The Castelli Idro 3 Women’s Jacket is mostly fantastic – it’s light, windproof, waterproof, packable and yet breathable enough to keep on even when the rain stops. The narrow cut of the forearms isn’t exactly perfect though, and given the high price of this even against other Shakedry jackets, that’s disappointing. I was keen to … Read more
Restrap has updated its Bar Bag with new 14 litre and 17 litre models that come with an upgraded handlebar attachment. Both options consist of a tape sealed and waterproof 6oz nylon double roll dry bag which has a capacity of 14 litres, while the larger 17 litre option has a removable three litre ‘food … Read more
Many of our readers’ submissions to Near Miss of the Day are reported to the police and, in instances where the perpetrator is driving a vehicle owned by their employer, the relevant company. Some, like Tuesday’s Near Miss, don’t receive any response at all, while others – like today’s edition – are acknowledged, but perhaps … Read more
A recently published analysis of Great Britain’s “most cycle-friendly cities” has caused confusion online after it claimed Bristol contained over 107,000 kilometres of mapped cycleways – a quarter of the UK’s entire road network.Yesterday, the Twitter account for a group of Labour councillors in Bristol shared the results of a study which claimed that the … Read more
The Bontrager Circuit WaveCel Helmet is comfortable and very well made, and promises great safety with its rotational impact protection and quality Boa dial cradle adjustment. It’s pretty heavy and warm, though, for the price.If you’re wondering what WaveCel is, the blurb says it ‘disrupts the safety standards that the industry has accepted for over … Read more
With storm Dudley and Eunice battering the UK this week, many of us will have (wisely) confined our bikes to the shed. But not road.cc and off.road.cc contributor Matt Page, who has spent the past five days battling the wind and rain on the way to a potential Guinness World Record for the most castles … Read more
Many brands make bike computers, but only one brand did it first. Back in 1982, when the idea of satellites tracking your every pedal-powered move was the stuff of science fiction, Sigma Sport teamed up with German electronics pioneer Klaus-Peter Schendel to launch the first-ever digital bike computer: the Cyclecoach.While the 1980s may have seen … Read more
Members of Kingsknowe Golf Club in Edinburgh have started a petition urging the council to remove a recently installed cycle lane on the Lanark Road – so golfers can park their cars on it.Four miles of protected bike lanes, located along the Lanark Road, Longstone Road and Inglis Green Road in Edinburgh’s south-west, were introduced … Read more
Met has upgraded its Trenta Carbon Mips aero road helmet, with the integration of Mips’ lightweight Air brain protection solution in the padding. There’s now 10 to 15mm of relative movement between the energy absorbing layer and the padding to reduce rotational motion transferred to the brain in the event of a crash. The overall weight of … Read more
