Nuun’s Vitamin tablets, here in a Ginger Lemonade flavour, make a refreshing hydration drink with the added boost of extra vitamins and a nice kick of caffeine. Pros: Tasty and refreshing, small caffeine dosage, vitamin enhancement, portable tube is handy Cons: Price is quite hard to swallow for the amount of vitamins in each serving … Read more
Well that was close, but we got over the line! Red Bull’s Million Mile Commute challenge was a success, with 1,009,969 miles logged by UK commuters through the month of July. Throughout the (very warm) month folks up and down the land were logging their cycling, running or walking commutes on Strava to be combined as part of the goal … Read more
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A drunk driver who killed a cyclist and then fled the scene has been jailed for five years and four months at Southampton Crown Court.Samuel Woolley, 27, from Bartley, pleaded guilty to causing death by due care whilst over the prescribed limit and failing to stop after the incident shortly after midnight on 22 December … Read more
Although my latest blog is aimed at commuters, a lot of the content should be of interest to all cyclists.With the glorious weather and longer daylight hours, I’m seeing more and more people commuting on their bikes. There has also been an increase in the number of people getting in touch with me to find out … Read more
The latest video in our Near Miss of the Day series shows the driver of a Superdrug lorry making a super-close pass on a cyclist.It happened in Plymouth to road.cc reader Paul, who posted the footage to Facebook.He said: “My ‘Superdrug experience; as they call it, this morning -.nothing like a 50 ton articulated lorry close … Read more
If you’re suffering from post-Tour de France blues, how about some peloton-ready bikes to brighten up your day? Here are a few team edition bikes that you can buy yourself – as long as you’re willing and able to shell out a big wedge of cash.Yesterday, we showed you seven bikes like the pros ride, but a … Read more
A vandal in Birmingham who was smashing up a shop front dropped his bike when he spotted a police car – only for a quick-thinking officer to hop on it and chase him down.Video of the incident was tweeted on Sunday by West Midlands Police’s East Birmingham Response Team – complete with a laughing emoji.A … Read more
Strava is hugely popular for tracking and sharing rides, in part helped by the fact the basic app is free. The Premium membership has offered advanced features and data metric for a few years now, but it has now been replaced by Summit with three packs of features focused on training, safety and analysis.Summit replaces … Read more
Demo examples of Decathlon’s new Triban-branded bikes have just landed in the UK, and road.cc was able to get a sneak peek and even a quick ride.From October, all ‘sport’ road bikes from Decathlon will gradually be rebranded ‘Triban’ — the name currently used for Decathlon/B’Twin’s entry-level aluminium road models.Road performance bikes will also be rebranded … Read more
