Hunt has unveiled what it says is the fastest aero-tested alloy disc-brake wheelset in the world: the Hunt 34 Aero Wide Disc. The Sussex-based brand claims that the design is faster than Zipp’s 32mm-deep carbon 202 NSW when paired with a 28mm wide tyre.HUNT-34-Aero-Wide-Disc-Front-Wheel (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)We’ve told you before about the 48 Limitless … Read more
Simon Yates of Mitchelton-Scot attacked from the break win his second stage of the Tour de France inside a week with Groupama-FDJ’s Thibaut Pinot blowing the overall contenders’ group apart and gain big time on his GC rivals, including Deceuninck-Quick Step’s Julian Alaphilippe, who cracked for the first time in the race but holds onto … Read more
A person riding a bicycle which had been fitted with a petrol engine with its fuel tank attached to the crossbar “with string” has been issued with a warning by police in Leicester.The cyclist was stopped on Wednesday by a Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) at the Aylestone Meadows nature reserve in the East Midlands … Read more
It’s been some weekend at the Tour de France with a couple of absolutely cracking stages in the Pyrenees – but there’s been a fair bit going on away from the front of the race and here are some of our favourite videos we’ve spotted.First up, we have Peter Sagan being … well, Peter Sagan. … Read more
Updated February 22, 2019 Welcome to the latest edition of road.cc’s buyer’s guide to Merida road bikes in which you’ll find a full run-down of the Merida range to help ensure you pick the right bike. More about road.cc buyer’s guides. Merida road bikes span everything from children’s 20in wheelers to cutting-edge aero bikes that are … Read more
The Canal & River Trust says it is fishing 100 hire bikes out of London’s canals each year – but says that most companies who operate bike rental schemes do not co-operate in recovering the bikes. The problem of hire bikes being dumped in canals has been highlighted just days after it was revealed that … Read more
Britain’s Simon Yates (Mitchelton–Scott) has now won two stages of the 2019 Tour de France on this Scott Addict RC.The Addict RC was launched less than a month ago. It is a bike with a focus on aerodynamics and integration while maintaining the low weight that the Addict has been known for since it debuted in 2008. … Read more
A motorist from North Yorkshire has been jailed for two years and banned from driving for three years after he deliberately drove into a cyclist. The road rage incident, which was caught on film by the cyclist, apparently came about because the cyclist shook his head at a dangerous manoeuvre.The Press Association reports that on … Read more
According to the BBC, Stockport Council and the Environment Agency hope CCTV will reveal who dumped the rubbish on the Fallowfield Loop path.Sustrans, which runs the cycle route, said it was “appalled” by the “epic scale” of the dump and they have said that at least six skips would be needed to clear it.The charity’s … Read more
