After a festive Five Cool Things interlude, it’s Monday already so we’re back to showing you a fine selection of stuff we’ve got in for testing at the moment. Conditions have been rather chilly over the festive hols, so definitely worth leaving it a few hours for the ice to clear away! Nevertheless, our team … Read more
Cannondale’s Topstone Carbon Lefty 1 is a technological tour-de-force: a sub-10kg, full suspension gravel bike with a monoblade Lefty fork. It’s also a hoot to ride, and well-suited to fast riding on a wide range of surfaces. Yes, it’s expensive, but nice things often are.First things first: do you need a full suspension gravel bike? … Read more
2020 has been a strange year for the cycling industry and 2021 is likely to be too, but despite all the disruption we’re expecting to see some big launches from key brands. Here’s what we’re anticipating…Argon 18Tour de France 2019 Fuglsang Argon 18 Gallium Pro – 1 (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)The Astana Pro team riders rode on the Argon … Read more
Lusso’s Breathe Overshoes are supposed to be both warmer and more breathable than its own excellent Windtex Stealth Overboots – and they achieve exactly that. They’re very good, but could be – arguably should be – better still with a few tweaks to the fit and construction.The Breathe overshoes are an incredibly comfortable, close fitting … Read more
A Dorset cyclist has won £90,000 in compensation from a motorist who knocked him off his e-bike, resulting in the rider sustaining a triple fracture to his left arm.The driver of the Audi A1 car turned across the path of the cyclist, a 41 year old man, at Penn Hill in Poole on 30 May … Read more
Our weekly Five Cool Things round-up usually shows off the latest and greatest products we’ve got in for testing here at road.cc… but this time we gave you the chance to show us your favourite Christmas gifts for the chance to win some stunning road.cc socks! Despite the pandemic, it looks like Santa still managed to get down … Read more
The 2021 Orro Venturi STC SRAM Force eTap Tailor Made takes all of the excellent qualities and attributes of the previous model but now comes with smoother lines thanks to fully integrated brake hoses and some bling-looking cockpit components to really make it stand out from the crowd. SRAM’s excellent eTap groupset makes a welcome … Read more
Chris Boardman is no stranger to igniting debates on social media, nor finding himself at the centre of one – most famously, perhaps, when he went for a bike ride on BBC Breakfast with presenter Louise Minchin, resulting in a flood of complaints about the fact he wasn’t wearing a cycle helmet.> Complaints over bare-headed … Read more
Born in a Lancashire garage over 30 years ago, Hope Technology has become a rare success story in modern day British manufacturing. It is justly renowned worldwide as a brand created from passion and innovation for cycling, grounded in solid old-fashioned northern values with its roots firmly on the same level ground as its feet.> How the Hope/Lotus track … Read more
