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
The World Naked Bike returns to London this June, marking the 17th time it will have been held in the capital and with more starting locations than ever before, with eight to choose from.Taking place on the afternoon of Saturday 13 December, the various start points will give participants the choice of short, slow routes … Read more
Bicycle-based travelogues are plentiful, and most try to blend disaster management and humour into an entertaining story. The Bicycle Clip Diaries takes a different approach, offering thoughtful observations with wry humour – with only the odd disaster to overcome. Most of us won’t undertake such a journey, but we can still empathise with much of … Read more
The Hell of the Ashdown sportive, which had been due to take place tomorrow (Sunday) has been cancelled due to the likely impact of Storm Dennis. Catford Cycling Club Ltd, the organisers of the event, have written to entrants informing them of this while expressing regret that they are unable to refund entry fees.With bad … Read more
The Met Police has defended an operation carried out by its Cycle Safety Team in which hi-vis vests were issued to cyclists. Faced with huge numbers of critical responses on Twitter, Detective Superintendent Andy Cox said that there is ‘some evidence’ that hi-vis can reduce risk and that, ‘if it saves a life then that’s … Read more
The Merino Winter Tight from ashmei isn’t cycling-specific but it certainly works well when on the bike, especially when it gets really cold. The merino wool blend is super-toasty and soft against the skin, and thanks to well-positioned seams the tights are very comfortable too. At nearly 200 quid, though, it is quite the outlay … Read more
Over 21,000 fines have been issued to people for using their mobile phones while cycling since a new law was introduced in the Netherlands in July last year. The offence is punishable by a fine of €95 plus costs.The Netherlands first proposed banning the use of mobile phones while cycling in 2016. Transport minister Melanie … Read more
Everyone wants to ride faster – even those people who say they don’t! – and we have a whole load of articles here on road.cc that will help you get there. If you want to be fit and fast by the summer, you need to be focusing on it now.TrainingWe’ve run a Six Weeks to … Read more
