The ArmaUrto Impact Pro Base Layer Elite offers protection to your elbows and shoulders in the event of a crash. The ARMA padding is claimed to absorb 80 per cent of impacts as well as reducing road rash and hence reducing time off the bike. I found it comfortable to wear, not hampering my performance, … Read more
The Gore Ambient Jacket Women’s is ultra-light, packable and breathable, and offers good protection from the weather. The cut suits performance riding, but it comes up small, even taking into account the ‘slim fit’, and the hem gripper isn’t very effective.The Ambient jacket is designed with performance riding in mind, with its low weight, compact … Read more
SRAM has acquired US cycling tech company Hammerhead, maker of the Karoo 2 cycling computer. Hammerhead will join SRAM’s portfolio of brands that includes RockShox suspension, Zipp wheels and handlebars, TIME Sport pedals, TRUVATIV bars and cranks, and Quarq power technology.SRAM also offers a huge range of groupset components under its own brand name, of course, … Read more
It’s often said that cycling is the most egalitarian sport in the world. As the old cliché goes, you can’t just lace up your boots and have a kickabout on the pitch at Wembley, but you can (in theory anyway) ride on the exact same roads as Tour de France winners. But here’s the rub … Read more
The Nopinz Endurance Roubaix Leg Warmers are warm, well shaped and the hydrophobic coating copes well in wet conditions. The gripper and durability of the reflective barcode could be improved, but they’re very good at keeping your legs happy on cold starts.I tested the leg warmers in temperatures ranging from around 2-12°C, as well as … Read more
A Conservative campaigner has been criticised for promoting “anti-cyclist” and “jingoistic” sentiments after he published a leaflet opposing the construction of what he termed a “European-style” roundabout at Rake Lane, North Tyneside.Olly Scargill, who based his campaign for election to the South Jesmond ward last year on climate change and reducing pollution levels in the area, claimed that the Labour-controlled … Read more
Buying a bike has been really difficult over the past year or so, as a result of demand far outstripping supply thanks mostly to the effects of Covid-19. The recent news of China’s latest port lockdowns and the continuation of the government’s ‘zero-Omicron’ approach, along with the massive mismatch in the global container market revealed in … Read more
The past year has witnessed a sharp increase in the number of collisions involving motorists on Edinburgh’s Lanark Road – and some residents think that a recently installed cycle lane is to blame.The protected bike lanes stretch for four miles along the Lanark Road, Longstone Road and Inglis Green Road in Edinburgh’s south-west and were … Read more
Here are the big tech trends we expect to hit the cycling world over the coming year, as well as other stuff that we’d love to see make it on to the shelves. It has to be said, some of the things on our wish list at road.cc seem far more likely than others, but that won’t stop us from … Read more
