The competition is now closed and 3 winners have been chosen at random.They are in no particular order;Andy Paterson Al MacInnes Toby RumminsCongratulations, Knog will be in touch by email soon. The second in our fantastic light giveaways to get you ready for those evening rides that go on a just a little too long is all the way from Australia … Read more
Police are attempting to trace a Birmingham motorist after he allegedly chased a cyclist before mounting a kerb and hitting him. The cyclist’s mother believes that the victim only survived being run over because he was on boggy grass at the time and not the road.The Birmingham Mail reports that the incident occurred in Northfield, … Read more
If the vision of these Kiwi entrepreneurs is realised, then commuting could be about to get a whole lot different – with the upcoming release of the world’s most advanced hydrofoil bike. Proclaimed as “the next frontier on water”, the Manta5 has an electric motor that you can glide over the water using a pedal assist or simply throttling … Read more
Zipp has rolled out its radical new rim design, inspired by the pectoral fins of humpback whales, to its 808 range, creating the new 858 NSW Carbon Clincher. It’s available in a choice of disc or rim brake versions.The previous 808 NSW was the first wheelset in Zipp’s range to harness the company’s latest technology … Read more
The Zero2 is the only all-aluminium wheelset in the Deda Elementi range, and its cheapest wheels, but the quality and performance is well above entry-level. Deda describes these wheels as ‘Developed with Professional Teams and Triathletes for the everyday training’. What luxury it must be to train on £540 wheels… that’s more than I would budget … Read more
As you’ve probably gathered by now we’re on a mission to make your road.cc experience as pleasant as possible when it comes to the ads served on the site. Annoying ads have never been a massive problem on the site, but they have been a persistent one – particularly for those of you using the site … Read more
A professional triathletebelieves missed the chance to make a breakthrough in the sport after a van driver rugby-tackled her while she was out training on her bike, causing a fracture to one of her vertebrae.The motorist, Martyn Lee, told Caroline Livesey “I thought you were a bloke” after the incident in May this year, reports The … Read more
Sometime road.cc blogger Phil Deeker has ridden up a thousand cols in 100 days. This staggering self-imposed challenge has entailed almost half a million metres of vertical ascent since May.Deeker is the man behind Tour de Force, where riders complete the Tour de France route a week ahead of the race, and also created Rapha … Read more
Today’s near miss only becomes scarier with each subsequent viewing. An HGV driver pulling out on a cyclist would be bad enough, but the looming shadow once the driver has completed that manoeuvre is arguably even more frightening.Dan B said the incident occurred in Clapton on October 5 at around 6.20am.“My focus was on the … Read more
Lance Armstrong isn’t exactly renowned for letting bygones be bygones. As such it perhaps shouldn’t be all that surprising that the former cyclist should express his delight at the news that David Walsh gave a character reference for a former Irish Times journalist who has been convicted of grooming and sexually abusing a teenage girl.Independent.ie … Read more
