A couple of years ago Pinarello launched the K8, an endurance version of the F8 race bike with a focus on increased comfort. The Italian company has just launched the replacement for that bike, the new K10. This is basically the bike to choose if you don’t have a pro cyclists flexibility to handle a … Read more
LottoNL-Jumbo’s Primoz Roglic has won Stage 17 of the Tour de France at Serre-Chevalier following an action-packed day’s racing in which Astana’s Fabio Aru, second overall this morning, was distanced on the Galibier and lost his podium place. Cannondale-Drapac’s Rigoberto Uran won the sprint for second place today, gaining six bonus seconds, putting him level on time with AG2R’s … Read more
Following a successful pilot in Belfast, police are to roll out a close pass operation across Northern Ireland as part of the service’s ongoing #Seethecyclist campaign. As part of the operation, plain clothes officers will be going out on local club rides with radios and cameras.According to a post on Facebook by PSNI Belfast, plain … Read more
Every cyclist needs a decent cap in their wardrobe as they definitely have their uses whatever the weather. This ZigZag model from Lusso is one of the more basic hats you’ll find in the marketplace, but it is very sensibly priced and provides plenty of protection from the sun and rain.Lusso has created the main … Read more
It’s not just cars, lorries vans and buses that cyclists need to look out for in a busy city, as the latest video in our Near Miss of the Day series shows.Uploaded to YouTube by road.cc reader Laura Fairy, it shows the moment a scooter rider pulled out on her without looking on Upper Ground … Read more
Children caught cycling anti-socially in a suburb of Birmingham face being excluded from school following complaints from local residents.Responding to concerns raised by members of Streetly Neighbourhood Watch on Facebook, Billy Downie, the head teacher of The Streetly Academy said that he was prepared to take tough action against students found breaking the law or … Read more
A new Department for Transport commissioned study from Sustrans reaches the fairly straightforward conclusion that investing in urban cycling increases the number of cycle trips taken. Increasing the level of cycling in our towns and cities is “very much possible” concludes the charity before calling for sustained investment.The study, conducted in partnership with Transport for … Read more
Fittingly only 17 of the frames have been made, with a stealthy black complemented by the famous yellow of the TDF leaders’ jersey and stage information on the top tube and down tube. Pinarello unveil Dogma F10 disc“Celebrating the heritage of the worlds biggest and most iconic stage race”, Chapter2 say they were inspired to make the frame because of the … Read more
Five years is a long time in bike racing. Back in 2012 Team Sky won the Tour de France for the first time and Chris Froome is looking good to repeat the feat in 2017. We thought it would be interesting to compare the team’s bikes from five years ago to those raced today.In case … Read more
Vitus Bikes has kicked another goal with the Zenium SL, a fast endurance bike with the superior stopping power of disc brakes, a fun and fast frame and an excellent-value spec.Inevitably, the first thing you notice about the Zenium SL Disc is that screaming bright ORANGE paint job. Loud colours are front and centre in … Read more
