Norwegian bike brand Fara has redesigned its F/GR gravel bike, giving it dropped seat stays, a dropped drive-side chainstay that bumps tyre clearance up from 45mm to 50mm and a front end that takes the cables through the headtube for a cleaner look and better able to fit bar bags.Yes, I know what you’re thinking. … Read more
Muoverti is claiming to have unveiled “the first indoor bike that feels like real cycling” with its new TiltBike that can balance, steer, accelerate and brake to “fully engage the whole body to simulate riding outdoors, indoors”. It’s also Xbox-compatible, offering an immersive gaming experience. 2021 Muoverti TiltBike 4Season Collective 5 (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)> 14 of … Read more
A City billionaire controversially elevated to the peerage by Boris Johnson last year has called for the removal of temporary cycle lanes in London.Lord Peter Cruddas told the House of Lords today: “I am a keen cyclist myself and, during the lockdown, I even bought myself a new bicycle.”Unlike the Prime Minister, however, who was … Read more
Engo Eyewear has announced the launch of its new line of sports sunglasses that enable riders to view performance data in real-time without looking down at the bars, providing up to 12 hours of use to cover all-day endurance rides and coming in at a respectively light 42 grams. 2021 EngoEyewearCyclingonRoad (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)The … Read more
Giant has unveiled the latest generation of its Revolt composite gravel bikes, the Revolt Advanced Pro and Revolt Advanced. Both boast significantly lighter framesets – shedding 200g and 160g off respectively – with updated geometry that’s designed to aid speed and efficiency on the rough stuff. A ‘flip chip’ rear dropout has been added to let riders adjust the … Read more
Specialized’s Therminal Knee Warmers have a fantastic cut and are made of exceptionally lightweight fabric. They are so comfortable the only way you know you’re wearing them is by their outstanding protection against cold air.The cut of these is great; I didn’t even notice I was wearing them on the bike, and lining the seams … Read more
Members of Parliament will debate hit-and-run drivers who kill other road users later this month, with two petitions on the subject passing the 100,000-signature threshold needed for the issue to be considered by the Backbench Business Committee.It has now been confirmed that the debate will be held on Monday 15 November. Debates tabled by the … Read more
A driver of a flatbed truck who attempted to overtake a cyclist on a climb, then had to swing back in due to an oncoming vehicle, brushing the cyclist’s arm as he did so, features in our Near Miss of the Day series today.The incident happened on the Higher Lane climb out of Disley, Cheshire, … Read more
The Look Keo Classic 3 Plus pedals have a wide, stable platform, a good range of tension adjustment and pricing that stacks up well against the competition. But even out of the box the bearings show some play – it’s worth fixing the near total lack of grease in the axle from the off, as … Read more
