With a swift performance, great handling and a smart looking carbon frame that accepts mudguards and wide tyres, the BMC Roadmachine 02 Two impresses on many fronts, but it’s let down by a ride that is far from the smoothest on rough roads and it’s pricier than equivalent rivals. Pros: Fast, stiff, looks good, geometry, … Read more
The aptly-named Glove from Loffi was “designed to make journeys happier for everyone”, and I think it’s a nice idea well executed. Technically it’s a decent cycling glove that I was happy to use on training rides and commutes alike, and although it won’t exactly change the world (Loffi isn’t claiming it will) if it … Read more
Welcome to Tuesday’s live blog, with Jack Sexty, Simon MacMichael and the rest of the team.
Tour de France champion Geraint Thomas is to feature in a behind-the-scenes documentary from BBC Cymru Wales and BBC Two.The programme, to be called Geraint Thomas: Easy Rider, will follow the Team Sky star in the opening months of the season, including training in France and Tenerife, as he prepares to defend the yellow jersey … Read more
Dame Sarah Storey, Britain’s greatest ever Paralympian, and the new Active Travel Commissioner for Sheffield has said we need a new word to distinguish between racing cyclists and utility cyclists because of the level of hostility towards “cyclists”.Dame Sarah’s comments come a week after the publication of an Australian study claiming that more than half … Read more
Police officers gave a cyclist “words of advice” after escorting him off the M25 on Sunday, where he had been riding on the hard shoulder into the face of oncoming traffic.A CCTV image tweeted by Highways England showed the rider pedalling towards some cones and a road sign which had been placed on the hard … Read more
Helmet ingredient brand MIPS says that Bontrager’s WaveCel helmets perform far less impressively in safety tests than is claimed, and believes that the equipment chosen for lab evaluation could be responsible for overstated benefits.Okay, so where the dickens did we get to in this safety saga? Bontrager XXX WaveCel helmet – front close up (Image Credit: Farrelly … Read more
The Giant Pursuit MIPS Aero road helmet is its attempt to bring the wind-cheating effects of a time trial helmet to the road without sacrificing ventilation. It’s an interesting shape and comfortable to wear, and you can feel the cold wind passing over your head once you’re up to speed, but it is on the … Read more
Dutch pro cyclist Robbert de Greef is said to be “fighting for his life” after suffering a heart attack during a race in Belgium on Saturday.The 27-year-old, who rides for UCI Professional Continental outfit Alecto Cycling Team, is currently in an induced coma in a hospital in Antwerp.He was taken there after paramedics administered CPR … Read more
