Rapha’s new Core bib tights offer excellent comfort, insulation and performance at a price that is more attainable than ever before for the London-based brand, and they’re a decent rival to any other options for the same kind of money.The Core range has been Rapha’s attempt to offer a more value conscious line of essential … Read more
The Lusso Stripes Gilet takes the basic concept of keeping wind at bay and turns it into a technical and performance tour de force, for reasonable money. You’ll be doing some pocket-swapping, but what price silence?Hailing from Manchester, close to the Peak District and not far from the Irish sea, Lusso knows a thing or … Read more
Riding in the driving rain can be highly unpleasant and challenging enough without some motorist deciding to ruin your day with a close pass – but that’s what happened to road.cc reader Jon Griggs as he rode along Birmingham’s Hagley Road.West Midlands Police launched their widely-praised close pass operation just over a year ago, with … Read more
A cyclist in Scotland who has amassed more than 1,300 KOMs on Strava uses an avatar on the social network of one of the most frightening characters in horror fiction to instil some light-hearted terror into the hearts of his rivals.Ross Meffen, aged 38 and from East Kilbride, uses the likeness of Pennywise the child-snatching … Read more
It’s been a windy old week in Blighty, but not quite windy enough to stop road.cc’s tireless team of reviewers testing bikes and kit to help you make informed choices on your cycle-related purchases. Well, in all honesty one of the items mentioned is a roof rack which didn’t involve much riding to try out, but reading instructions … Read more
The Exposure Strada 1200 is a well-made and durable light that offers all the illumination you could need on the road and very good battery life, although it is an expensive option.I can’t imagine that you’ll ever need any more light than the Strada 1200 provides. It’s more powerful than ever. On one of my … Read more
A few months ago we brought you news of Kona’s revamped Rove, a go-anywhere bike with all the credentials for a mixed terrain adventure, and now rolling on fat 650b tyres with a choice of steel and aluminium frames, carbon forks disc brakes and external cable routing.Our pals over at off.road.cc have managed to swing … Read more
WiggleCRC has confirmed that it has bought the German online cycling retailer, Bike24.As we reported yesterday, news of the deal was broken by The Sunday Times, which put a price tag of £100 million-plus on the transaction.> WiggleCRC reportedly set to buy online German retailer Bike24According to WiggleCRC, former by the merger last July of Wiggle … Read more
The update to the road.cc Bike of the Year winning Cannondale Synapse has been one of the most hotly anticipated releases this year. I got to ride it at the worldwide launch in Italy many months ago, but I finally got to ride it on more familiar UK roads earlier this week, and you can … Read more
The Kitnetik has three tiers to give multiple storage options, with space for shoes and gloves on top and bib shorts, jacket and jersey underneath as an example of one combination.How to dress for Autumn rides see.sense raises more than twice its Kickstarter goalIt can be mounted to any radiator, and is compact enough to store in most wardrobes … Read more
