A rugby coach from North London has described how he gave chase to a bike thief who was riding down the road with a stolen bike over his shoulder.The man, named only as Chris by the Islington Gazette, spotted three youths, one of them riding a bike and wheeling another – with a lock attached … Read more
The Assioma Duo pedals represent a massive evolution of Favero’s foray into cycling power meters, being vastly superior to its previous BePro pedals. They’re better value than Garmin’s new Vector 3s with no real compromises, so well worth the spend if you want power measurement that’s easily transferred from one bike to another. Pros: Very … Read more
A motorist who knocked a cyclist off his bike in south London then falsely claimed that the rider had run a red light has been sent on a driver improvement course.The road.cc reader who sent it in to us, asking to remain anonymous, said it took place at the junction of New Park Road and the … Read more
Cyclo-cross rarely receives the same attention as other branches of cycling, even when the Brits conquer the world: not from the papers, nor the public – nor book publishers. Rainbows in the Mud is one of the few books dedicated to the sport, and does a great job of explaining why it is worthy of … Read more
A Carlisle man has appealed for witnesses to an alleged incident in which he was deliberately knocked off his bike by a motorist.Writing on Facebook, Steve Alecock said he “could have been killed” in a confrontation with a motorist in the Lake District in September.The North-West Evening Mail reports that at around 3pm on September … Read more
The Ravemen CR900 comes close to being the perfect all-in-one bike light, particularly the excellent battery level management, but is let down by a lack of light where you need it and a few other niggles, hopefully addressed in the next iteration. Pros: Anti-glare beam, excellent battery run-time monitoring, a remote, well-priced accessories Cons: Lack of … Read more
UPS is trialling a new urban delivery system in London and says that if successful, it could change the way packages are delivered in UK cities. The Low Impact City Logistics project involves a bike and a power-assisted trailer. The firm says that the system allows riders to transport up to 200kg of packages.The trailer’s … Read more
Wiggle are back! They’ve got so many brilliant deals to show us so we’re doing another run through of their latest Black Friday deals.We’ve got more tech to show you, along with tasty nutrition stuff and an absolutely stunning deal on the latest components.If you want even more deals, including those from Wiggle that we … Read more
The Metropolitan Police is looking to trace a cyclist who intervened during an early hours altercation in Shoreditch in October.At around 2.30am on October 12, a 35-year-old man was involved in an altercation with two other men in Paul Street and ended up on the floor with a deep laceration to his jaw.A passing cyclist … Read more
Michele Ferrari has had his 18-month suspended jail sentence for doping confirmed in an appeal court. The Italian, who was handed a lifetime sporting ban in 2012 following the investigation into doping at the former US Postal Service team, was found guilty of supplying EPO to a former junior world champion biathlete in April.Doping has … Read more
