The Funkier F-Ride Active Leisure short-sleeve jersey is a well-made, comfortable and relaxed top, with a low-key design incorporating useful high-vis details. The water-resistant zipped pocket is a draw, but sadly it’s useless for keeping phones dry against sweat. Pros: Comfortable, well made, well shaped Cons: Sizes up a little large, pocket may ward off … Read more
Welcome to Wednesday’s live blog, with Jack Sexty, Simon MacMichael and the rest of the team.
They say Rome/Roam wasn’t built in a day… and once again it would appear that old adage is true, as two years on from the launch of Wahoo’s Elemnt Bolt, comes the Wahoo Elemnt Roam with smart navigational features and a colour screen (here all week). Wahoo launch the Elemnt Roam 14 of the best cycling GPS unitsIt’s … Read more
The fabric used for the Le Col Cycling Socks is very soft and has excellent wicking properties. These feel great against the skin, mile after mile. Pros: Excellent comfort, material and knit pattern feels supportive Cons: A fair bit pricier than some of the other excellent socks we’ve tested Le Col uses a nylon yarn … Read more
Yorkshire, which hosted the Grand Depart of the Tour de France in 2014, is aiming to bring the race back within the next five years, and is also hoping to host the opening days of the Vuelta.Plans to bring cycling’s biggest race back to the region were outlined by Welcome To Yorkshire commercial director Peter … Read more
Aldi is preparing for another one of its popular cycle sales on Thursday 9th May, and the highlights include an £80 smart helmet and a £25 bike stand. The new range has been available to pre-order online since 5th May, but despite that, we still reckon there’ll be loads on offer in the shop tomorrow.aldi … Read more
Silca is best known for making high-quality and very expensive pumps, tools and accessories but it has now branched out into offering bar tape. Its Nastro Fiore and Nastro Piloti tapes utilise running shoe technology to offer more cushioning with less bulk than other tapes.Nastro Fiore is 2.5mm thick tape which is claimed to offer … Read more
A cyclist in Manchester and another in Derby have described how unprovoked attacks on popular cycling routes have resulted in them being left with broken bones.Pip Moss, from Stretford, told the Manchester Evening News how he was attacked and mugged on the city’s Fallowfield Loop, with one of his assailants using a tree branch to … Read more
British bike brand Kinesis Bikes has good form when it comes to versatile all-terrain drop bar road bikes with its Tripster AT and ATR, and this new G2 continues that trend but ups the accessibility factor with an aluminium frame, SRAM Apex 1x groupset and £1,500 price tag. It’s huge fun off-road, fast and comfortable … Read more
