A South Gloucestershire man has launched a petition to try and prevent the return of the Severn Bridge Road Race to a village where a cyclist was killed while participating in the 2013 edition of the race, claiming that the roads in the area are too unsafe to race on.Junior Heffernan was killed when he … Read more
Dame Sarah Storey, the active travel commissioner for Sheffield City Region, has launched an interactive map to enable cyclists and walkers in the area to log problems with roads, cycle paths and footpaths.The multiple world and Olympic champion paracyclist, who was appointed to the position in April, says that comments added to the map will … Read more
A road.cc reader is wondering “is it silly season again” after experiencing two very close passes on his past two rides, shown in the latest videos in our Near Miss of the Day series.Jon, who submitted the footage, said: “We seem to go there periods of time when I don’t get may bad passes then … Read more
SRM has long been the gold standard for measuring power and trusted by professionals since the 90s. The latest SRM Origin PowerMeter brings all this expertise into a stiff, light and smart-looking crankset with a rechargeable battery, choice of three crank lengths and compatibility with different bottom bracket axle standards. It works brilliantly with a … Read more
The Strava smartphone app will stop supporting Bluetooth and ANT+ device pairing from 28th October, as announced on an email sent out to its many users this week.The reason Strava has dropped support of third-party devices like heart rate monitors, speed/cadence sensors and heart rate monitors is apparently due to Bluetooth pairing with some sensors … Read more
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A cycle lane divider intended to protect cyclists from drivers cutting a corner in Southend is to be removed following complaints from both cyclists and drivers. The safety measure on Devereux Road is essentially a kerb that creates just a few feet of segregated cycle lane round a corner on a junction.The BBC reports that … Read more
