The Quad Lock Stem Cap Mount adds another smart on-bike phone-mounting option to Quad’s line-up, offering an alternative place to mount your phone to reduce bar clutter. It’s secure, reliable and very easy to set up and use, but not cheap by the time you’ve bought the corresponding Quad Lock case for your phone, and … Read more
Last week, while it was hitting 26 degrees at home, I was in Italy for the launch of the Bosch MY26 products. And while I was there, I thought it would be a great opportunity to visit the Riva Bike Festival just down the road. Surrounded by the gorgeous landscape of Lake Garda and plenty of gelato, … Read more
A cyclist paralysed in a crash caused by a Planet X gravel bike’s carbon fork shearing in two on a grass slope has secured a £4.5m settlement against the manufacturer’s insurers. Lawyers say the case highlights the need for “closer attention” to gravel bikes’ regulation, testing and manufacturing so “they are safe for the adventurous use that is shown … Read more
The cycling community lost one of its greatest personalities on Sunday 4th May, when John Stevenson* died peacefully overnight. At road.cc, we were lucky (or sometimes unlucky, if you’d got on his nerves) enough to have worked with him towards the end of a brilliant and varied career in journalism, so we’ve picked out some of our favourite … Read more
Cyclists have hit out at a latest New York Police Department (NYPD) crackdown that will see riders who roll through stop signs or red lights issued criminal summonses rather than regular traffic tickets, calling the move “excessive, unfair and offensive”.Under the department’s new policy, riders who commit minor infractions such as failing to stop at … Read more
A cyclist who injured a grandmother while riding through Grimsby’s pedestrianised Victoria Street has been sentenced to 240 hours of unpaid work, after a court heard he had been trying to evade two wardens wearing “black military-style combat uniforms” who leapt out and attempted to grab him.Elijah Daines, 22, of no fixed address, admitted causing … Read more
Ribble has introduced a new Ultra-Race road bike at the top of its range that’s designed to sit somewhere between pure aero and ultra-lightweight race models. Made from MT65 carbon – a first in bike production, Ribble says – the Ultra-Race frame weighs a claimed 775g (size medium) with the top-specced build coming in at … Read more
The Ere Omnia II CLR45 is a good-looking and dependable wheelset that performs well. The 45mm-deep rims deliver a decent combination of aerodynamics and handling, and while the overall weight is okay, there are lighter option out there at what is a very competitive price. But your £999 does include a lifetime warranty and a high … Read more
Researchers from the University of Kent want to hear from elite cyclists who are willing to take potentially performance-enhancing painkillers in the name of science, namely to help inform the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) if the drugs should be banned.The study is being conducted on behalf of WADA by researchers from University of Kent’s School of Natural Sciences, … Read more
