Lazer’s Century helmet is a well-designed and comfortable lid that’s available with MIPS for an extra £20. The Twist Cap certainly works, although the implementation isn’t quite perfect, and the integrated light is a useful bit of extra visibility after dark. Pros: Comfortable, good head coverage, MIPS option Cons: Twist Cap didn’t quite fit snug, … Read more
The ticket ballot for the UCI Road World Championships Sportive is now open with 5,000 places available for the once in a lifetime chance to ride the same roads the pros will race in their pursuit of the rainbow jersey. The ballot is open now and you can find it here. The Sportive which takes place … Read more
Welcome to your Monday live blog, with Jack Sexty, Simon MacMichael and the rest of the team.
Disc brakes cleaned up at the opening weekend of the Spring Classics and a 1x made a rare appearance.Double disc win for Deceuninck-QuickStepDeceuninck-QuickStep had a good weekend, winning the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne. The team is sponsored by Specialized and its Tarmac and Venge models were ridden to victory in each race respectively, with disc … Read more
Anna Haslock, the partner of ultracyclist Mike Hall who was killed while racing in Australia two years ago, says she believes the investigation into his death by the Australian Federal Police [AFP] was “flawed” since the officer conducting it “was biased and drew premature and incorrect conclusions based on assumption rather than the evidence.”Hall was … Read more
The Fizik Vento Solocush Tacky tape is a high quality and very effective bar tape aimed primarily at racing audiences and/or lightweight builds, and it’s certainly lived up to the hype. Even cleaning it has proved much easier than I was expecting. Pros: Superb all-round performance, generous length Cons: Less flexible than some so takes … Read more
Our Near Miss of the Day feature today has two videos from recent club runs in different parts of the country – one from Kent, the other from Dorset.The one above shows members of Canterbury Bicycle Club out on Saturday. The first driver overtaking gives plenty of room.But the second – whom it is noticeable … Read more
The FeedBack Sports Chain Keeper is an expensive, beautifully made tool designed for a single purpose – to quickly, securely and single-handedly pick up your chain and replicate its position in the highest gear on your bike. This it delivers on, in CNC-machined spades. Pros: Does what it says on the tin, with a speed … Read more
For those of us in the UK, riding outside on Sunday was rather grotty.It was a day for donning the waterproofs and heading, via the shortest possible distance, to the cafe! preferably one with a log fire.But Storm Freya didn’t stop many of you heading out for a ride and our winner this week used … Read more
A cyclist has been filmed riding across three lanes of the M62 motorway in Liverpool – while towing a trailer of the kind typically used to carry small children. The footage was passed to the Liverpool Echo by the lorry driver who recorded the incident with the dashcam in his cab.It was filmed close to the … Read more
