Reports today suggest that the impact of its merger last July with Chain Reaction Cycles have hit Wiggle’s bottom line due to the costs of the transaction plus its move to a new warehouse. But close analysis of Wiggle’s accounts – and more importantly, that of the group parent company – reveal a different picture.A … Read more
Today’s near miss happened earlier this week on the A10 in North London. A van cuts across the cycle lane immediately in front of a cyclist as the driver for some reason pulls into a bus stop. In classic fashion, the driver indicates at the exact moment he makes his manoeuvre.The incident occurred on Wednesday … Read more
Entries for the inaugural Red Bull Timelaps – a 25-hour, one-day race (you read that correctly) in Windsor Great Park are now sold out – but you still have a chance to enter in our competition to be part of roaad.cc’s team at the event. You’d better be quick though – the competition closes at … Read more
Here’s the latest Wahoo Kickr smart trainer, updated to be compatible with the new Climb accessory launched last month. Other than the small redesign to provide better clearance for disc brake road bikes and to allow it to be used with the new Climb accessory (V1 and V2 Kickr trainers aren’t compatible) it retains all … Read more
Sonder is the bike brand of Alpkit, the outdoor clothing, camping and bikepacking specialist, and it has just launched its first road bike. It’s called the Colibri and features a full carbon construction with disc brakes and space for 28mm tyres, and will cost £899 for the frameset with full builds starting from £1,649.colibri-promo-2 (Image Credit: Farrelly … Read more
The NiteRider Sabre 80 is a slimline 80-lumen rear light with daylight flash modes. Featuring six modes altogether – three constant, three flashing – it has good options for keeping you visible, along with useful run-times: 10 hours 30 minutes on low flash, 1hr 30mins on the constant brightest mode. Amber lights boost side visibility, … Read more
If you have visited the Youtube channel recently, and if you haven’t why not, you may have noticed our sparkly new banner. This isn’t just a face lift or a fresh lick of paint. This is the first step on producing, hopefully, better videos for your enjoyment.What this means is that every Wednesday at 6pm, starting … Read more
Brighton’s police chief has professed herself “absolutely exasperated” at a significant rise in bike thefts in the city, assuring residents, “we are absolutely taking this seriously.” Chief Superintendent Lisa Bell also said that officers would be “exploiting CCTV and understanding the areas where this is prevalent” – even though the force recently refused to watch … Read more
Italy’s supreme court has ruled that Marco Pantini was not murdered, bringing an end to his parents’ long-running legal battle to try and establish that his death had been at the hands of others.Pantani, who in 1998 was the last man to win the Giro d’Italia and Tour de France in the same season, died … Read more
Odd that cycling should have brought about a need for the verb ‘to everest’. Odder still that anyone should feel the need to celebrate their 40th birthday by cycling triple the elevation of the world’s highest peak through doing repeat ascensions of the same hill.You can see Saulius Speičys’ 48-hour everesting efforts on Strava here. … Read more
