Polar have launched the OH1+ heart rate monitor, that fits to your lower arm as opposed to the wrist or around your midriff. It’s also able to connect to Bluetooth and now ANT+ devices too, something Polar has resisted on previous products. Review: Wahoo TICKR FIT Review: Polar M460 bike computerThe OH1+ is the successor to the OH1, … Read more
Laura Kenny believes lessons can be drawn from the death of Kelly Catlin, the three-time world team pursuit champion who took her own life earlier this month at the age of 23.Following Catlin’s death, her family revealed that her personality had changed following a concussion sustained as a result of a crash last year and … Read more
Heavily influenced by the top-end Dogma F10, this new version of the Pinarello Prince FX is a much more affordable option (relatively speaking). It may be classed as more of an all-round bike than the peloton-ready F10 but don’t go thinking it’s the soft option. This bike is stiff and very, very fast. Pros: Very … Read more
Welcome to Tuesday’s live blog, with Jack Sexty, Simon MacMichael and the rest of the team.
At the brightest end of Kryptonite’s front light series, the Alley F-800 torch-style light is bright enough for picking out potholes and broad enough for good peripheral vision. It also overdelivers on its claimed 90 minutes of high/steady visibility and provides almost exactly 24 hours on economical flash. Pros: Bright and broad beam, overdelivers on … Read more
Team Sky will become Team Ineos from 1 May this year after broadcaster Sky and sister company 21st Century Fox confirmed that they had agreed the sale of management company Tour Racing Limited to the petrochemical group, which is the UK’s largest private company.Sky announced in December that it was withdrawing its sponsorship of the … Read more
Trek and its sub-brand Bontrager have unveiled new helmet technology called WaveCel, which they claim is “proven to be up to 48 times more effective than standard EPS (expanded polystyrene) foam at preventing concussions from common cycling accidents”. More on that claim in a mo.Bontrager XXX WaveCel helmet – inside (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)Although they … Read more
An up-and-coming Belgian cyclist has been killed after he was involved in a collision with a van when he and other riders were sent the wrong way during a race.Stef Loos, aged 19, died in hospital in Tournai from head and other injuries sustained during the collision on Sunday, his Acrog-Pauwels Sauzen team announced yesterday, reports … Read more
Campaigners will form a people protected bike lane on Old Street from 4pm today, protesting the fact that Islington Council has failed to improve the route. Since Islington was awarded £900,000 to deliver safety improvements in 2014, three women cycling on Old Street and Clerkenwell Road have lost a leg after being crushed by trucks. … Read more
