The Endura Xtract Lite bib shorts are comfortable, secure and well priced for typical UK summer rides. Their design and fabric choice leave them a little wide of the mark as ‘heat busting’ bibs for warmer climates, though, and the firm pad won’t appeal to all, at least not for longer rides.The Xtract Lites have today’s … Read more
Transport for London (TfL) has allocated £22.26m to 24 London boroughs for emergency interventions like strategic cycle routes, school streets, low traffic neighbourhoods and pedestrian space in town centres – half of the total money it has to spend on its active travel COVID-19 response.Road.cc has early sight of the breakdown of funding from central … Read more
A no-frills T-shape handle design, Merida’s Adjustable Torque Wrench is the perfect tool for quick and easy bolt tightening. It has three torque settings – 4, 5 and 6Nm – and with the 3, 4 and 5mm Allen keys, as well as a T25 Torx key, it’ll cater for most common bolts on a bike. Neatly, all … Read more
The Sunday Times has continued to defend an article by Rod Liddle published last month in which he said he found it “tempting” to stretch piano wire across roads used by cyclists, with the newspaper telling the charity Cycling UK that the columnist “is one voice among many on the paper.”> ‘Tempting’ – Sunday Times columnist … Read more
Specialized’s S-Works Prevail II With ANGi helmet is a lightweight and well-ventilated option that comes with a MIPS safety system and a crash detection sensor which, when linked to a smartphone, can tell your emergency contacts that you’re in need of help.“But road.cc, you’ve reviewed the Specialized Prevail II helmet before,” we hear you cry. … Read more
Trek has released a new Émonda road bike range that features aero tubing throughout, with the top-level SLR frame still weighing less than 700g. The US brand says that the flagship platform is 60 seconds per hour faster than its predecessor on flat roads, and 18 seconds per hour faster on an 8% gradient (more … Read more
Trek has launched a brand new Émonda range and I’m lucky enough to have been able to get the miles in on the SL6 Pro model ready for a full in-depth review in a few weeks’ time. For now, I’m just going to whet your appetite with my initial thoughts based on the first 100 miles or so.Mat’s piece covers all of … Read more
British Cycling has announced the next phase of how it plans to reintroduce all sanctioned cycling activities in England, including coaching and group activity beginning to return from today.It has also revealed that the next stage of its six-step programme to resume all activities, entitled British Cycling: The Way Forward, will see the resumption of … Read more
