Pearson’s Once More Unto The Breach is a single and fixed speed aluminium road bike ideal for commutes or winter training. While its price tag looks a little on the high side, there is enough potential in its relatively simple ingredients to offer more cycling excitement and performance than you might expect. Pros: Fun, fast … Read more
Who knew that a Pashley Princess and a word processor could be such a killer combination? Part memoir, part guide, Back in the Frame is a thought-provoking and down-to-earth book to inspire not only the would-be-cyclist, but any reader who has felt the fear about anything and not yet done it anyway. Pros: Testament that, … Read more
Footage posted online by Heart Scotland News earlier this week shows a committed cyclist battling severe flooding near Edinburgh Airport.At the deepest point, the cyclist’s wheels were entirely submerged. The extreme weather has been causing havoc in the East with huge floods – but it didn’t stop some persistent commuters. Watch this cyclist pushing through … Read more
1. Hampshire the most dangerous place to be a cyclist in 2019New figures from police across the country show that almost ten per cent of all incidents involving cyclists occurred in Hampshire. Read more here2. Vincenzo Nibali signs for Trek-SegafredoVincenzo Nibali has signed a two-year contract with Trek-Segafredo, with his brother Antonio also making the widely-expected move … Read more
The Effetto Mariposa Giustaforza 1-8 Deluxe torque wrench is a beautifully made and accurate means of ensuring that bike component bolts are tightened to the correct force. Treated well, it’ll last an age. Pros: Well made, simple to use, accurate Cons: Torque range is limited The Giustaforza 1-8 is a lot like the Effetto Mariposa … Read more
Elynor and Zoe Backstedt, daughters of 2004 Paris-Roubaix winner Magnus Backstedt, have together secured a series of national titles at the 2019 National Youth and Junior Track Championships. Racing at the Geraint Thomas National Velodrome of Wales, 17-year-old Elynor Backstedt took the junior female 2km individual pursuit title, describing it as “a good leg tester … Read more
Police have appealed for victims after footage of a group of youths cycling through a Brighton supermarket in June was published by a number of national newspaper websites.A YouTube video titled The Maddest Day Ever In Brighton was this week picked up by a number of media outlets, giving rise to a wave of mob, … Read more
Egan Bernal says that staying relaxed and just trying to enjoy the racing helped him win this year’s Tour de France. “All I could do was my best,” he reasoned in an apparently successful effort to dissipate external pressures.Bernal became the first Colombian winner of the Tour de France and Team Ineos’s seventh winner in … Read more
The EA50 Stem may be part of Easton’s entry-level range but it does everything you’d want it to and comes in a huge range of options when it comes to length and angles. It’s light too for the money. Pros: Hardwearing paint finish; looks more expensive than it is Cons: None really stand out The … Read more
Welcome to Friday’s live blog, with Jack Sexty, Alex Bowden and the rest of the team.
