Mark Beaumont is selling the Koga Kimera Premium bike that he rode around the world on in less than 80 days to set a new Guinness World Record, with the highest bid on eBay currently standing at £10,000.A higher bid of £10,200 was lodged yesterday, but has subsequently been retracted. The auction on eBay will … Read more
While the official 2018 Tour de France route announcement won’t take place on Tuesday October 17, rumours are already circulating about a number of stages. These include the possible use of a stretch of gravel road on a mountain stage from Annecy to Le Grand Bornand. That route could also be the one used for … Read more
Volunteers and officers from Police Scotland are searching for a man who went missing during a 100-mile bike ride almost a fortnight ago.Anthony Parson, known as Tony, had planned to ride home to Tillicoultry near Stirling from Fort William, leaving on Friday 29 September. He had taken a train to Fort William earlier that day.He was … Read more
Trends are changing fast in road cycling and nowhere is this more obvious in the tyre choice currently available, with increasing widths and tread patterns tailored towards the growing demand for multi-terrain traction. Schwalbe showed off some new rubber at Eurobike a little while back, including this new G-One Bite gravel tyre.Designed to complement its … Read more
Time is introducing new road pedals called Xpro that offer a wider platform than the existing Xpresso design. With a cover plate at the bottom, they’re also said to provide improved aerodynamics, although no figures are put on that.Like Xpresso, Xpro uses Time’s IClic pedal engagement system that is pre-opened to make clipping in easier, … Read more
The Lazer Bullet is a well-executed lid that is designed to be super-fast but also provide an all-in-one solution for hot weather and climbing with Lazer’s patented Airslide system. It works in the most part, but I still think there could be some more refinement to make the Bullet the best road helmet money can … Read more
Mike Cotty’s latest video for The Col Collective takes in a coastline in a part of the world – Spain’s Catalonia region – that is very much in the news at the moment.But from a cycling point of view, it’s also somewhere you’ll find more pros than you can shake a stick at, given the … Read more
The motorist involved in the crash last April that resulted in the death of 2011 Giro d’Italia champion Michele Scarponi reportedly admitted to authorities investigating the incident that he had been watching a video on his phone at the time of the fatal collision.Scarponi was on a training ride in his home town of Filottrano … Read more
This week’s previews again have a mostly autumnal theme, with indoor trainers, bikes for winter training and plenty of lights all coming our way at a greater rate than we get through coffee beans. Here are the highlights… Giant NeosTrack£149.99On paper the new NeosTrack from Giant looks mightily impressive, with a spec list that wouldn’t look … Read more
For this kind of money we’re more used to testing ‘be seen by’ front lights, and though the Xeccon Spear 600 is designed for city riding, it pumps out a reasonable 600 lumens for a little dabble in the lanes. It’s far from the most accomplished or technological light out there, but for the money … Read more
