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Chris Froome is all aboard the disc-brake hype train
Four-time Tour de France champion Chris Froome seems to have been converted to disc-brakes after complaining of rotor warping issues earlier in the season.Froome recently took up a product development role with Factor, who provide bikes for the Israel Start-Up Nation team for which Froome rides and has suggested that while he still believes that … Read more
Vulpine Men’s Omnia Cycling Jeans
The Vulpine Men’s Omnia Cycling Jeans are comfortable on and off the bike, practical, and fitted me very well – in fact I found myself wearing them more than my regular jeans.The first thing to note about them is that they don’t look any different to a normal pair of jeans, at first glance, anyway. … Read more
Bike at bedtime: the new limited edition Cinelli Nemo Alessandro Mendini gravel bike
Italian bicycle manufacturer Cinelli has customised its Nemo Gravel bike with Italy’s radical designer Alessandro Mendini’s signature geometric patterns which feature across its frame, fork, stem and seatpost. 2021 Cinelli Nemo Alessandro Mendini gravel bike design (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson) The bicycle is being sold exclusively online at Cinelli Store in a limited edition collection … Read more
Cyclists converge on Glasgow as COP26 conference begins
Cyclists from the UK and beyond are converging on Glasgow as the crucial COP26 climate change conference gets under way in Scotland’s largest city to urge politicians to take action on the environmental crisis facing the planet.During the conference, which lasts until 12 November, the charity Cycling UK will also be co-ordinating a mass bike ride … Read more
Department for Transport launches consultation on setting up a Road Collision Investigation Branch
The Department for Transport (DfT) has launched a consultation into setting up a Road Collision Investigation Branch (RCIB), organised along similar lines to existing independent bodies for the aviation, maritime and rail sectors.The proposed body would be “dedicated to learning lessons from road traffic collisions, including those involving self-driving vehicles,” says the DfT.In particular, it … Read more
2021 Cube Agree C:62 SLT
The 2021 version of the Cube Agree C:62 SLT is a nimble and fun bike considering its endurance intentions, but that makes it great for anyone who wants to ride fast. You don’t need epic handling skills to exploit this bike in the bends, and the ratios of the Force eTap groupset let you get the … Read more
Husband of pedestrian killed by cyclist claims ministers are scared of “cycling lobby”
The husband of pedestrian killed by a cyclist in London in 2016 has raised concerns that his efforts to campaign for changes to the law to introduce harsher penalties for people on bikes who kill or injure others are being thwarted because ministers are scared of what he terms the “cycling lobby.”Speaking to Telegraph.co.uk, Matthew … Read more
Driver crashes into six cyclists in Texas, with three hospitalised
A driver in Texas has crashed into six cyclists, resulting in three being hospitalised – the second time in a month that multiple riders have been injured in a crash involving a motor vehicle near Houston.The latest incident took place on Highway 787 at around 11am on Saturday morning in Liberty County, which lies to … Read more