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Updated: Snapped handlebar that caused Australian rider to crash in men’s team pursuit was made by Bastion Cycles, brand confirms

* Update 3rd August, 09:10am: the Australian national track cycling team’s official bike partner Argon 18 issued a statement yesterday evening via social media to clarify the handlebar on Alex Porter’s bike that snapped during the Tokyo Olympics team pursuit qualifying round was provided by another manufacturer. Hours later, Bastion Cycles confirmed it made the handlebar that failed. The … Read more

Shimano announce sales up 73 per cent and income up 152 per cent

Shimano sales were up by 73 per cent and income was also up by 153 per cent in the first half of the year.Shimano only briefly mentioned the global bicycle part shortages in its first-half financial results announcement, which reported that sales in its bicycle sector were up 73.4 per cent in the first half of its fiscal … Read more

dhb Classic Bib Shorts

The dhb Classic Bib Shorts are ‘designed for all levels of cyclists’ and apparently take cues from the brands’ fancier Aeron collection. Essentially, they’re a decent, affordable option for general, everyday middle-distance riding.Given the price I wasn’t surprised to discover they’re the classic polyamide (80%) elastane (20%) mix, but there’s more to a garment than … Read more

GB News presenter Alastair Stewart schooled over two abreast preaching; Lotto-Soudal pro Jasper De Buyst hit by driver; Tom Pidcock marks UK return at mega Dales sportive; Germans smash team pursuit world record; Marginal gains + more on the live blog

Chrome Doubletrack Handlebar Sling

Bike at bedtime: take a look at Chris Boardman’s Olympic-winning Lotus Type 108 track bike

Main image credit: Design MuseumChris Boardman set a world record for the 4,000m individual pursuit at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics on the revolutionary Lotus Type 108. Designed by Norfolk-based Mike Burrows, the Type 108 was then modified and perfected through wind tunnel testing conducted by the Lotus aerodynamics specialist Richard Hill.The frame of the Type 108, also … Read more

Endura Pro SL Arm Warmers II

Endura Pro SL Arm Warmers II are warm, windproof and also offer some protection from road spray thanks to a DWR treatment of the fabric. They are high quality, with good placement of reflective accents, but they’re not as stretchy as some arm warmers and do come up quite small.The inside of the Pro SL … Read more

Giant ToughRoad SLR 1 2021

The Giant ToughRoad SLR 1 lives up to its name very well – but it brings much more to the party than old-boot toughness. The aluminium ToughRoad SLR 1 is an absolutely great ride on very poor road surfaces, scoffing at potholes, laughing in the face of broken asphalt and smoothing out gravel tracks so it’s … Read more

TalkRadio slammed for holding poll asking ‘Are cyclists a danger on the road?’

TalkRadio has been mocked after it launched a poll asking ‘Are cyclists a danger on the road?’ The radio show started the poll on Twitter after a raft of new changes were announced to the Highway Code which seemingly left many people enraged. The programme heard from an irate Mike Graham who claimed, among other things, that cyclists … Read more

Chef grabs hammer during road rage argument with 17-year-old riding side by side with dad

A chef grabbed a hammer from the boot of his car after he became infuriated that a 17-year-old was riding two abreast.Kenny Pinkstone, 33, was the front seat passenger in a car that passed the teenager, who was out cycling with his dad.The teenager said he’d heard the car horn sound and saw Pinkstone had his hand out the passenger … Read more