Disc brakes are becoming increasingly more common. Their pads are a bit more delicate than rim brake pads, in that they can easily be contaminated with lubes and solvents, which renders them pretty much dead. They have good wear properties, but just like rim brake pads there are certain muddy and wintry conditions which can … Read more
We’re on to our last week of our road.cc Ride Your Socks Off series. Thanks to everyone that’s joined in for the past three Mondays! It’s a sort of a back-to-work vide in the UK right now, and to celebrate that we’ve thrown in a nice big climb. We’ll be hitting Watopia at 7pm UK time (GMT+1).The … Read more
The Elite Ala Resin bottle cage features the same design and geometry as the Italian company’s pro-level models, but it is made from resin – a fibreglass-reinforced composite – rather than carbon. So although it costs less than half the price of the Elite Vico and weighs almost twice as much, its performance is not … Read more
Lockdown restrictions introduced by governments across the world to try and contain the COVID-19 pandemic have helped push sales of at-home fitness bike brand Peloton past half a billion dollars for the first three months of the year – but increased costs have seen losses worsen compared to last year.The boom in exercising at home … Read more
Specialized has revealed a completely updated Diverge gravel bike range that includes Future Shock 2.0 front-end suspension, a re-jigged geometry, increased tyre clearance, and storage inside the down tube. There are even a couple of flat bar Diverge Evos in the range.We had the chance to ride the new Diverge in Spain a few weeks … Read more
Specialized’s updated Diverge gravel bikes come with new tech and features that offer a genuine boost in performance and improved practicality. We got the chance to try out the Diverge Pro Carbon and we were seriously impressed.Specialized Diverge Pro Carbon gravel bike (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)Before all the coronavirus travel restrictions kicked in, Specialized took … Read more
The Fidlock PUSH Saddle Bag 400 is useful and practical, with some innovative features that mean it can be removed/attached really quickly, although it can rattle on rougher surfaces.Most saddle bags are fairly simple things, attached with three straps: one to the seatpost, and the other two go around the saddle rails. The Fidlock PUSH … Read more
The Bicycle Association (BA), the trade body representing the bike industry in the UK, has outlined the steps it believes the government should take ahead of the potential easing of lockdown measures, including zero VAT on sales of bicycles and e-bikes, as well as a £250 subsidy on the latter to make them more affordable.Announced … Read more
