Roadcc Archives

Finding out the hard way that all the expensive upgrades in the world won’t stop you getting dropped

There were a couple of minutes about halfway up a twisting, gloriously smooth Lanzarote climb that I enjoyed one of those rarest of moments of complete contentment on the bike — legs fresh, a brand-new lightweight carbon machine with all the fanciest upgrades you could ever want providing the perfect companion for this effortless ascent in the delightfully pleasant October … Read more

“A real shock”: Bike shop back open after ram-raiding thieves cause £30,000 of damage

A bike shop owner in Cumbria says the ram-raiding of her shop has come as “a real shock to our area,” adding that “everything counts at this time of year”.Cyclewise’s shop in Cockermouth was broken into in the early hours of Monday morning by thieves driving a suspected stolen van. The thieves proceeded to take two … Read more

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Strava drops lawsuit against Garmin over alleged patent infringement

Strava has withdrawn its lawsuit against its biggest provider of customers, Garmin, three weeks after alleging patent infringement in relation to its segments and heatmaps.> Strava demands that Garmin stops selling devices over alleged patent infringementThe original lawsuit claimed that Strava had “suffered damages, including lost revenue and business opportunities, erosion of competitive differentiation and network … Read more

Hutchinson Challenger TR tyre

The 35mm Hutchinson Challenger TR Tyre follows on from the excellent performance of Hutchinson’s 28mm Challenger TLR rubber. It’s an endurance-focused road tyre that takes the Challenger’s core attributes of ‘longevity and outstanding puncture protection’ and ups the comfort and versatility, so that it lives up to the ‘all-road’ claim made by Hutchinson.The first difference is immediately … Read more

From paintwork and graphics, to components and finishing kit, make your own perfect bike with Orbea’s MyO personalisation system

Earlier this year, we looked at the 185-year history of the Orbea brand, a company that actually started life by making guns for the local populace in the Basque Country. One of the things that set Orbea apart, even back then, was the amount of personalisation customers could specify.In a strange quirk of fate, the modern … Read more

Physical separation between cyclists, pedestrians and motorists key to safer streets, research shows

Physical barriers, such as kerbs and bollards, are most effective in making streets appealing to pedestrians and cyclists, new research shows.Experts from the Centre of Transport and Society, based at the University of the West of England, conducted their research through both extensive interviews with road planning professionals and policy makers, and focus groups of street users. Particular … Read more

“You told us ‘No politics in sport’, remember?” UCI president ridiculed for praising “friend” Nicolas Sarkozy as he enters prison; Team boss calls for budget cap due to UAE dominance; Cycle to Work praised; Perfect hill climb bike? + more on the live blog

Violent robbers jailed for series of “carefully planned attacks” targeting people buying bikes from Facebook Marketplace

Two teenagers from Manchester have been jailed over a series of violent robberies which saw victims lured to locations and attacked, the pair deliberately targeting people who were looking to buy a bike from Facebook Marketplace.Detective Inspector Natalie McDonald from Greater Manchester Police called the string of offences “carefully planned attacks on innocent members of … Read more

MPs demand lifetime driving bans and stricter phone laws to address justice system “failing” families of those killed in collisions

A major new report published by MPs has called for greater use of lifetime driving bans and stricter mobile phone laws to address the justice system “failing families of those killed in road crashes”.The report was published by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Cycling and Walking (APPGCW) and the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Transport Safety (APPGTS), the … Read more