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Van Rysel releases Flanders lifestyle range with donations going towards cobble renovations
Van Rysel has launched a lifestyle clothing range for riders to showcase their passion away from the bike while raising funds for restoring sections of France’s cobbled roads, with pavé-themed sweatshirts and t-shirts.Van Rysel Lifestyle Collection 6 (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)There are two different styles of sweatshirts and t-shirts available: a printed design of the peloton on … Read more
Amazon Prime Day 2021: a round up of the best cycling deals
Amazon Prime Day is here (it actually runs for 48 hours on 21-22 June 2021 until stock runs out) and we’ve done all the hard work for you, sieving through to find you the best deals available.Amazon Prime Day is an annual deal event open to Prime members. Amazon can be hit or miss when it comes to … Read more
Vel Waterproof Saddle Bag Small
In this small size, the Vel Waterproof Saddlebag is a superlight and compact option for carrying essentials on a ride. It’s capable, well made and decent value, though an LED light loop would be handy, and the Velcro seatpost strap can be annoying.Rather than stuffing your tools into a jersey pocket, a seatpost-mounted pouch makes … Read more
Canyon Ring Bar End Bell
The Canyon Ring Bar End Bell differs from almost every other bicycle bell in that it fits in the end of a dropped handlebar rather than clamping onto the outside by the stem. Its light weight and position make it beautifully inconspicuous, but its distance from other controls could make it inconvenient for some, and … Read more
Boris Johnson orders son Wilfred an identical tricycle to match Joe Biden’s G7 Summit gift
Boris Johnson has ordered a custom tricycle for his son Wilfred, to match the Union Jack roadster that Joe Biden gifted him at their recent meeting at the G7 Summit in Cornwall. The Telegraph reports the PM immediately placed an order with renowned Philadelphia bike maker Stephen Bilenky to make a matching model for his son.The ‘US-UK Friendship … Read more
GoPro Hero9 Black
The GoPro Hero9 Black takes crisp, colourful and beautifully smooth video at anything up to 5K resolutions. While all the additions and improvements – such as a front screen, a bigger rear screen and amazing stabilisation – are generally excellent, they also make the Hero chunkier than before.Bottom line: unless you’re seriously adventuring, vlogging or … Read more
Elaine Paige blames empty cycle lane for traffic jam woes and accuses Sadiq Khan of ‘killing’ London
Elaine Paige took to Twitter to vent her fury at being stuck in traffic while trying to drive across London at 7pm on a Friday. Her target? Sadiq Khan and cycle lanes.The singer tweeted: “Sat in horrendous traffic on Park Lane trying to get from Sth London to Nth London whilst staring at a wide empty cycle … Read more
Surrey Bike Park row: campaigner opposed to bike park takeover explains “what is really happening”
A campaigner opposed to plans that would see a currently free-to-use BMX track near Dorking turned into a privately-owned bike park has contacted road.cc to explain “what is really happening”, after a local councillor who was quoted as saying the new bike park could attract child molesters says her comments were misinterpreted. During a recent Mole Valley District Council committee … Read more
Active travel encouraged as major Bath bridge to close to motor traffic for urgent works
Bath and North East Somerset Council has encouraged residents and commuters to use Cleveland Bridge’s upcoming closure for urgent maintenance works as an opportunity for more cycling and walking journeys. The bridge’s closure will likely need to be delayed beyond 28 June after a worker tested positive for Covid, but it will remain open to … Read more