We had the pleasure of attending another excellent edition of Bespoked last week, the UK’s only handmade bicycle show and really one of the finest bicycle shows in the world. I’ve not been for a few years but to visit this year was to be reminded how buoyant the bespoke framebuilding industry and community is, with a … Read more
Here’s a particularly nasty close pass in our Near Miss of the Day series, with the driver involved braking and pulling in as he overtook, and what’s more at a point in the road where the cyclist risked getting pushed into the railings on the left.It happened at the junction of the A65 and A6120 … Read more
Not to be confused with the smaller DA (review to come), the Topeak Roadie DAX pump combines a larger chamber than most with a useful Dual Action stroke that’s always pumping, whether you’re pulling or pushing. Pros: Impressively efficient, well-made, reliable Cons: Too long for pockets, unexciting looks, Presta only If it looks very similar … Read more
If you live in southwest England, you’ll have been treated to a spectacular thunderstorm on Saturday evening.But for residents of a seaside town near Bristol it wasn’t just the lightning that was flashing, with a naked cyclist spotted defying the weather as he rode through the streets of Clevedon in North Somerset.Somerset Live reports that … Read more
Three weeks after Niki Tersptra won the second Monument of the year, the Tour of Flanders, for Quick Step Floors, Bob Jungels has added a second with a fine solo win at Liege-Bastogne-Liege today.The Luxembourg national champion followed a move from Sergio Henao as the Team Sky rider shut down an attack from Jungels’ team-mate … Read more
The Lightweight Urgestalt Disc frameset is extremely lightweight and stiff with it, while the ability to take wide tyres (for a road bike) allows you to dial comfort into the ride. Pros: Extremely lightweight, stiff Cons: A lot of money! We try not to focus too much on bike weight around these parts because it’s … Read more
Kim Kardashian’s fondness for wearing cycling shorts is well documented – and now, husband Kanye West has revealed he’s into retro cycling kit, with a tweet that attracted the attention of none other than former world champion, Mark Cavendish.The 40-year-old singer-songwriter West returned to Twitter last week after an absence of a year, and among … Read more
UCI Women’s WorldTour team Doels-Bolmans has thanked Sir Dave Brailsford and Team Sky’s medical team for the assistance they gave after one of its mechanics suffered a heart attack on Monday, the day after the Amstel Gold Race, won by the team’s Chantal Blaak, the reigining road world champioon.In a statement published on its website … Read more
Northwave’s new Evolution Short Finger Gloves pretty much cover everything you need from a performance and comfort point of view. Pros: Variable padding depths, mesh back keeps you cool Cons: Velcro tab can be a little scratchy, sweat wipe could be thicker For me, padding is key when it comes to gloves of any kind. … Read more
New Zealand semi-pro cyclist Alexander Ray has been roused from the induced coma he has been in since being hit by a car in Auckland on Wednesday. Stuff.co.nz reports that the Team McDonalds Down Under rider was taken to Auckland City Hospital after a collision at the junction of Morningside Drive and New North Road … Read more
