The Magnum Smart is the first smart trainer you can both ride and run on. Peter Sagan went for riding on it. (This wasn’t guaranteed given that his last video outing for a sponsor saw him choose to promote the bike by doing doughnuts in a muscle car.) Tacx say that you don’t have to … Read more
A £700,000 cycle path planned for a Birmingham park will ‘spoil’ the area and generate anti-social behaviour, according to local councillors.The plans for Woodgate Valley Country Park were opposed by a group led by Conservative councillor John Lines.But the plans were approved following representation from Labour cabinet member Stewart Stacey who argues that the path … Read more
The Crown is investigating how a young woman was killed by a bus after her bike was trapped in a tramline in Edinburgh.Zhi Min Soh, 23, was riding on Princes Street when she was hit by a tour bus.She later died of her injuries at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary and was cremated this week in her … Read more
Derbyshire police has reversed its decision not to investigate what Cycling UK described as “one of the worse close pass videos” it has seen. The cyclist involved, Luke Smith, says the driver is now being prosecuted and that the force has pledged to review its policy regarding the submission of video evidence.Smith was riding through … Read more
A startup formed of young people has created a thief-proof bike rack for cities.A team of Estonian students and young entrepreneurs brought together by an entrepreneurship competition called Brainhunt, has come up with Bikeep, and installed over a thousand smart bike racks in Estonia, Ukraine, Hungary, Belarus, and most recently in the US.The rack works … Read more
A 72-year-old man has been killed while taking part in his local club’s 10-mile time trial. John Stewart, who was a member of the South Pennine Road Club, was hit and killed on the A50 at around 7.50pm on Thursday night.The Derby Telegraph reports that retired Derby City Council officer, Stewart, was a lifelong cyclist … Read more
The K-Edge Garmin Race Mount is a super-lightweight unit for holding newer versions of the Garmin family flush to your handlebar. It’s robust and has a secure mounting mechanism, but it’s also super-expensive.In the world of marginal gains and weight weeniness, people often look for savings in the frameset and wheels. Maybe after that, the … Read more
French company Mavic, as famous for its yellow Tour de France neutral service cars as it is for its wheels, is largely responsible for the transition from handbuilt to factory built wheels. Mavic’s first foray into complete wheel systems was the Cosmic in 1994, but it was the Helium in 1996 that really set the cat … Read more
Crankalicious Pineapple Express Rapid Acting Spray Wash works to the same basic principle as everyone else’s grime-gobbling potions. In truth, it’s not the fastest acting formula but seems kind to all surfaces and, like several others I’ve tested recently, the end results are well worth the extra minute’s marinating time.Ours was the ready-made 1 litre … Read more
The road.cc DealCatcher is back this Friday with more goodies from our friends over at Cycle Surgery.Today, we’re tackling a great offer on Giant’s Defy Advanced 3, the most fair-trade cycling product ever (apparently) from a company called Green Oil, Altura shorts, a Fabric tool, Kask helmet, a Vaude pannier-cum-backpack, and a Cateye computer and cadence … Read more
