Audax events are long bike rides; they’re all about being self-sufficient over a long distance, and with events ranging from 50km up to a staggering 1,400km, there’s something for all tastes. Audax bikes are similar to sportive bikes except that traditionally Audax rules required mudguards and although that’s no longer the case (it’s now up … Read more
Cycling UK has written to the owners of the Humber Bridge following the closure of the structure’s footway to cyclists and pedestrians last weekend, to seek clarification on several issues, including when it might be reopened to people on foot and bikes, and what temporary measures are being drawn up to enable them to cross … Read more
The Daily Mail has been ordered by the press watchdog to issue a clarification, after it inaccurately claimed that proposed guidelines on best practice in reporting road traffic collisions sought to make abuse of cyclists a hate crime. The press regulator said there was “no suggestion” of the guidelines’ authors calling for such behaviour to be … Read more
This article contains links to retailers. Purchases you make after clicking on those links may help support road.cc by earning us a commission. Find out more about road.cc buyer’s guides.Electric road bikes are booming, and none more so than these ‘stealth’ models whose designers have tucked the battery and motor inside the frame so that … Read more
Hybrid bikes are Britain’s most popular style of bike because they’re cheap, practical, comfortable urban transportation that’s also ideal for pootling round the lanes or exploring forest roads at the weekend. If you live in a city a hybrid bike is often the cheapest way of getting about: you’ll save much more on fuel or … Read more
Lightweight, thin and long fingered, these Spatz Glovz are great for spring and autumn riding, with a signature finger hole and pull-out wind shell for those chillier moments.The Glovz are the original and thinner brother of the Spatz Thrmox Winter Gloves Matt tested in January. They share a lot of the same features but are … Read more
“Who’s in the wrong?” That’s Daily Mail Australia’s rather arresting take on an incident in Sydney in which a motorist appeared to throw a coffee cup at a cyclist before tailgating him through a stop sign at a roundabout and, with a final flourish, flips him the bird.We’ve published plenty of stories on road.cc over … Read more
A cyclist who found himself on the receiving end of a second close pass on the same stretch of road inside a year invited the motorist involved to join him for a bike ride – only to have the offer declined because despite owning a bicycle, the van driver believed “it’s dangerous to cycle on the … Read more
