Sweet Protection Crossfire Jacket

The Sweet Protection Crossfire Jacket is a great foul weather jacket that keeps everything out while keeping you comfortable and warm. Pros: Great waterproofing and windproofing, minimalist design Cons: Zip pocket is in an odd position Sweet Protection is relatively new to the road bike market, having only started to venture into the space in … Read more

Bristol City Council denies liability as family of drowned cyclist sues

 Bristol City Council has denied liability for the death of a cyclist who drowned in the city’s floating harbour.The family of Sean Philipps are claiming up to £2 million in damages from the local authority in a case currently being heard by the High Court, reports BBC News.Mr Philipps, 40, fell off his bike and … Read more

Near Miss of the Day 198: The invisible cyclist

Videos showing motorists who fail to see cyclists feature regularly in our Near Miss of the Day series and today is no exception.This one, which shows the driver of a Mini overtaking a parked Tesco delivery van, happened to road.cc reader Rodney, who told us: “When I was a child to be invisible sounded like a great … Read more

Rapha expands Explore range… with Cargo Winter Tights

Rapha is expanding its Explore range of clothing aimed at gravel, adventure and bikepacking riding over the next couple of weeks, a collection which was kicked off earlier this year with the controversial Cargo Bibs (bib shorts with pockets), with the new Cargo Winter Tights.As you might imagine, these are the winter tights version of … Read more

Mavic Ksyrium Pro UST Disc Wheelset

The Ksyrium range from Mavic has always had a good reputation for offering decent performance whatever your type of riding: a true set of all-rounders. These aluminium alloy Pro UST Disc models further confirm this with a solid build quality and plenty of stiffness, all at a decent weight. Pros: Well built set of wheels … Read more

Scotland’s Jenny Graham set to break round the world record

Scottish cyclist Jenny Graham is due to arrive in Berlin this Thursday and break the Guinness World Record for being the fastest woman circumnavigate the globe by bike.If all goes to plan, the 38-year-old from Inverness will have completed the 18,000-mile journey in 124 days, almost three weeks inside the 144 days set by Italy’s … Read more