Police are investigating after reports that tacks were spread on the Pedal for Scotland route on Sunday. Almost 8,000 cyclists took part in the charity event and organisers branded whoever was responsible “idiotic” for putting them at risk.Pedal for Scotland, organised by Cycling Scotland, is Scotland’s biggest bike event. Participants cycled from Glasgow to Edinburgh, … Read more
A hugely popular competition, this one, and why not, there’s another great prize on offer. And the person who won it is…… Ben Colegate. Congratulations Ben, Kinesis will be in touch very soon! Win a Kinesis Tripster AT worth £1700This competition closes at midnight Monday 11th September, so don’t miss out!We’ve got together with our chums at Upgrade Distribution – the people … Read more
Exposure has not only increased the brightness of its entire range of lights for 2018 but added a number of new technologies aimed at making cyclists more visible to other road users during the day time. Bluetooth has also been added to some of the company’s brightest mountain bike lights, with a dedicated smartphone app giving you wireless control … Read more
Power meters have entered the mainstream – almost – over the past few years so it’s not surprising that we spotted plenty as we trawled the Eurobike halls. Here are six new – or nearly new – models.Garmin Vector 3Garmin announced its Vector 3 power pedals a couple of weeks ago and we got the chance to go … Read more
Mention the name Haynes and most people will immediately think of workshop manuals. Haynes Publishing has offered a cycling maintenance guide since 1994, and with this latest edition ‘The Bike Book’ has surely had more updates than any other printed manual for cyclists. The aim of any update is to keep what is still relevant … Read more
If it’s too good to be true then it probably is, right? Well not this time especially if you happen to be one of the thousands of readers of this fine site about to be invited to join team road.cc, our very own cycling club on Monday September. Ever since road.cc’s inception the plan was to have … Read more
Friends of Mike Hall, the ultracyclist from Yorkshire who founded the Transcontinental Race and was killed while riding in the Indian Pacific Wheel Race in Australia in March, are to hold an Audax-style event in his memory in June next year.Held on the weekend of 2 and 3 June 2018 the event, called This Is Not A … Read more
Companies that missed out on buying Rapha, sold last month for a reported £200 million, are reportedly circling Scotland-based cycle clothing firm, Endura.The business, founded in 1992 by Jim McFarlane, is said by Sky News to have appointed advisors to handle a potential sale.Based in Livingston, it is expected to achieve £3.5 million in earnings … Read more
The Japanese firm Yokozuna (from Wikipedia: Yokozuna (横綱) is the highest rank in sumo. The name literally means “horizontal rope”) has been supplying high-end cable systems to pro road teams and manufacturers for decades. Available to consumers since 2005, the Reaction Brake Cable System will give your cable-actuated rim or disc brakes a reputation that … Read more
It’s certainly not your typical Sunday spin, as two cyclists are captured live on CNN news riding through 100mph winds in Miami. Six reasons to use StravaAs the reporter’s attention turns to the pair at 30 secs into the video, footage emerges a few seconds later of two men riding past, looking remarkably upright considering the force of the gusts … Read more
