The Easton EA70 aluminium stem sits in the middle of Easton’s range. It offers good value and a reasonably low weight with some nice touches, although anyone who prefers a big drop/rise will have to look elsewhere.Easton has long been a name associated with high quality aluminium and carbon components, each carrying a simple naming … Read more
A lorry driver has denied causing the death by dangerous driving of a cyclist who was killed in a crash near Ashbourne in Derbyshire last year.David Bates, aged 71 and from Cliifton, was killed when he was struck by a lorry driven by Richard Smith on 10 September 2019 on the A515 between Clifton and … Read more
Van Rysel has gone against many of the current trends in the bike industry when launching a carbon version of its EDR endurance road bike. The new bike sticks with a rim-brake design, but the price should be attractive to those looking for a long-mile machine with a loaded spec sheet.Van Rysel EDR 940 CF … Read more
The road safety charity Brake has called on the government to accelerate efforts to make it easier and cycle for their daily journeys as new official figures reveal that nearly everyone who walked or cycled more during the lockdown earlier this year planned to keep up the habit.The National Travel Attitudes Study from the Department … Read more
Bioracer’s Kaaiman jacket is a great option when you want to ride quickly and it’s properly filthy out.The Kaaiman is Bioracer’s take on a classic winter hard shell jacket. It’s a full membrane fabric with a waffle-texture internal facing that feels good next to the skin if it’s warm enough to wear this jacket without … Read more
Schwalbe has released the Aerothan tube, made from a thermoplastic material that’s completely different to that used for most standard tubes. Available in various sizes for road, gravel and mountain bike markets, it’s an extremely lightweight tube that is claimed to be more puncture resistant than butyl tubes and to improve rolling resistance, but might not … Read more
The Goodyear Eagle Sport is an entry-level road tyre from one of the world’s big brands, and it delivers well above its price point.There are only three tyres in Goodyear’s Eagle range: this entry-level Eagle, the Eagle F1 and above that the Eagle F1 SuperSport. That’s the lot. We reviewed the F1 last year and … Read more
Dr Richard Freeman, the former Team Sky and British Cycling doctor, has claimed in front of a medical tribunal that he destroyed Testogel patches that he had ordered to be delivered to the National Cycling Centre in 2011 the same day they were delivered – but was unable to give any explanation of why he … Read more
A decent overtake followed by a punishment pass features in today’s video in our Near Miss of the Day series, filmed by road.cc reader Matt in August as he rode up Cheddar Gorge in Somerset.“There were a couple of cyclists ahead of me (including one wearing a road.cc top!). Obviously, progress up the Gorge can … Read more
