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Pandemic pushes Peloton past half a billion dollars in sales in first three months of year
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 Diverge gravel bike range gets huge redesign
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
First ride review: Specialized Diverge Pro Carbon
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
Fidlock PUSH saddle bag 400 + saddle base
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
Industry calls for no VAT on bikes, subsidies for e-bikes and support for new or lapsed cyclists ahead of lockdown easing
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
Wahoo updates Tickr and Tickr X heart rate straps with lighter weight, slimmer design and more connectivity
Wahoo has updated its two heart rate straps, the basic Tickr and the smarter Tickr X. Both have been made slimmer, with an integrated strap design and a claimed 50% boost in battery life which Wahoo says will give you 500 hours of data transmission.While power is still the gold-standard for measuring cycling performance, heart … Read more
Near Miss of the Day 404 revisited: Hermes apologises for “unacceptable” close pass
A road.cc reader who wrote to the CEO of the UK subsidiary of Germany-based delivery giant Hermes after one of its vehicles was featured in our Near Miss of the Day series earlier this week has been told that it is “unacceptable” for the driver concerned “to be so reckless and inconsiderate.”The footage had been … Read more
