The Endura Luminite DL is another incarnation of the Scottish brand’s long-running and justly popular staple. Its ability to keep you dry, from inside and out, is good and it scores well on specification, but it does face stiff competition from similarly priced jackets offering better water resistance and breathability.The Luminite DL is a two-layer … Read more
A French cyclist has set a new age group Hour record – at the age of 90.René Gaillard rode 29.278 kilometres – just over 117 laps – on the track at France’s national velodrome in St Quentin en Yvelines near Paris on Sunday 8 October.“I’ve achieved my dream,” he said, quoted on the French cycling … Read more
A mechanic for a professional cycling team has completed a 6,600-kilometre ride around the coastline of Great Britain – and visited all 181 of the lighthouses that are located on the mainland.Sam Hayes, who works for the UCI Continental outfit Madison Genesis, undertook the trip to raise money for the male suicide awareness charity, the … Read more
Not five minutes ago it was blue skies and warm, now the misty rain is rolling in and filling up the valley to my left, blocking out the view, and I’m getting thoroughly soaked. And cold. I can see the top of Shap Fell ahead, and the ‘Shut up legs!’ banner held aloft by the … Read more
AlexRims knows a thing or two about making rims (the clue’s in the name), so it’s not a surprise that it’s moving into the wheelset market. And if these CXD4s are anything to go by, you should definitely look at them as an option if you’re upgrading your bike or speccing a new build.The CXD4 … Read more
Online cycling retailer WiggleCRC is reportedly set to buy Germany-based Bike24 in a deal said to be worth more than £100 million, according to The Sunday Times.The acquisition would see the group, formed last year through the merger of Wiggle and Chain Reaction Cycles, grow its presence in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, which are Bike24’s … Read more
They say golf is the new cycling, but what if you wanted to combine the two?A new startup aims to get golfers round the course faster by getting them on two electrically powered wheels.As Mark Twain’s saying goes, golf is a good walk spoiled, so why not ruin a cycle ride instead?Eileen Harrison, the former … Read more
The cycling advocate former MP Dr Julian Huppert has said he will not stand again for election in Cambridge.Following a defeat in the 2015 election to current Labour MP Daniel Zeichner, Huppert has told the Lib Dems that he will not stand in future elections.Huppert, a former co-chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on … Read more
A company that has made huge efforts to encourage its staff to cycle to work has been recognised with an award.New Zealand based Abley Transportation Consultants have won a Bike to the Future Award for a tool that shows staff safe cycling routes from their home to work, and providing staff bikes to get them … Read more
With its black shiny finish and simplistic looks, the Shimano Compact Wind Vest could be mistaken for a glorified bin bag but it is much, much better than that. Keeping you warm where you need it and cool where you don’t, it does everything you’d want of a good gilet.Heading out for a ride into … Read more
