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Met police officer tells London cyclist to get off bike to ride on shared use path
Metropolitan Police officers are once again targeting cyclists in south west London this morning. As we reported on Saturday, officers from the force’s cycle safety team were distributing hi-viz vests to riders in Colliers Wood, and now a road.cc reader tells us that he was stopped by a traffic officer while attempting to use a … Read more
MET Vinci helmet
The new Met Vinci MIPS helmet offers a great fit, plenty of padding and decent airflow considering its 16 vents, and, as you can no doubt tell by the name, the Vinci comes with the added protection of MIPS slip plane technology.Taking a lot of its design cues from the top end Trenta helmet, the … Read more
Tacx Neo smart trainer owner left with “very expensive paperweight” as owners complain Garmin won’t provide support once warranty has expired
A number of owners of the original Tacx Neo smart trainer have complained that new parent company Garmin will not provide support once the unit is out of warranty. One has told road.cc of his frustration at being left with “a very expensive paperweight” after downloading the latest firmware into an otherwise mint condition unit.Mark … Read more
Bespoked release exhibitor list ahead of 10th anniversary edition
Bespoked, the UK Handmade Bicycle Show, heads back to Bristol for its 10th edition from 1-3 May and organisers have released a list of the bike and components firms that will be exhibiting there.Tickets are also on sale now through its website for the event, which is the biggest such show in Europe.A weekend ticket … Read more
Giant Recon TL 200 rear light
Giant isn’t the most obvious choice in the bicycle lights market but its new Recon TL 200 is an excellent rear light, offering lots of brightness, useful modes and decent run-times. It’s become my favourite rear light for all rides, day and night.The Recon TL 200 is a bigger and brighter version of the previously … Read more
Video of car passenger throwing orange juice over cyclist goes viral
Footage of an incident in which a car passenger threw orange juice over a cyclist has gone viral after being posted to the video-sharing app, TikTok.The video, which was posted on Friday and can be watched here, has amassed almost 700,000 views and 18,500 likes as well as nearly 1,000 comments to date.It is believed … Read more
Near Miss of the Day 374: Driver at traffic lights Must Get In Front
The latest video in our Near Miss of the Day series shows a van driver engaging in what’s become known as MGIF behaviour – the letters stand for ‘Must Get In Front’ which seems to be a trait shared by many motorists when they find a cyclist ahead of them on the road.This one was … Read more
Shand Stooshie
The Shand Stooshie is a comfortable and relaxed-handling all-road and occasional gravel bike with enough versatility to serve multiple uses. This new version with regular dropouts makes it more affordable than the Rohloff model if you only ever want to run a derailleur-based drivetrain.> Buy this online hereRide and handlingThis is a bike that feels right … Read more