Hutchinson invented the first road tubeless tyres back in 2006 in a partnership with Shimano. It has continued to evolve its tyre range in the intervening years, and the latest Fusion 5 Performance tyres are the best yet. They’re fast, grippy, supple, durable and easy to fit, and a rival for any other tubeless tyre … Read more
To become cyclo-cross world champion at the age of 20, you need to have some serious bike-handling skills.And with his grandfather being three-time Tour de France runner-up Raymond Poulidor and his father Adri also having won a rainbow jersey in cyclo-cross – as well as the Tour of Flanders and Liège–Bastogne–Liège – Mathieu van der … Read more
Northern Ireland-based intelligent bike light brand See.Sense has taken just three days to more than double the £30,000 it had set on Kickstarter for its forthcoming Ace rear light.By Sunday evening, three days after the crowdfunding drive went live, the brand had received pledges totalling around £66,000 from nearly 1,600 backers.According to BikeBiz, the original … Read more
A man in New York City has been charged with reckless endangerment after he chased a bike thief in his van and rammed him in an incident that also saw a pedestrian hospitalised.The shocking incident, which happened in Midtown Manhattan’s Hell’s Kitchen district, was caught on by a CCTV camera with a WABC-TV News journalist … Read more
The LT is Pro’s entry-level offering in the road stem market and while it may not be the lightest or cheapest out there, there is no reason I can find to dismiss it. Its subtle looks will match any bike, it’s easy to set up and it weighs just over 10g more than its big … Read more
Now in its third generation, the Wahoo Kickr continues to be one of the best direct-mount smart trainers on the market, providing easy resistance control, superb realism, rock-solid stability, massive 2,000 watt capacity, and easy connectivity to a range of apps from Zwift to TrainerRoad. Yes, it’s expensive, but as an investment for serious winter … Read more
Lotto-Soudal professional cyclist Adam Hansen has revealed how a visa mix-up resulting in border guards at Vienna airport threaten him with deportation to his native Australia.The 38-year-old, who last month completed an unprecedented 19th Grand Tour in a row at the Vuelta a Espana, has homes in the UAE and the Czech Republic but holds … Read more
The latest vide in our Near Miss of the Day feature shows the moment a lorry driver ignored a red light and drove through a junction in London just as a cyclist was starting to ride across it.Luckily the rider was alert to the danger – although as one commenter to the video which was posted to … Read more
Drivers who are convicted of killing while drunk, distracted or speeding could face life in prison under new sentencing guidelines drawn up by government ministers.It brings the sentencing for driving offences in line with manslaughter, with maximum penalties raised from 14 years to life.Ministers also confirmed that there will be a new offence of causing … Read more
A new office block in Cambridge which will hold some of the most forward thinking tech companies in the world has located its underground cycle park down several flights of stairs.In a move branded ‘rubbish’ by a local councillor, the location, at the Amazon and Microsoft offices, will be inconvenient and disadvantage the disabled, according … Read more
