While bearing a familar name from the Rose lineup, this 2020 Backroad GRX RX810 gets a brand-new carbon frame design which makes it even more fun to ride fast on the road, on gravel tracks, and everywhere in between. The spec is impressive and it’s an adept commuter, though the tyres are summer only and … Read more
Here’s an astonishingly close overtake on a cyclist, at speed, by the driver of a horse box lorry – leaving the rider who found himself on the receiving end to say that it “scared me shitless.”The road.cc reader who filmed it, Bruce, said: “It was on the A413 near Whittlebury, just outside Towcester.“I didn’t report … Read more
Reality TV mogul Simon Cowell has broken his back after falling off his electric bike near his Malibu home.The Hollywood Reporter says that the crash happened yesterday afternoon and that the 60 year old was due to undergo surgery last night.A spokesperson for Cowell said: “Simon had a fall from his bike on Saturday afternoon whilst … Read more
For a bike famous for its lack of angles, there are a surprising number to the Lotus 110’s fascinating backstory.> Buy this online hereMost people think they know the story of the ‘Lotus bike’. A British sports car firm crashes the staid sport of cycling, creates an aerodynamic superbike, and grabs gold at the Olympics. … Read more
The Apidura Packable Musette is a really useful piece of kit that packs down very small, can attach to the bike and has a very effective stability strap. It’s expensive and not quite as comfortable as a cotton one, but it’s waterproof and much more practical.> Buy this online here> Find your nearest dealer hereWhen … Read more
A Norfolk cyclist has been convicted of causing bodily harm by wanton or furious driving following a fatal collision with a pedestrian last year. David Tilley was riding the wrong way down a one-way street when he hit 80-year-old Sally Coutya. She never recovered and died five months later. The incident occurred on Louden Road, … Read more
Rapha’s Pro Team Powerweave bib shorts are the most comfortable, high-performance Pro Team-spec bib shorts I’ve worn to date – but they do cost a pretty penny.There was a time, not all that long ago, when I would look at Rapha’s range of Pro Team bib shorts, see the £190-odd price tag, and whimper when … Read more
The Metropolitan Police has found 118 bikes that are believed to be stolen after searching an address in Hackney. The seizure came as part of an operation launched after 11 people reported finding their stolen bikes advertised for sale online.Officers from the Met’s Central East Business Command Unit executed a warrant at an address in … Read more
Today, somewhat later than planned, the peloton set off for what is still somehow the first Monument of the season. However, while the 2020 Milan-San Remo may have been forced to adopt a new date and a new route, it retained its familiar climax.Huge changes were made to the Milan-Sanremo route just over a week … Read more
Noel Gallagher goes out cycling four times a week. The rock star says he mostly rides off road near his home in Petersfield in Hampshire and that the only downside is “the fucking helmet.”Speaking on Matt Morgan’s Funny How? podcast, he said: “A few years ago I was going to the gym every day and … Read more
