For some time now, sports supermarket Decathlon’s own brand, B’Twin, has been putting the lie to the notion that only expensive bikes are good bikes; its road models in particular have been the bargain hunter’s dream. But what can it do with dedicated commuting machinery? If the Hoprider 900 is anything to go by, I … Read more
We’ve seen this before on the Tour de France, but it never fails to thrill – a cyclist jumping over the peloton.It happened during today’s Stage 10, the first in the Alps, from Annecy to Le Grand Bornand, though this time the rider was on a BMX rather than mountain bike. Do *NOT* try this … Read more
Julian Alaphilippe of Quick Step Floors attacked early on during today’s Stage 10 of the Tour de France, taking a big escape group with him and later going solo to win the first mountain stage of this year’s race on the first of three days in the Alps and grab the polka dot jersey.One of … Read more
The meaning of life, Stonehenge, the continued popularity of Mrs Brown’s Boys… some of the world’s great mysteries, I’m sure you’ll agree; however a new conundrum has emerged on road.cc’s forum recently, and it’s one we were initially completely gazumped by too: why on earth do both Orro and Orbea have bikes called Terra? Both fall into the gravel/adventure category, and you wouldn’t have thought ‘Terra’ is an … Read more
We caught up with Wahoo at the recent Eurobike bike show to get the latest on its 2018 trainers, which includes an all-new £699 Core trainer, £199 Headwind fan and revised Kickr, which uses a bigger flywheel to produce a claimed silent operation.The Core is all-new, taking everything that is great about the Kickr, including … Read more
These Aramus Elite summer mitts from Lizard Skins are comfortable and well made, easy to put on and off, and a decent price for a quality mitt. Pros: Comfortable, easy to wear, well made Cons: Nothing really For track use, or if you don’t like any padding, the Aramus Elites are probably worth your time … Read more
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A designer in the Netherlands has invented a knitting machine that works through being hooked up to a static bicycle – and can make a complete knitted scarf in just five minutes, thanks to pedal power.George Barratt-Jones, a student at Design Academy Eindhoven, took the machine – called the Cyclo-Knitter – to teh Duutch city’s railway station … Read more
Red Bull’s 2018 Million Mile Commute challenge on Strava has passed halfway… and with just under half a million miles logged, we’re going to have to pedal a little bit further over the next couple of weeks to reach a million! Red Bull Million Mile Commute launches on Strava Six reasons to use StravaThe figure stands at … Read more
This is the Merida Reacto KOM that Bahrain-Merida’s Vincenzo Nibali is racing on in this year’s Tour de France. We had the chance to check it out prior to the Grand Depart, although at that stage Merida hadn’t released details of Nibali’s special build.Tour Tech 2018- Nibali Merida Reacto KOM full bike – 1 (Image Credit: Farrelly … Read more
