Following the launch last week of the new Continental GP 5000 tyres on the sunny island of Tenerife, I’ve been riding the new tyres (25mm clinchers) on my local roads around the Cotswolds plus a cheeky long weekend in Nice, logging up about 500km in the dry and rain on a variety of road surfaces. … Read more
Ashton Lambie, the former gravel biker who stunned the track cycling world in September when he broke the individual pursuit world record, has signed for Derby-based squad Huub Wattbike – formerly known as Team KGF.Riding at the Pan-American Regional Championships in Aguascalientes, Mexico, Lambie set a time of 4:07.25 to take 3 seconds off the … Read more
As water-resistant foul-weather bib tights, Santini’s Vega 2.0s are right on the money. They’re reassuringly water resistant without losing a smooth fit against the skin. They’re not quite warm enough for super-cold temperatures, but they’re not as expensive as you might expect either. Pros: Comfortable, water-resistant, flexible Cons: Bib section not thermal, thin rear section When … Read more
Those temperatures are plummeting, but we’re still riding! Here’s some more bits and bobs that we’ve been particularly keen to try out since they arrived at road.cc Towers…Metier Beacon Rain Jacket£200.00Metier Beacon Rain Jacket – riding (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)Metier’s range has expanded recently, with most of their garments featuring the innovative built-in lights on the … Read more
The Merino Long Sleeve Jersey from Manchester-based Lusso has just the right amount of weight to the fabric to suit those chilly autumn days right through to the really cold winter ones when used as part of a layering system. It’s warm, comfortable and excellently made. Pros: Top quality craftsmanship, highly breathable Cons: Only available … Read more
The company behind a product that was marketed several years ago as Volvo Life Paint has launched a range of glow-in-the-dark sprays in the UK aimed at making cyclists, pedestrians and animals more visible to motorists when it is dark.The Albedo100 range of sprays, made by a Swedish company of the same name, are invisible … Read more
A former member of the British special forces who smashed the Guinness World Record for cycling the length of the Americas and made it back to the UK in time to attend the wedding of his friend Prince Harry has rejected allegations of cheating.Dean Stott, aged 41, had originally aimed to ride the Pan American … Read more
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Oxford’s Commuter X4 is a fun and effective self-illuminating take on night riding personal safety. Better still, because it can be fitted around either the body or a rucksack – and it features good reflective sections even if you run out of power – there is very little that stops it from being a worthwhile … Read more
