No holding back from Parlee Cycles for this week’s Bike at Bedtime, the Massachusetts-based brand confident it has created “one of the finest bicycles ever made”, a tribute to late founder Bob Parlee and featuring a money-no-object build around its brand new Z-Zero GT.It’s a two-for-one in that Parlee has just launched its new Z-Zero … Read more
The Continental Grand Prix TR is a very good ‘all-rounder’ road tyre. It takes performance cues from the GP5000 range and marries that with durability, puncture protection and low rolling resistance. Speed and grip are impressive, only just below that of the phenomenal GP5000s, which makes them easy to recommend if you want a performance … Read more
I loved the original OPEN U.P. bike. It effectively birthed and stabilised the gravel bike sector. So, when OPEN announced a whole new range of bikes, starting with a lightweight concept version, (the U.P.PER. CONCEP.T.) I put my name down to buy one of the 250 framesets. Though I ride and test many bikes, this would … Read more
The Sportful Classic Jersey is a conventional three-pocket affair with an easy-to-use main zip. It’s understated, light and comfortable, and a solid option for long summer rides if you don’t require a zip pocket.> Buy now: Sportful Classic Jersey for £60 from SportfulClassic JerseyI reviewed Sportful’s SRK jersey last year and I rather liked it. I … Read more
Disc brakes are now standard on most new road and gravel bikes, but we’re focusing on the part that wears out fastest: the brake pads. With prices ranging from £10 to over £50, and regular replacements needed if you ride often, we set out to find which pads give you the best value for your money.Take … Read more
There are new bikes everywhere you look this week, Canyon, Ribble, Orbea and Cervélo all releasing new stuff in recent days. The new bikes don’t stop there, we’ve got Pearson’s latest version of the Shift aero race bike and some very special Eddy Merckx models to bring you in our latest Tech of the Week round-up.Before that … Read more
Ten years ago, I was cycling home on a sunny afternoon and got hit by a car driver, giving me a bad concussion that I still live with to this day. My helmet could well have saved my life. As such, I have what some might see as a strong stance on bike helmets, given … Read more
Ah, the Friday afternoon press release – the PR equivalent of ‘nothing to see here folks, let’s move on, shall we?’Because, after a week of at-times ferocious criticism following its decision to introduce a series of revamped tech rules, including controversial new restrictions on handlebar and fork width, the UCI has decided to send out … Read more
For most of the pro cycling world, June is all about altitude camps, warm-up races, and fine-tuning that all-important preparation ahead of the big one: the Tour de France. But here at road.cc, it really means only one thing: our annual tech-spotting pilgrimage to the Critérium du Dauphiné! (Or whatever it’s going to be called … Read more
A drug dealer who shot a man attempting to retrieve his stolen bike, leaving him with life-threatening injuries, has been jailed for five years and ten months, after the cyclist tracked him down on social media and confronted him with a pickaxe handle.The cyclist’s bike was stolen from his home in Hartlepool over the Christmas … Read more
