The Fuji Transonic is its ‘newest speed flagship’ and this 2.5 is the entry level to the disc-equipped lineup. Fuji is right, it is flipping fast and it handles well, but for the money it is a bit weighty and the frameset delivers quite a firm ride.RideI made the mistake of checking out the weight … Read more
World time trial champion Rohan Dennis has deleted his social media accounts after posting a picture on Instagram of him going for a drive in defiance of Spain’s strict lockdown rules, with the Team Ineos rider saying, “Covid-19 can suck my ass.”The 29-year-old shared a picture on Instagram yesterday taken from the wheel of his … Read more
Colombia has been ‘punching above its weight’ in professional cycling recently, with the zenith coming when Egan Bernal won the Tour de France last year. What better time for a renowned expert on Colombian cycling, Matt Rendell, to write Colombia Es Pasión! and help us understand what’s going on?As you might expect, Rendell gives a … Read more
It was supposed to be the Dirty Reiver today, but for fairly obvious reasons, it’s been postponed. (It’s been rescheduled for Saturday September 19.) Former pro Molly Weaver is instead riding The Dirty Weaver around her back garden to raise money for Women’s Aid Federation Of England.Writing on her Just Giving page, Weaver says she … Read more
The Lomo Thermal Cycling Gilet is essentially a middleweight winter jersey without sleeves. It’s been perfect for chilly spring rides, so long as you’re using thinner jerseys and baselayers, but bear in mind it won’t squish into a jersey pocket like a thinner, lighter shell type when temperatures climb.According to Lomo, the outer is a … Read more
Our Full Kit Ranker competition concluded on Bank Holiday Monday, with the Classic La Vie Claire and Peugeot-Shell-Michelin jerseys going head-to-head in the Grand Final. In the end it was La Vie Claire who triumphed with 68% of the vote, making it the greatest cycling jersey of all time according to road.cc readers! 24 of the … Read more
Round-the-world Guinness world record holder, Mark Beaumont, is looking to recruit 79 riders to join him next Thursday to ride round the world in a day. It will, of course, be a virtual effort on turbo trainers. Funds raised will go to NHS Charities.“We’re going to start at 4am and try and ride 240 miles … Read more
If you’ve ever read any books about professional cycling, you’ll probably have read about power-to-weight ratio: riders at the peak of their abilities killing themselves on a benchmark climb to ascertain the magic figure. And if you’ve spent any time sweating indoors with any of the current crop of training apps you may have come … Read more
A Lincolnshire lorry driver has said that he is “deeply concerned” because there are a lot of cyclists on the roads at the moment. “Normally they’d be out at weekends but now it’s every single day,” he said. “The situation is desperately out of control.”The unnamed driver who transports waste for recycling said that he … Read more
Birzman’s Chain Wear Indicator is a really simple way of telling whether any chain from singlespeed to 12-speed should be changed, and it doubles up as a chain hook to help hold your chain during assembly or repair. Your chain will gradually wear. What difference does it make? Worn chains can skip, shift poorly and sometimes … Read more
