The Scope Apogee is one of eight mini-pumps in Birzman’s Road Pump range. It’s a well-designed, light pump that gives sufficient roadside pressure that anyone in not too much of a hurry would be happy with; a seasoned or impatient roadie may not be so content. Pros: Great Apogee head, comfortable to hold, secure mount … Read more
Legendary US titanium specialist Moots will use the North American Handmade Bicycle Show this week to unveil a new gravel and adventure bike using its YBB softail technology, as well as two brand new frame finishes.Moots will be using NAHBS to display a prototype softail bike it has developed for the growing gravel and adventure … Read more
Several of the videos in our Near Miss of the Day series have featured motorists who have driven onto a roundabout after failing to spot that there is a cyclist already there, and here is another one for the collection.Submitted by road.cc reader Alan Bishop, it happened on West Quay Road in Southampton city centre as … Read more
The X-Lite has been a familiar fixture in Rose’s range for a few years now but for 2018 it has been completely overhauled and, in the company’s words, provides “the golden ratio of aerodynamics, lightweight design, stiffness and comfort.”Rose is keen to remind us in its press release that it has been around for 110 … Read more
Chris Froome is set to kick off his 2018 race season today in the Ruta del Sol, the first time he will have turned a pedal in anger since his failed drug test last year for abnormally high salbutamol level in a urine sample taking during last year’s Vuelta a España but not made public … Read more
The Marin Cortina AX1 is further proof (if any were needed) that the reasonably priced go-anywhere Useful Bike ‘trend’ is a trend no more – because these bikes are now mainstream, and single-purpose bikes are the odd ones out. With perfectly adequate roadability and the chops to make you grin and hoot in the mud, … Read more
The van driver involved in the collision last year that resulted in the death of 2011 Giro d’Italia champion Michele Scarponi has died of cancer.> Tributes paid to Giro d’Italia winner Michele Scarponi after his death at age 37Press reports in Italy suggest that Giuseppe Giacconi, aged 58 and from Filottrano, the same small town … Read more
A new report from the London Assembly’s transport committee says that dockless bike-sharing schemes should be subject to tougher regulation.Published today, the report, called Future Transport: How is London responding to technological innovation?, addresses emerging trends in transport such as personal drones, droids and autonomous vehicles.It warns that that the capital’s transport planners are failing … Read more
The Santini Deep Double Layer Winter gloves are some of the toastiest I’ve worn, which considering their rather svelte construction is something I find pretty amazing. With the weight and bulk of a spring/autumn glove, the double layer construction does an excellent job of keeping the cold out and the warmth in. Pros: Super toastie … Read more
