Lezyne’s Super Pro GPS is stuffed with functions and connects easily to other sensors/apps, plus it’s light, securely mounted and stays charged for potentially weeks. The navigation is poor, though, and it’s not a huge step on from the older Super Navigate GPS. Pros: Highly customisable and clear display, reliable, long battery life Cons: Rather … Read more
Well here’s a lovely looking bike to whet your appetite for gravel riding. It’s a custom painted Open Wide, the newest carbon gravel bike with bigger tyre clearance that we reviewed recently, with matching Gramm Tourpacking bags and Ass Savers mudguards.mgasch_openBOTM2019_190813__DSC2510 (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)It’s called the Detour concept and the idea came from mudguard … Read more
It’s day 1 of Europe’s biggest bike show, and plenty of curious bikes, clothing and contraptions have caught our eye already. While plenty of the bigger brands are launching new products to much fanfare (such as Wahoo’s new Kickr Bike), we always like to browse the smaller corners of the show for some of the more niche … Read more
Tubeless is slowing gaining in popularity and to meet this growing demand UK company Muc-Off has expanded its range of tubeless products from the sealant and valves it launched about a year ago.The company has identified three clear steps involved with going tubeless – prepare, inflate and maintain – and developed products for each stage.– Muc-Off No … Read more
Welcome to Tuesday on the road.cc live blog focusing today on the latest from Eurobike with David Arthur, Jack Sexty and Liam Cahill, and Simon MacMichael bringing you the rest of the news from back in the UK.
Mikel Iturria of the Euskadi-Murias team kept five pursuers at bay to win Vuelta Stage 11 on home roads in Dantxarinea today to take a hugely popular home win on a day when the break fought for the win on a stage played out in the Basque Country either side of the Franco-Spanish border.The 27-year-old … Read more
The Lusso RS19 women’s bib shorts are ideal for anyone spending hours in the saddle in mild to cool conditions. They have a racier fit and design than some, while not compromising on comfort, though their performance in hotter conditions and at higher intensities could be better. Pros: Understated design, quality construction, made in Manchester … Read more
Halfords, the UK’s biggest bike retailer, has issued a profits warning following a downturn in sales as consumers rein in spending amid continued uncertainty over Brexit, with the weather also playing a role.The Redditch-based company said in May that it expected pre-tax profits in the current financial year to be “broadly in line” with last … Read more
Challenge has just announced that it has designed a range of new tyres. After their first vulcanized tubeless tyre, they’ve managed to make their handmade tyres tubeless too. We headed over to their stand at EuroBike to learn more.The headline is that they’ve created a tubeless tubular, an idea that has been done before, but … Read more
Specialized isn’t the only company investing in 3D printed saddle, Italian brand Fizik has today unveiled its first saddle which has also been manufactured by Carbon, the same Silicon Valley-based company that Spesh partnered with.Fizik has partnered with Carbon to create a saddle using the same Carbon Digital Light Synthesis (DLS) technology that uses a … Read more
