I was in the middle of a bid to appease the great and looming god of future cycling pain – the Deloitte Ride Across Britain – with weeks of lesser pain, in the form of a lot of cycle sportives and weekend rides. Honestly I was in a bit of a slump with training when … Read more
As has become an annual late summer tradition, we’ve been browsing a large exhibition centre in Germany to find some of the coolest bike tech around. Here’s some of our highlights from day 2… Wilier Cento10 Hybrid: now just 10.2kgimage00022 (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)Wilier have bagged themselves a Eurobike award for their Cento10 Hybrid e-road bike; … Read more
Philippe Gilbert attacked from the break with 8.5 kilometres remaining of today’s Stage 12 of the Vuelta to ride to a solo victory in Bilbao, his sixth career stage win in the Spanish Grand Tour.As happened yesterday with Mikel Iturria, the stage winner just held on from his closest pursuers to win by a handful of … Read more
The Triban RC500 Bib Shorts are an impressive package, especially at this price point. Well made and extremely comfortable, they also feature some touring-friendly tweaks that I wasn’t expecting. Pros: Great fit, solidly made, extremely comfortable Cons: Sizing slightly off – they’re a little short in the leg The build quality feels reassuringly solid – … Read more
New bikes have been coming thick and fast this week, mainly because the huge Eurobike show is currently taking place in Germany. There have been so many launches that news of each one gets bumped off the road.cc homepage in no time, so here’s a quick roundup of some that you might have missed.Click on … Read more
Campaigners have slammed Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid for failing to allocate dedicated funds to walking and cycling in yesterday’s Spending Round announcement.Outlining government spending plans for 2020/21, the Chancellor announced £13.8 billion in funding for areas including policing, education and health, hailing the proposals as marking “the end of austerity” – leading to … Read more
Back in 2017, Argon18 quietly presented a prototype of a tool that could measure a rider’s coefficient of drag (CdA) in real-time that they called Notio Konect. Two years on and we finally have a finished product, now simply called Notio. notio 4 (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)Notio say their device is the world’s first that provides ‘on-bike wind tunnel technology’ … Read more
Fizik has revealed new Vento Powerstrap R2 Aeroweave shoes with a net-like upper made from nylon fibres and thermoplastic polymer filaments. The new technology is said to combine impressive breathability with a high level of resilience.VENTO-PWRSTR-R2-aerowave_detail2 (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)There are, of course, many shoes with woven uppers out there these days, but the Aeroweave looks … Read more
