With 24 hours of illumination, a handy battery indicator and its auto eco mode, Kryptonite’s street-focused front light is host to some thoughtful safety additions. While set-up is on the fiddly side, if you’re a commuter with a bit of bar to play with, you’ll likely find a snug and ongoing home for the Street … Read more
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A coroner has said that a cyclist who died after sustaining head injuries when she fell off her bike in the New Forest “could have survived” if she had been wearing a cycle helmet.Keren Zhang, aged 26, fractured her skull when she lost control of her bike and crashed on a descent while riding with … Read more
Specialized has just issued a recall for its Roubaix, Ruby, Diverge, and Sirrus models due to an issue with the clamping steerer tube collars on the Future Shock.The Future Shock, if you need reminding, is a spring inside a cartridge located between the stem and head tube. It was introduced on the redesigned Roubaix a … Read more
If you think of dhb you’re quite likely to be imagining good quality, inexpensive kit: we’ve tested plenty of it over the years and generally found it to be good value stuff. At £180, though, the Aeron LAB All-Winter jacket is pretty top-end. So is dhb going all up-market? Well, in a sense: its volume sales are always going to … Read more
The Craft Active Intensity CN LS M is one of the most comfortable baselayers I’ve ever worn and a very good choice for cold, if not freezing, temperatures. There’s no merino in the mix, but it’s still pretty good value. Pros: Good fit, moisture wicking, neat body mapping Cons: Sleeves arguably a little long The Active … Read more
Phil Liggett says that the grief following the death of Paul Sherwen, his co-commentator for more than three decades, is yet to hit him as he prepares to pick up the microphone once again for the Tour Down Under.Former Tour de France cyclist turned TV pundit Sherwen died last month at his home in Uganda … Read more
The Compass Bon Jon Pass TC Extralight is the lightest and narrowest of its tyres that can be set up tubeless. It’s good. Very good. Compass calls it its ‘Goldilocks’ tyre, and for going fast or far on rubbish British roads or gravel, in all weathers, it is indeed Just Right. Pros: Light, supple, comfortable, … Read more
We’ve reviewed dozens of road bikes here on road.cc during 2018 and here are the best of them.One thing to note right away is that this category is capped at £3,500, as it has been for the past couple of years. Road bikes with a retail price higher than that are considered in our Road … Read more
