The remarkable Triban RC 500 is better than any £500 bike has any right to be. Unless you have serious go-faster ambitions, it’s hard to see why you’d buy any other drop-handlebar bike in its price range. Pros: Friendly, accessible ride and handling; superb spec for the money Cons: Not light The Triban RC 500 … Read more
Welcome to Tuesday’s live blog, with Jack Sexty, Simon MacMichael and the rest of the team.
Endura’s Women’s Engineered Padded Knickers are perfect for anyone who wants to get out and about without committing to full Lycra. They fit well under loose shorts, trousers or running tights and are seriously comfortable on and off the bike. Pros: Comfortable; substantial pad for a boxer style knicker; don’t ride up Cons: Pad too … Read more
Forget bankrolling a team that has won six of the last seven editions of the Tour de France; Sir Dave Brailsford says Sky’s biggest achievement in cycling has been getting more people riding bikes in Great Britain.Besides sponsoring the UCI WorldTour outfit that Brailsford is team principal of, the broadcaster also backed British Cycling – where he … Read more
Garmin’s busy spring continues with a whole revamp of their Forerunner GPS watch range to coincide with the launch of the Edge 830 and 530 bike computers last week. The 945 and 245 Music can both store hundreds of songs internally for those who are fans of riding with bone-conducting headphones, plus the 945 has … Read more
The Goodyear County Ultimate gravel tyre, which uses a specially developed Silica4 compound, offers a decent performance across road and light off-road, with good puncture resistance but perhaps a bit less suppleness than the best tyres of this type. Pros: Rolls, grips and wears well on tarmac; shoulders grip well on loose terrain; seemingly good … Read more
A London cyclist has appealed for witnesses after he came across the aftermath of a collision between a cyclist riding a Santander Cycles hire bike and a pedestrian on one of the capital’s Cycle Superhighways during yesterday’s morning rush hour.Twitter user @LondonDynaslow said on the social network that the collision happened at around 8.45am and … Read more
A former Premier League footballer who is undertaking seven Ironman-distance triathlons in seven days had a very close call yesterday when a driver ignored a red traffic light and almost crashed into him and the two companions he was cycling with.Francis Benali, who played more than 300 games for Southampton, scoring one goal, set off … Read more
The Specialized Power Arc Expert saddle is a comfortable and accommodating seat that’s capable of keeping you supported over even really long distances without trouble. With a pressure-relief cutout and available in two different widths to suit your body, this really can keep you riding all day without discomfort. Pros: Comfortable over longer distances, relatively … Read more
We first met new British bike brand Tresca at the London Bike Show last year, and now we’ve received the company’s first aluminium road bike to hit the market. The TCA-1 is the company’s very first model and it costs £1,600 with a Shimano 105 groupset.Tresca has been formed by a couple of engineers who wanted … Read more
