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Endura posts huge £14m loss after “large reduction in sales” and inventory “impairment” – first time Scottish cycling brand has been in the red since 2019

In the latest worrying development for the UK’s cycling industry, British cyclewear manufacturer Endura – which in recent years had appeared to be weathering the storms devastating the cycling market more ably than most – has posted a huge £14m loss, the brand’s first time in the red since 2019.Earlier this week, the Livingston-based company … Read more

Oakley Sphaera sunglasses

The Oakley Sphaera sunglasses are wide, tall shades that shield your eyes comprehensively. They’re aimed at ‘multisport’ use, but the shaping and ventilation work as well for cycling as anything.Contrast-boosting Prizm Road lens aside, these are pretty basic. The O Matter frames are noticeably broad and tall, and there’s no adjustment beyond a second, thicker … Read more

Lapierre reckons its latest bike is “a new pinnacle of endurance cycling performance”; £420 bib tights, anyone?; “A first luminous jacket for commuters” + more

For Tech of the Week we’ve got a flash new bike that comes with plenty of bold claims, a pair of bib tights that cost as much as a cheap bicycle, new stuff from Zwift, a luminous Kickstarter cycling jacket and new kicks from Northwave.We better not waste any time, let’s dive straight in…Lapierre reckons … Read more

Students claim lack of car parking is harming their studies – but university tells them to try cycling to class

Students at Queen’s University Belfast have claimed that the lack of car parking spaces on campus is negatively affecting their studies, just a month after the university unveiled three new cycle parking facilities for up to 80 bikes, as part of ongoing efforts to encourage active travel and “reduce car dependency”.While a number of students … Read more

road.cc Dealclincher takeover: Black Friday has come early with £24 Proviz jackets, 35% off Hunt wheels, amazing deals on BMC and Vitus bikes, 25% off Muc-Off, Shimano 105 Di2 for £800 & more…

We may earn affiliate commission from some of the links included on this pageWith Black Friday seemingly spanning the whole of November, we’ve rounded up some of the early cycling deals we’ve spotted across the web, along with some end-of-season sales. We’ve spotted wheelsets for around £500, cycling jackets for £24, and plenty more deals.If … Read more

Startled phone driver caught by camera cyclist smashes into car before fleeing scene through red light – but police refuse to act because victim didn’t report incident

“The state of road policing in Harrow is zero,” one London camera cyclist has claimed, after the Metropolitan Police failed to act on footage he submitted which showed a motorist, seemingly startled by the rider confronting him over his phone use behind the wheel, smashing into the side of another car while trying to drive … Read more

Air-filled cycling backpack to “reduce drag” and “enhance safety” hits Kickstarter funding goal

The Kickstarter funding campaign for an air-filled cycling backpack that its designers say will “reduce drag” and make you faster, as well as offering “enhanced safety” with an integrated airbag, has hit its funding target.The “pioneering bike bag”, designed by RAF (that’s Hong Kong-based innovators Ram Air Fairing, not the RAF), is essentially a giant fairing and sent … Read more

“If it’s bike theft you need to expect to solve your own crimes”: Journalist tracks down stolen cargo bike after “overstretched” police told him “that’s up to you” and “we do not attend when it’s a block of flats”

For the second time in as many weeks, a cyclist has highlighted the ineffectiveness and apparent apathy of the UK’s police when it comes to investigating bike theft, after he was forced to track down and seize his family’s stolen cargo bike, using an Apple AirTag, when officers effectively “washed their hands” of the matter … Read more

“This is what we need to see”: Council officer shuts down businesses’ concerns about replacing parking spaces with cycle stands with “facts and logic”; Remco Evenepoel asked Tadej Pogačar to share his power data after Il Lombardia + more on the live blog