The Motionlab Active Commute is an innovative bag designed to keep weight off your shoulders, but isn’t ideal for use on a road bike and could be better for more general use. Pros: Design keeps weight/straps off the shoulder, loads of storage Cons: Not very versatile, not ideal for road cycling, expensive One of the … Read more
Sweden’s Poc has unveiled items from its 2020 range and here are some of the highlights.Poc is releasing two helmets that store a rider’s medical profile which can then be transferred to emergency services by Near Field Communication (NFC) technology.Poc VENTRAL_AIR_rear_uraniumBlack_NFC (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)NFC is a wireless data transfer technology that Poc has partnered … Read more
The City of London Corporation, which governs the financial district in the heart of the capital, has issued the UK’s first planning wind microclimate guidelines in a bid to keep cyclists and pedestrians safe amid the ongoing development of skyscrapers in the Square Mile.The introduction of the guidelines, which are fully set out in a … Read more
Trek’s sub-brand Bontrager has officially announced the new version of its XXX road shoe that we first spotted on the feet of Trek-Segafredo team riders at the Tour de France. “The new XXX shoes take all the greatness of the previous versions and have been rebuilt with new materials and design based on feedback from the … Read more
The Roka CP-1X sunglasses are very expensive but very impressive, as high in performance as they are in price. Pros: Very little fogging, unobstructed field of vision, good looking Cons: Very expensive The glasses on test use a Glacier Mirror lens, which has the same kind of qualities as Oakley’s Prizm – it’s designed to … Read more
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Well the rain just won’t go away, but that ain’t stopping us from riding! Here’s the latest bikes, bits and bobs we’ve got our hands on before our reviewers reach their verdicts…Altuvita Elements case£30.00Altuvita Elements Case – open with phone (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)Measuring 150mm x 70mm, this classy case is designed to harbour phones … Read more
A cyclist in Leicestershire has sustained potential life changing injuries after being hit by a driver who was fleeing from police investigating a burglary.Officers responded to a report of a burglary at a premises on Coleman Road, North Evington, at 8.15am on Sunday 18 August, reports Leicestershire Live.The suspect fled the scene in a car, … Read more
The Dynaplug Racer gets your tubeless tyre repaired in a shot so you can keep on riding, but it’s not cheap and there are more affordable alternatives on the market. Pros: Fixes tubeless punctures, easy to use Cons: Expensive Dynaplug is a US company that focuses on tubeless repair kits with several options to choose … Read more
An ultracyclist from Switzerland is claiming a new Guinness World Record after riding through 16 European countries in six days.Stéphane Cand, from the Canton of Fribourg, crossed the border between Belgium and the Netherlands on Saturday lunchtime, a day ahead of schedule, reports the Brussels Times.His 2,200-kilometre ride began in the Czech Republic the previous … Read more
