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Condor Italia RC
Based around the geometry of Condor’s top-end Leggero race machine, the latest Italia RC is blessed with sweet handling and a frameset that doesn’t hang about when you stomp on the pedals. Ask this thing to go and it will. You’ll go far, too, as comfort isn’t compromised in the quest for speed. Pros: Excellent … Read more
Hutchinson Protect’Air Max
Hutchinson Protect’Air Max achieves a great seal for your tubeless tyre setup with minimal messy turmoil. The small, manageable bottle of sealant with a one-way valve cap allows for easy application and little reapplication due to drying. There’s nothing special about the price, though, in this size bottle anyway. Pros: One-way valve cap, excellent hole-sealing … Read more
British Cycling confirms men’s endurance coach Heiko Salzwedel has left
British Cycling has confirmed the departure of men’s endurance coach Heiko Salzwedel, more than two months after he was reportedly escorted out of the National Cycling Centre in Manchester.The national governing body did not comment at the time on reports that the German national had been told to leave the building inb October following a … Read more
Huge Specialized savings in Cycle Store’s January Sale
The Deal Clincher’s starting the new year off right. With a whole host of spectacular Specialized sale items and other great savings from the team over at Cycle Store.In today’s Deal Clincher Takeover we haven’t just got Specialized products, although they do lead the way. We’ve got a front light bargain from GT, waterproof jackets from … Read more
Sportful Fiandre NoRain W Jacket
The Sportful Fiandre NoRain Women’s Jacket is a performance-fit, thick fleece winter jacket offering great protection from wind with some water resistance from showers. It’s a great option for cold late-autumn days through to spring. Pros: Warm, with good weather protection Cons: Hem isn’t very elastic and no gripper The jacket is designed for winter, with … Read more
Campaign stepped up for Queensbury Tunnel bike route in West Yorkshire (+ videos)
Campaigners who are fighting to create what would be Europe’s longest cycling tunnel on a disused railway line in West Yorkshire are stepping up their efforts as we head into the New Year to prevent it being permanently closed this summer by the Department for Transport (DfT).The Queensbury Tunnel Society says that the tunnel could … Read more
Emily Chappell and friends ride Land’s End to John O’Groats over New Year for charity
While many of us were seeing in the New Year on Sunday and spending yesterday recovering, fomrer bike courier turned ultracyclist Emily Chappell and two friends were completing a four-day ride from Land’s End to John O’Groats.Chappell, author of the book What Goes Around and the first woman to finish the 2016 Transcontinental Race, had … Read more
road.cc Sportive and Endurance Bike of the Year 2017-18
The endurance market is incredibly competitive with new technology designed to improve comfort and performance coming along all the time, and here are the best bikes that we tested here on road.cc during 2017.This category covers bikes intended to be ridden fast while providing an extra helping of comfort. Different brands describe them in different ways, usually endurance bikes, sportive bikes or gran fondo … Read more