A cyclist in South Australia had a lucky escape when the battery of an aftermarket motor fitted to his Pinarello Dogma F8 bike exploded while he was riding it in the Adelaide Hills, sending flames shooting 10 feet into the air.The incident, on Corkscrew Road, Montacute – a climb that features each year in the Tour Down … Read more
The Danish cyclists’ federation Cyklistforbundet has launched a campaign calling for people who ride bikes to work to be given tax breaks – and the initiative has the support of organisations representing some of the country’s biggest employers.The federation also wants to see a reduction in vehicle speeds in urban areas and subsidies for people … Read more
Santini has come up with the goods with its Giove Bib Tights. They’re superbly comfortable for all-day wear with excellent cold weather properties; if you’re keen to ride whatever the weather then the price might not seem too eyewatering, though they’re certainly not cheap. I also found the pad oddly small, but it didn’t affect long-ride … Read more
These 32mm Panaracer GravelKing tyres are excellent all-winter rubber for your road bike and my new favourite all-purpose winter tyre. They’re pretty light for a 32mm tyre, they’re easy to set up tubeless and they roll really well. Also, they come in a range of natty colours. Well, two. Plus black. Are they gravel tyres? … Read more
If you’re thinking of getting a bike via the Cycle to Work scheme, or you simply have a budget of £1,000 or less, these are the very best options that we’ve reviewed over the past 12 months.The Cycle to Work scheme is a government tax exemption that’s offered through an employer, allowing you to save … Read more
Peter Sagan will break from the norm by racing an aluminium bike in the Down Under Classic, a crit race ahead of the Tour Down Under next week.In a clever marketing move by Specialized which has gained loads of reaction on social media over the weekend, Peter Sagan will race the company’s current Allez Sprint … Read more
Tom Pidcock has won his first senior British national cyclo-cross title at the Cyclopark near Gravesend, Kent, today, while in the women’s elite race, Nikki Brammeier regained the title she last won two years ago.Pidcock, riding for his own TP Racing team, dominated the men’s elite event after moving into the lead on the second … Read more
The acronym POIDH – “pictures or it didn’t happen” – has been used in online discussions for a number of years now to express doubt about the veracity of another user’s statement, and in a similar vein Strava users have joked about whether a bike ride can have really taken place if it hasn’t been … Read more
How quickly can you change a bicycle wheel? To be honest, it’s not something that has really bothered me, but since there’s been a lot of chatter about disc brakes slowing down wheel changes in the professional peloton, I thought it would be fun to do a scientific* test to see which is quicker to … Read more
An 11-year-old boy who is thought to have been cycling close to his home has been killed in a hit-and-run incident in Manchester.Taylor Schofield died in hospital following the collision, which happened at around 6.10pm yesterday evening on Albert Street in Beswick.Police discovered a Volkswagen Golf thought to have been involved in the incident abandoned … Read more
