As one of the world’s top ultracyclists you’d expect Kristof Allegaert to be resourceful. And as a Belgian you’d expect him to know a thing or two about beer.So here he is showing his skills in opening a bottle of beer with the help of the cleat on the bottom of his cycling shoe.After all, … Read more
The All-City Mr Pink, with its wide tyre clearance, is a versatile road and gravel-lite bike, but the brakes are a disappointment and the wheels don’t allow the frameset to truly shine.> Find your nearest dealer here> Buy the frameset online hereFrame and detailsAll-City is a US brand and the frame is handmade from Columbus … Read more
Elinor Barker has won Great Britain’s second gold medal at the 2017 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Hong Kong, which finished today.She battled throughout the race with Sarah Hammer of the United States and gained a second lap late on to secure the rainbow jersey.That gave the Cardiff rider 59 points, eight ahead of … Read more
Last summer we featured the mad skillz of Michael Guerra, a fixie rider who demonstrated his supreme bike handling skills by flying past a group of roadies in superman position.Now he’s back, and in his latest video he’s seen cruising past a group of roadies, and then, astonishingly, a motorcyclist. Probably best not to try this … Read more
The council is taking action to remove ‘anti-cycling’ posters that have appeared near Dublin/The signs were spotted by a local cyclist, who posted a photo to Twitter. @Fingalcoco Any idea who’s responsible for these #AntiCycling posters that appeared in #Howth and #Sutton today? #Cycling pic.twitter.com/DCZShxUxVE — Dave McManus (@dave_jmcmanus) April 13, 2017Others said: ‘I look … Read more
A cyclist has come up with a plan to use social media to shame the person who has reportedly stolen the sign marking the summit of Mont Ventoux. Alban Klein responded to reports last month that the sign had gone missing, with a social media campaign and a hashtag #touchepasamontventoux (don’t touch Mont Ventoux).He aims … Read more
Your bodies may take a chocolate-related knock-back this weekend, but there’s no reason your cycling wardrobes and bikes need to take a hit too!This weekend’s Easter sale over at Wiggle will give you plenty of options for marginal gains in your cycling gear that’ll make up for those extra pounds you’ll inevitably put on over the … Read more
The Blackburn Piston 1 sits at the bottom of its track pump range and for 30 quid you get a decent enough pump that’ll do road and mountain bike tyres easily. The maximum pressure rating means it’s not so useful for tubeless setups, and it’s a little bit flimsy, and fiddly to switch between valve … Read more
For the Col Collective’s latest video, Mike Cotty heads to Norway to tackle the Trollstigen, a 19km climb deep in the mountains on the country’s western coastline. Unsurprisingly, there’s a different feel to more familiar Alpine and Pyrenean scenery, with waterfalls, frozen lakes and sheer cliff faces aplenty. At the same time climbing is climbing … Read more
An 89-year-old cyclist from Berkhamsted in Hertfordshire has been overwhelmed with replacement bike offers after suffering her first theft in 85 years of cycling. Mary Hampton now has a ‘huge padlock’ for the one she has been given having never locked up her bike before.Hampton said that when she was five, her grandparents were against … Read more
