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A long way to ride for a cloth badge
Last May I completed the Bryan Chapman Memorial 600km audax at the second time of asking, and then I had five whole months to just find a 400km ride to join to finally complete a Super Randonneur series: 200km, 300km, 400km and 600km rides in a single audax year. And then every 400km ride on … Read more
Wake up Western bike wheel brands! Have Chinese carbon wheels now overtaken established brands factoring in performance and price?
If you’re someone who’s interested in making your road bike faster, chances are you’ve looked at buying a set of carbon wheels. For the past two decades or so this segment has been almost entirely dominated by Western brands such as Zipp, Mavic, Bontrager and Roval, but there is a way of getting carbon wheels … Read more
Does this new 10.8kg titanium e-road bike really “redefine what’s possible in lightweight e-bikes”?
You’d be hard-pressed to identify Urtopia’s new Titanium Zero as an e-bike thanks to its discreet bottom bracket-mounted Quark DM 1.2 motor that weighs a claimed 1.2kg. Urtopia reckons that the bike as a whole, built around a 3D-printed titanium frame, comes in at just 10.8kg (23.8lb).We’ve reported on Urtopia a few times previously. You … Read more
Wire strung across popular bike path causes two “serious” crashes ahead of Tour Down Under, days after police chief urged “extra level of vigilance” on roads due to “abundance of cyclists” around pro races
South Australia Police have raised the alarm to cyclists in Adelaide, with many professional riders and fans currently in the city for the upcoming Tour Down Under, after two “serious” incidents saw a wire strung across a popular bike path cause crashes.On Friday 10 January, a group of three riders were brought down by the … Read more
We unveil the road.cc Recommends Tyres of the Year 2024/25
Get ready to discover the best tyres for road and gravel riding that we reviewed in 2024.Like last year, we’re giving tyres their own category, separate from our road.cc Recommends Components of the Year awards, because we’ve reviewed a huge variety and the quality has been impressive. In this roundup, we’re covering both road and … Read more
Bike maintenance brand criticised for “really poor taste” video linking Sir Chris Hoy’s cancer diagnosis to use of rival company’s chain lube
Bicycle maintenance brand Green Oil has been criticised online for a series of social media posts linking Sir Chris Hoy’s cancer diagnosis to rival company Muc-Off’s chain lube. Joining those condemning the posts, Muc-Off has since said it is “shocked and saddened that Chris Hoy has been dragged into such squalid social media activity” and that the company … Read more
Cateye AMPP2200
The Cateye AMPP2200 is a very sturdily made and high-powered front light that’s bright enough for most road and off-road riding. Its one-button system is simple to use and the light slots into Cateye’s well-regarded bar mount, which is versatile and reliable. As you would expect from a light that costs just shy of £200, … Read more