The Arofly power meter is lightweight and affordable but we’ve found that it simply doesn’t provide measurements that are consistent enough that it can be considered a useful training tool.Arofly is unique in that it attaches to the valve stem of your rear inner tube. It’s larger than a dust cap but is still very … Read more
Custom painted race bikes are all but mandatory for team leaders – check out Alberto Contador’s swish Trek Emonda SLR here – but Scott Bicycles has produced two custom bikes for twin brothers Simon and Adam Yates of the Orica-Scott team for their assault on the Vuelta a Espana general classification.vuelta yates twins (1) (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)The two bikes are mirror reflections of … Read more
Mansfield District Council, which bans cyclists from the Nottinghamshire town’s pedestrianised centre, has defended its decision to host a stage start at next month’s Tour of Britain.It also says that cyclists coming to watch the race will be welcome to ride their bikes to the start in the Market Place – provided they do so … Read more
Rollapaluza turns 10 years of age this week, and to celebrate they are throwing a party – complete with roller-racing, of course – at Look Mum No Hands on London’s Old Street. We caught up with the Caspar Hughes, who runs it, to learn about its background and find out some of his highlights from … Read more
A 90-minute unofficial documentary about this year’s inaugural Indian-Pacific Wheel Race has as one of its main subjects Mike Hall, the British ultracyclist killed while competing in the event.Also featured in the film, which has been released on YouTube, is Hall’s friend and rival Kristof Allegaert, whom he was chasing for the race leadership when he … Read more
An unexpected bridge opening threw yesterday’s stage of the Tour of Norway into disarray, and helped the Australian cyclist Chloe Hosking back into winning form.It was almost at the end of the stage where, 5km from the finish line, a bridge opened.It was a catastrophe for the four riders leading 20-30 seconds off the front … Read more
Drivers spend a total of almost five days a year stuck in traffic because of mounting congestion on the roads, figures in a new report have shown.The Local Government Association (LGA) has also published data that show that idling in traffic costs each driver £968 a year.The report, ‘A country in a jam: tackling congestion … Read more
table {width:500px;} td { padding: 2px; }Cannondale recently held a show for its 2018 model year bikes in deepest Wiltshire so we headed along to take a closer look. In the video above we’ve picked out several key highlights from the range, including the SuperSix Evo, all-new Synapse Carbon, Synapse Alloy SE, CAAD12 and CAADX … Read more
Businesses in Staffordshire have hit out at the route for the inaugural Velo Birmingham closed road sportive, saying that they will lose thousands in revenue without adequate warning.The route for the event has already been changed once, following fierce local opposition in Worcestershire.The route within Worcestershire has been shortened by 20 miles and a section … Read more
Today’s near miss sees a white Audi overtake at speed on a 30mph dual carriageway before turning left from the outside lane, narrowly avoiding a collision with a cyclist. Although the footage was brought to their attention, Greater Manchester Police are said not to have investigated as there was no complaint from the cyclist.The incident … Read more
