Reilly Gradient Classified – 9 (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson) Classified Powershift is a clever and interesting system that has gained ever more traction in the market over … Read more
The UCI has banned teams representing Russia or Belarus at national level, as well as those registered in the two countries, from all events it sanctions following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.World cycling’s governing body has also struck all events scheduled to take place in Russia or Belarus this year from its calendar.Cyclists licensed to … Read more
During his 15 years of catching law-breaking and distracted drivers red-handed, Mike van Erp has had his fair share of run-ins with angry motorists. But when the bike-riding activist, better known by his online alias CyclingMikey, decided to step in front of a motorist driving down the wrong side of the road, perhaps even he … Read more
