The West Midlands bike share scheme that could see between 3,000 and 5,000 bikes made available across multiple cities and towns will not be launched until 2019. Transport for West Midlands said that negotiations were ongoing with bicycle supplier, Nextbike.As with London’s Santander Cycles, bikes will require docking stations, while initial reports suggested the scheme … Read more
The weekend is here and so is your chance to win some brilliant road.cc schwag.All you’ve got to do to be in with a chance of winning is to upload a picture from your weekend ride to Instagram or Twitter.Remember to use #MyCyclingWeekend in the caption so that we can see it!Need some inspiration? Check out … Read more
The Raptor glasses from Everysight are the latest version of wearable tech we’ve seen appearing on the market. They have built-in GPS, HD camera, microphone, speakers for music, wi-fi and Bluetooth plus, most importantly, a head-up display showing all of your ride data on the screen right in front of your eye. All this tech … Read more
We’ve revived our Cycling App of the Week regular feature especially for this handy little weather app that links with your Strava account… we think it’s great, let us know if you’ll be using it yourselves! Six reasons to use Strava Cycling app of the week: what3wordsWhat is it? Klimat adds weather information to the description underneath your … Read more
The Lezyne Lite Drive 800 XL is a decent package for the type of rider who wants to get out for a couple of hours in the dark and wants the flexibility to use it during the day too. With decent run-times for its size and reasonably quick charging it’s the ideal light to keep … Read more
William Fotheringham, one of the UK’s most respected cycling writers, has revealed that the subject of his next book will be the woman many consider the greatest cyclist the country has ever produced – Beryl Burton.The author, whose books include Fallen Angel: The Passion of Fausto Coppi and Put Me Back on My Bike: In … Read more
If you ever wanted to know about the events and people that influenced Bradley Wiggins’ early cycling career and led to his love of the sport, then Icons is the book for you. Some might feel that Wiggins has tested the loyalty of his fans with the number of his books already published, but there … Read more
Research from sports goods retailer Decathlon has confirmed what we have seen before in any number of surveys – that the perception that the UK’s roads are too dangerous to cycle on deters many from getting in the saddle for their commute.The France-based retailer, which has been present in the UK for two decades and … Read more
