These days, it’s hard to imagine London without a public bike-sharing scheme – Transport for London (TfL) boasts that it provides over 12,000 Santander Cycles and 800 docking stations around the capital, and the annual ridership in 2023 was over 8.5 million – but just 15 years ago we were wondering how this new idea … Read more
The Temple Adventure Disc 3 takes the best of the old and the new to deliver a sumptuous long-distance cruiser that lives up to the ‘adventure’ in its name. The frame may be the familiar Reynolds 725 chromoly steel, but this oh-so-elegant tourer has thru-axles and disc brakes to bring it into the 21st century. … Read more
The Topeak Fork Drybag 4L is light and very well made, with an air release valve for ease of compression and two Velcro straps to help with retention. For the price, it’s an excellent bit of kit.Drybags are the go-to for most people needing to carry luggage off-road or on long adventurous trips. Unlike a … Read more
In this week’s tech round-up, we’ve got a pair of featherweight shoes that’ll empty your wallet, new kit from Rapha, a Capri-Sun-inspired Eddy Merckx collab, the news that Tredz is now selling Trek bikes, plus more on that eye-catching Lavelle hub we featured the other week. Let’s dive straight in…A sub-200g cycling shoe that’ll set you … Read more
On the evening of Friday 16th May 2025, Dr Sarah Ruggins arrived in John o’ Groats after departing from the same spot five days, 11 hours, and 14 minutes before to claim a remarkable outright JOGLEJOG world record, riding the length of the UK and back again faster than any person before her. Meticulous planning from Ruggins and her crew, … Read more
Five and a half days, 2,700km, brutal headwinds, tough hills, sleep deprivation, a copious supply of Mars Bars, and (bizarrely) a Highlands-traumatising pole dance from a cameraman later – and Dr Sarah Ruggins has done it.The Canadian, a relative newcomer to cycling who first started riding a bike just three years ago after losing her … Read more
One of the two protesters who ran onto the road, in front of the day’s breakaway and a charging peloton, in a bid to disrupt the finale of the sixth stage of the Giro d’Italia has been arrested and charged with assault, according to local reports.The protest, which was described as “shocking” and “insane” by … Read more
“Don’t get me started on TNT,” sighs Harry Tanfield.The affable, straight-talking Yorkshireman has a lot on his mind as he joins the road.cc Podcast and his Ribble Outliers colleague Sophie Wright, still in his cycling kit, fresh from a training ride, and midway through packing for a trip across the pond to race on some … Read more
Phones & Insta & Driving Bans…It may not be as instantly catchy as his dad’s original new wave classic, but indie musician Baxter Dury was provided with some unlikely inspiration for a new single earlier this year – after he was caught using his phone at the wheel by Jeremy Vine and subsequently banned from … Read more
Police in Shropshire have been criticised by local cyclists for taping off a grass area in the grounds of a village hall, which has reportedly been used by schoolchildren on mountain bikes as a ramp, sparking concerns about potential collisions with passing motorists.According to officers based in the village of Baschurch, one of the children … Read more
