The Galibier Campionissimo II Luxury Mitts harken back to the era of Fausto Coppi, classic styling matched with first-rate materials and construction. They will fit like – ahem – a glove, for many thousands of miles of fair-weather smiles. Pros: Soft, strong leather, classic styling, ventilation Cons: Sizing very dependent on hand geometry Cycling gloves, … Read more
The Bradley Wiggins Show is back for a six-episode run to cover the Spring Classics. The first episode will be on Monday (March 18).First launched for last year’s Tour de France, the podcast later returned for the Vuelta a Espana. Eurosport says there will be 20 episodes this year, with later coverage focusing on the … Read more
It’s been a decidedly windy week, making for some brilliant racing in Paris Nice.The riders have been in one seemingly continuous echelon and it’s been brilliant to watch.It hasn’t made riding much fun on the open roads, but if you picked up a tailwind, there was a strong chance of some KoMs!Annoyingly, the grey weather … Read more
This isn’t the first cycling safety product covered in flashing indicators to appear on Kickstarter, and it certainly won’t be the last… but even so, WAYV say their smart wearable system, consisting of a harness, headset and remote, is “unlike anything else out on the market” thanks to the strategic placing of the indicators that “provide maximum … Read more
Upgrading your wheels is one of the quickest routes to improved performance, whether it’s lowering the weight or improving the aero properties of your bike. Fulcrum’s new Racing Zero DB is a high-quality lightweight aluminium disc brake wheelset; they’re fast, responsive and, if you want it, tubeless-ready. They aren’t cheap, though, and there are lighter … Read more
Campagnolo have officially launched the EPS electronic version of their Super Record 12 speed groupset, a year on from becoming the first to go 12 speed for road in 2018 with the release of mechanical Record and Super Record. At £4,108 in its hydraulic disc brake guise, we’re also pretty sure that makes it the most expensive … Read more
“The good times are over,” for dockless bike-sharing, according to Singapore-based urban transport expert Professor Park Byung Joon. “If you look at bicycle-sharing, no one is making any money anywhere in the world. From a business point of view, this is a joke.”Late last year, hordes of angry customers gathered outside the Beijing headquarters of … Read more
The company behind a revolutionary new magnesium frame material will debut a concept bike at the North American Handmade Bicycle Show (NAHBS) this weekend.The Super Magnesium alloy developed by US firm Allite is claimed to be lighter and stiffer than aluminium and less expensive than carbon fibre. It weighs a claimed 30% less than aluminium … Read more
We’ve seen quite a bit of it over the last few months on various pro team Instagram feeds, so the launch of Campagnolo’s EPS version of their 12 speed Super Record groupset didn’t exactly come as a surprise. Even so, the chance to ride it before the official grand reveal was one I didn’t want to pass up, so … Read more
A cyclist who submitted footage of a close pass to the Met Police has learned that he himself is to be prosecuted. The force says road.cc reader Giles is guilty of riding a pedal cycle on a footpath – but the cyclist points out that the stretch in question is a well-marked shared-use path.The alleged … Read more
