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Zipp release new tubular wheelsets, handlebars and clincher tyres

Zipp have made their first major product announcements of 2018, with the 454 NSW and 303 Firecrest wheelsets now available as tubulars. The Service Course SL-80 and Service Course 80 Ergo alloy handlebars and Tangente 25mm clincher tyres have also been revamped. 27 of the best road bike wheels The best tyres for road cyclingwh_303_tu_rb_v2_700f_wht_ds_rt_hero1 (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)Zipp have gone … Read more

Doctor tells cyclist that mobile phone may have saved him from paralysis in bus crash

A doctor has told a Gloucestershire cyclist that his mobile phone may have helped prevent him from being paralysed when he was hit by a bus as it crashed into a house in a village on the outskirts of Cheltenham.James Wilkinson, aged 39, was one of four people injured in the incident in Prestbury at … Read more

HJC Furion helmet

HJC has created the Furion using its knowledge of motorcycling race helmets and its very own wind tunnel to perfect the aerodynamics and ventilation. We can’t measure one of those and the other isn’t all that great, but what I can tell you is that this is one very cleverly made, comfortable skid lid. Pros: … Read more

The Adventure Syndicate go #Southbound on new Shand Cycles bikes

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Gino Bartali to be posthumously awarded Israeli citizenship ahead of Giro d’Italia Big Start

Gino Bartali – three times a winner of the Giro d’Italia – will next month be posthumously awarded Israeli citizenship for helping save the lives of hundreds of Jews during World War II.Meanwhile, the local organisers of the Giro d’Italia’s Big Start in Jerusalem next month insist there will be no boycott of the race, … Read more

New surveys highlight benefits of getting kids cycling

Two new surveys published today highlight the gulf between the number of today’s children allowed to cycle without adult supervision, as well as the role that schoolkids believe cycling can play in reducing pollution around their place of study.The first survey, commissioned by Evans Cycles and conducted by YouGov, found that one in five children … Read more

Five cool things coming soon from Bianchi, Santini, Cycology, SDG and Bontrager

With our mini-summer over, we’re back riding in cooler conditions and getting ready to try out some wet weather gear in the coming few days…or possibly weeks, but we’ll look on the bright side for now! Santini Redux jersey £135.00santinireduxshortsleevejersey (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)This premium race jersey from Italian brand Santini is boldly described as “an aerodynamic masterpiece”, designed to … Read more

Schwalbe G-One Bite MicroSkin TL-Easy tyre

Schwalbe’s new G-One Bite Microskin TL-Easy tyre is an addition to its do-a-bit-of everything all-rounder range, with bigger knobbles and a more pronounced shoulder making them more suited to gravel and hardpacked trails. They are pricey, though, and I’m not massively convinced about their longterm durability on the gravel tracks. Pros: Fast on multiple terrain, … Read more

Driver forces Northern Ireland cyclist off road and into barbed wire fence

A cyclist who represented Northern Ireland at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games earlier this month has spoken of how a driver forced him off the road and into a barbed wire fence.Xeno Young, aged 18 and from Lisburn, was left with lacerations on his arms as a result of the incident, which happened when he … Read more