If you’re considering indoor training over the lockdown, then good for you: it’s a time-efficient way of keeping (or improving) your fitness when it’s grim outside. There are a seemingly-ever-increasing number of platforms out there, and the BKOOL Simulator is one that’s well-established. Here’s how to start using it, and a run-through of the main … Read more
The Vittoria Zaffiro Pro Graphene 2.0 tyre is cheaper than its popular Rubino and more race-orientated Corsa siblings. It is designed as a training or high mileage tyre, but while puncture resistance is good and grip is OK, it lacks much in the way of feedback and feel.Graphene is something that Vittoria has been using … Read more
Police in the Scottish Highlands are appealing for information after 12 mountain bikes and seven mountain bike frames worth £50,000 were stolen from Base Camp Bikes in Grantown-on-Spey on Friday evening – just a fortnight after a similar theft in Laggan, 30 miles away.Aviemore CID says that the brands of bikes stolen in the latest … Read more
The Lusso Merino Neck Warmer is described as ‘a great addition for cold winter days’ – a statement I’d broadly agree with. Having worn it beneath a helmet on bitterly cold night rides, I’d also point out that it’s more versatile than the name suggests, and while it’s obviously not intended as a medical-grade mask, … Read more
Today’s Near Miss of the Day video comes from Livingston in Scotland, with the driver of a Renault car making a very close pass on a cyclist … just before having to stop at a red traffic light.The footage was shot by road.cc user Oldfatgit, who said: “I’ve joined Alderstone Road from the Adambrae Roundabout … Read more
A groupset is a collection of matching components used by a bike manufacturer to turn a frame into a bike. But confusingly, the term doesn’t cover all the parts on a bike, so let’s take a look at what it does cover, and why groupsets exist.The first groupsets were produced by Italian component maker Campagnolo, … Read more
Did you catch Mathieu van der Poel and Lucinda Brand bossing it at the Cyclo-cross World Championships on the sandy shores of Ostend? Impressive skills… Aside from watching some brilliant racing, our team of testers were out on their bikes, trying out some of the coolest products which have recently arrived in the road.cc office. … Read more
The Assos Mille GT Winter Jacket Evo is pretty much the only jacket you’ll need through the winter, for all but the most bitter days. It keeps the rain out, the wind out, and also lets excess body heat out. All from a jacket that feels less bulky than many jerseys, let alone jackets!At £225, … Read more
