YoBike has been accused of entering the Bath bike hire market ‘like a wrecking ball’ after its bikes started appearing in the city despite rival firm nextbike having a contract with the council.Nextbike has operated in Bath for three years, but Julian Scriven, managing director of the firm, told the Bath Chronicle that YoBikes from … Read more
Cyclists in Sheffield will next week learn how Mini Holland schemes similar to those introduced in three London boroughs could help transform their city for people on bikes.Enfield, Kingston upon Thames and Waltham Forest shared around £100 million awarded by Transport for London in 2014 following a competition open to outer London boroughs.Since then, each … Read more
Most of us like a coffee before, during or after a bike ride – sometimes all three – and now, another study has been published that suggests we’re doing the right thing, concluding that caffeine boosts cycling performance.We’ve reported on similar findings here on road.cc before, and the latest study, from the University of São … Read more
Our article about Italy’s Pozza San Gisele climb earlier this week, named the world’s toughest ascent, got a lot of you talking, though many wondered whether with that surface it could really be called a road cycling climb.> Is this the hardest road cycling climb in the world? (+ video)One that certainly can, however – … Read more
The Aerone is the product of over a year’s design work from Australian wooden bike builders HTech, who say they want to “take wooden bikes down off the wall and onto the road”. 10 stunning wooden bikesThey’ve designed the frame around UCI frame regulations, but with tube profiles and sizes to combine the best weight, strength, stiffness … Read more
Theresa May didn’t have the best of nights, but she did at least manage to hold onto her Maidenhead constituency despite a strong challenge from Lord Buckethead, who had promised ‘free bikes for everyone’.The Guardian reports that Lord Buckethead – a character from the cult sci-fi comedy Gremloids –previously stood against Margaret Thatcher in 1987 … Read more
Altura’s 20-year involvement in cycling gear is celebrated with these new Sportive 97 Progel bib shorts. They offer impressive performance, fit and comfort for a competitive price.The shiny Lycra used in their construction gives the shorts a retro look, but the performance is far from it. Altura says that its Dry technology fabric is engineered … Read more
An Italian football manager who led his club’s escape from what seemed almost certain relegation from Serie A is fulfilling a vow to cycle 1,300 kilometres from one length of the country to the other – and in what will be an emotional journey for Davide Nicola, the journey’s end is where his son was … Read more
We spotted it at the Strade Bianche, and today Cervélo has unveiled its brand new R5, which for the first time will be available with disc brakes, which joins the growing number of race bikes equipped with discs. The R5 really needs no introduction. It’s been the company’s lightest race-ready bike since it was launched in … Read more
Chris Froome and BMC Racing have rubbished a report in this morning’s edition of French sports daily l’Equipe that the three-time Tour de France champion wants to leave Team Sky despite having a year of his contract to run and had approached the US-based team with an offer to join it for a salary of €5 million … Read more
