Today’s DealCatcher is coming to you from the brimming bargain stores of Chain Reaction Cycles, Cycle Store, and Decathlon. And boy, do we have some deals for you today.First up we spin over to CRC where Ghost’s range of 2017 endurance bikes have all seen a rather appetizing 10% price reduction.We then mosey on over to Cycle … Read more
Team Sky will part with their traditional black jerseys, and will debut the new white colourway at the Tour de France next month. The new design still features “all of the elements which have made Team Sky riders so recognisable in the peloton” according to Team Sky themselves, but with the black jerseys swapped for a new, white design. … Read more
A Bristol woman has described how she and her friends were ambushed by a group of youths while riding on one of Britain’s most popular dedicated cycling facilities, the Bristol & Bath Railway Path.The incident happened on the morning of Saturday 20 May near the Staple Hill Tunnel in east Bristol, reports the Bristol Post.It … Read more
The new Hutchinson Overide 38mm tyre is fast-rolling on a range of roads from tarmac to gravel, with impressive durability and reliable tubeless compatibility. The low-profile tread design favours dry conditions and hardpack surfaces, but grip through loose corners is compromised in the pursuit of low rolling resistance.The French tyre company is offering the new … Read more
Team Sky’s Chris Froome, who a month today begins the defence of his Tour de France title in Düsseldorf, believes that Nairo Quintana may not be among his closest rivals in this year’s race, where he is seeking a fourth yellow jersey in five years.Eurosport reports that Froome believes the Movistar rider, runner-up to Team … Read more
What is it?FillThatHole.org.uk is provided by the Cycling UK charity (CTC), and was launched in 2007. It was originally developed for cyclists, who are obviously at greater risk of injury from potholes, but it’s now used by all types of road user, from delivery drivers to motorists worried about pranging their vehicle. Since an app … Read more
Joe Guy, an up-and-coming junior rider who was a member of Wolverhampton Wheelers, has been killed in a collision with a van near Cannock in Staffordshire.The fatal crash happened at around 9.50am yesterday morning on Straight Mile at the junction of Vicarage Road in Four Ashes.Two ambulances were sent to the scene as well as … Read more
BMC has today pulled the covers off its brand new Teammachine. The Swiss company’s flagship race bike has been completely redesigned, with revised tube profiles and carbon fibre layup, and is available in both rim and disc brake versions.The current Teammachine hasn’t changed since it was last updated in 2013, and during that time it … Read more
The market for cycle maintenance manuals is already pretty well covered, with even Dorling Kindersley (DK) offering the ‘Bike Repair Manual’, but The Complete Bike Owner’s Manual goes one step further and introduces an important new feature that sets it apart from others: CGI illustrations.Like me, you may already have experience with one of DK’s … Read more
British Cycling has today announced that Mark Cavendish – out of action since March with glandular fever – is among the field for this year’s national road championships, which take place on his native Isle of Man next month.The Dimension Data rider, winner of the national championship in Glasgow in 2013, is due to take … Read more
