Yesterday Dom Thomas from Fairlight Cycles popped into the office to drop off the brand new Secan, the gravel and adventure bike follow up to the Strael. It turned up just in time for me to take it to Wales this weekend to ride the inaugural GritFest gravel event, which you can read about over … Read more
An inquest has heard that record-breaking cyclist Lee Fancourt overdosed on cocaine after texting a friend: ‘Bye brother, I have had enough’. Gloucestershire Live reports that on January 19, the 40-year-old father-of-two was found unconscious and unresponsive by police in the back seat of his car, parked in a layby.Messages posted to social media in … Read more
Of the three new Bodyfit jerseys launched by Sportful this year, the Pro Classic is the one that seems best suited to the most typical UK weather conditions. It offers a bit of extra warmth compared to a regular summer jersey to keep chills at bay, and it’s very breathable if the weather warms up, … Read more
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Bike Lane Uprising has launched in Bristol, reports the Bristol Post. The website allows users to report vehicles parked in cycle lanes and works with local authorities and companies to try and tackle the issue.Any cyclist who has used a cycle lane knows that they are often viewed as parking spaces by some motorists.Bike Lane … Read more
Today our regular feature highlighting close passes caught on camera comes from North Shields, where a motorist saw fit to carry out this overtaking manoeuvre on a roundabout.The incident took place on Monday night.The cyclist, Mark, said: “The driver didn’t acknowledge me at all, even though I turned the air blue and managed to reach … Read more
Last week BMC unveiled the brand new Roadmachine X, an all-new wide tyred adventure bike, and this week it has rolled out the updated ALR, the aluminium version of the carbon fibre Teammachine SLR.First launched in 2015, Teammachine ALR is one of the few really good aluminium bikes, with a frame light enough to embarrass … Read more
The Tacx Ciro is a good looking, lightweight and very secure bottle cage available in a choice of colours to match your bike. And at a penny under £16 it’s good value when you take all those factors into account. Some may find the fit a bit too tight, but if you want an ultra-secure … Read more
This beautiful creation is the brand new Colnago C64. It has just arrived in the office for review but before we stick some pedals on and go for a ride, check out the video above to get all the key details about the Italian company’s latest carbon model.Regular readers will know I reported from the … Read more
Cycling UK says that participants in Windsor Triathlon filmed passing a horse closely at speed during the cycling leg of Sunday’s event were “completely irresponsible” and has told road.cc that it is working with the British Horse Society to draw up new advice on how people on horses and bikes can safely share space, both … Read more
