Triathlon specialist Quintana Roo unveils new “all speed” aero road bike — and it’s actually quite reasonably priced

Quintana Roo today released its Service Course, an “all speed, nothing less” aero road bike — the competitively priced model starting from £3,575 and offering “more customisation options than any competitor”, claims the Tennessee-based brand.  While Quintana Roo might take some acquainting for roadies, it has spent several successful decades in the triathlon and Ironman world, occasionally translating some … Read more

Blue “triangle of death” issue renders thousands of Garmin cycling computers and smartwatches temporarily unusable… but there are now numerous fixes (sort of)

Several models of Garmin cycling computers and smartwatches are facing a bug which forces the device to crash and enter a reboot loop when accessing any GPS-related activities. The tech giant has now published a number of resolutions on its website specific to individual devices, although many users are still claiming the workarounds failed for them. The issues … Read more

“Lance Armstrong didn’t invent doping. We all did the best we could”: Levi Leipheimer on coming to terms with cycling’s “grey” past, “making amends”, and why road racing in the US has to “adapt or die”

The redwood forests of Sonoma County, part of California’s world-famous Wine Country, are a striking example of the resilience of nature. A defining feature of the coastal county’s landscape for thousands of years, and featuring some of the tallest trees in the world, the forests fell victim to the Californian timber rush of the nineteenth … Read more

Cycling group accuses council of forcing cyclists onto “dangerous, traffic-choked” road, as “anti-social behaviour” and “security” fears see plan for cycle route link scrapped

A cycling campaign has questioned a council’s decision to U-turn on plans for a 75-metre-long path linking a cycle route to quiet streets nearby, the scrapping of the cut-through link meaning that riders will be forced to make a longer journey on a “dangerous, traffic-choked” alternative instead.The controversy surrounds Norfolk County Council’s £1.9m project to … Read more