The DealCatcher’s been over at Wiggle again today on the lookout for some more great cycling deals for you guys, and he’s come back with an excellently bike-heavy haul.Today’s DealCatcher features a bargain 2016 Fuji Altamira cyclocross bike and an outstanding offer on Eastway’s 2017 Zener D2 road bike.The deals don’t stop there. Altura’s Airstream jersey … Read more
Tom Dumoulin, who spent six days in the race leader’s jersey at last year’s Giro d’Italia, is back in the maglia rosa after riding a storming individual time trial in today’s tenth stage of the Italian Grand Tour.The Sunweb rider stopped the clock at 50 minutes 37 seconds at the end of the 39.8 kilometre … Read more
Impatient residents awaiting the arrival of a Mini Holland are told the scheme WILL go ahead, after concerns it had been scrapped.The so-called “Markhouse Village” area of Waltham Forest’s Mini Holland programme was one part of a £30m, borough-wide scheme to encourage cycling and walking. The entire programme should have been completed by March 2017, … Read more
There seems to have been an endless stream of ‘smart’ cycling gadgets over the past couple of years, especially since the advent of crowdfunding websites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo making it easier to find willing funders. The latest is the Wink Bar. It’s two small lights that can be fitted to any handlebar to provide turn-by-turn navigation, … Read more
The Altura Peloton 2 Progel mitts are a slim-fitting and comfortable design, capable of tackling road and, I was pleasantly surprised to find, lighter trail duties.It’s easy to dismiss ergo as meaningless marketing speak, but in this instance ‘ergofit’ refers to the use of 3D mapping technology to prevent gathering, bunching and similar discomfort.> Find … Read more
Shocking footage from yesterday’s Amgen Tour of California shows a neutral service mechanic helping Cannondale-Drapac rider Toms Skujins back onto his bike despite the rider being clearly extremely dazed following a heavy crash, the Latvian narrowly avoiding getting hit by race vehicles and fellow riders as he staggered across the road. La violence de cette chute. Le … Read more
A major London route, with 2.5 times as many cyclists in rush hour as all other vehicles put together, according to one count, could be transformed from a place people “literally run to get away from” into a showcase Healthy Street, according to campaigners.Dubbed the London Boulevard by the London Cycling Campaign (LCC) for its … Read more
A cyclist in New Orleans has filmed the moment a fellow cyclist on a club run was shot by a stray bullet on Saturday.Reid Case was riding behind Christopher Weiss when his friend suddenly clutched his back in pain, reports wwltv.com.Initially, Weiss thought he had been hit by a pellet from a paintball gun, something … Read more
The RS Superleggera from Castelli is lightweight, but aimed at general riders rather than out-and-out racers. Castelli says it uses fabrics and tech from its pro race jerseys to offer excellent comfort at a very low weight, minus the uncompromising focus on pure speed. And it works rather nicely. If you’re off to the mountains … Read more
Remember that video that did the rounds a couple of months ago showing baggage handlers unceremoniously dumping bike boxes and bags from the hold of an easyJet flight? In case you missed it, here it is. Hey @easyJet – seriously not cool for your baggage handlers to be dropping thousands of pounds worth of bikes like … Read more
