The Circe Eos must be one of the most multi-functional tandems available, without any compromise on outright performance: with the appropriate specification it can perform like a ‘normal’ tandem, yet it offers a wide range of size adjustment and has a better ability than most to be broken down for travel.Anyone considering a tandem is … Read more
The UCI has fined EF Pro Cycling’s eight riders competing at the Giro d’Italia, as well as the team’s sports director, over its striking one-off Rapha + Palace Skateboards kit unveiled at last Thursday’s team presentation at the Temple of Segesa on Sicily.Teams are permitted under uCI rules to change their kits once a season, … Read more
111 years after Luigi Ganna won the first Giro d’Italia, a rider sharing his surname, Filippo Ganna, has become the first rider in this year’s race to pull on the maglia rosa of overall leader.The Italian, who won the individual time trial at the world championships in Imola the week before last, once again showed … Read more
Midweight three-quarter-length cycling tights are handy for the shoulder seasons. The Bontrager Vella Cycling Knickers are reasonably cost-effective and comfortable, but the broad waistband that helps make them so comfortable can result in the tights working their way down in use.Designed for indoor and outdoor use, these three-quarter tights are made from a midweight non-thermal … Read more
The Giro d’Italia gets underway with an individual time trial in Monreale, Sicily, today – with British riders Geraint Thomas and Simon Yates, both of whom have unfinished business with the race, among the favourites to take the maglia rosa in Milan in three weeks’ time.Ineos Grenadiers rider Thomas crashed out of the race in … Read more
Silca’s Super Secret Chain Lube uses the very latest tech to put a new spin on the age-old waxed-chain preparation. Friction is next to non-existent and it makes your chain silent as the grave – but at a cost in money and maintenance.Few areas of cycle maintenance are as contentious as chain lubrication. What lube … Read more
Pro has just announced a range of road and gravel components including three new handlebars, four new bike bags and four new saddles.Saddles2021 Pro Saddle Stealth Sport (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)Pro says that it has re-engineered part of its saddle range with the Falcon, Turnix and Griffo saddles. There is also a new Sport model … Read more
Today’s near miss sees a learner driver pull onto a roundabout into a cyclist’s path. The driver failed to stop and so Ben reported it to South Wales Police. He says he was then told by an officer that he was at fault.The incident occurred at the junction of Bridge Street and Bridge Road in … Read more
Tony Parsons set off from Fort William on a 104-mile charity ride on September 29, 2017. He hasn’t been seen since. His family have urged the public to help solve the mystery.Parsons, from Tillicoultry near Stirling, had planned to ride home from Fort William, having taken the train up earlier that day.At 6pm, he was … Read more
With a shared history and a mutual love of wheels, it’s no surprise that car makers keep flinging themselves into the world of bicycles. And when great minds are set free from inventing ways to cheat emissions tests, or making you buy cars with more cupholders than steering wheels, amazing things can happen. Things like … Read more
