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Academy school makes cycle helmets compulsory and says it will suspend pupils who ride on the pavement
Sandringham School in St Albans says it will suspend children if they’re caught riding to school on the pavement. It has also said that no child will be allowed to cycle to school without a helmet and promised that regular checks will be carried out to enforce the rule.Current government guidance is that cyclists may … Read more
Culprit Bicycles crowdfunding for stem that hides Di2 junction box and Sram eTap BlipBox
Culprit Bicycles are crowdfunding on Indiegogo for a new aero stem that hides Di2, eTap and EPS junction boxes, plus tidies up the cables for any type of groupset to save you 17 seconds over a 20 minute time trial according to the brand themselves. Culprit Roadi launchedWell known already for their bikes, Culprit have made the move towards accessories instead, and alongside the new … Read more
Four cyclists in hospital after driver hits group ride from behind
Four cyclists in Somerset needed hospital treatment last week after a driver hit them from behind while they were out on a ride near Yeovil.The quartet were part of a group of five from Yeovil Cycle Club who were returning to the town after riding to the Chapel Cross Tea Rooms at around 1pm last … Read more
Study finds that wearing hi-vis can INCREASE chance of collision while cycling
Research from the Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and Nottingham University has found “increased odds of a collision crash” among cyclists who wear reflective clothing.The transport minister, Jesse Norman, recently said that an upcoming government review may examine evidence on whether cyclists should be forced to wear helmets and reflective clothing.The Sunday Times reports that … Read more
Northwave Extreme RR Road Shoe
The Northwave Extreme RR road shoes are everything you might want from a top-drawer road shoe: they’re light, stiff and supremely comfortable race slippers, but they’re let down a bit by a high-tech but imperfect tension dial and cable design. Pros: Light, stiff, comfortable Cons: Fiddly ratcheting dial that needed more tweaking than most According … Read more
Exposure Blaze Mk2 ReAKT
The Exposure Blaze Mk2 ReAKT is certainly expensive as rear lights go, but it’s bright and durable with a very good run-time, and it varies in intensity according to how and where you’re riding. Pros: Bright, tough, clever tech varies intensity Cons: Not cheap That last bit first: in the ReAKT bit of the name, … Read more
French pro Yoann Offredo fined after having nose broken in road rage incident
French professional cyclist Yoann Offredo has been fined by a court following a road rage incident near Paris in April which left him with injuries including a broken nose.The 31-year-old Wanty-Groupe Gobert rider was given a suspended fine of €400 last week by a court in Evry, reports L’Equipe.Offredo, who earlier in the month had … Read more
Five cool things coming soon from Light and Motion, Cane Creek, Barbour, Sportful and Trek
Another week, another hardcore week of tinkering and testing to the max from road.cc’s review team. Here are some of the highlights of the gear we’ve seen pass through recently…Barbour X Brompton Bromley wax jacket£299Barbour x Brompton Merton Wax Jacket (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)Yes it’s nearly 300 quid, and yes it looks more at home on … Read more