Ingrid Components, an innovative Italian company that manufactures high performance bicycle parts, has showcased something its been working on for a little while at the recent Bespoked show. That is, their new road ‘brifters’ which allow users to shift both up and down the cassette with one ‘shifter’ in a unique way as well as … Read more
The Coospo Realroad CS500 is a well-specced GPS budget bike computer that even features route guidance capabilities. But while its selection of riding stats and data is impressive and will work even for indoor training, don’t expect multi-coloured mapping with that route guidance – its graphics are pre-smartphone quality.> Buy now: Coospo Realroad CS500 for £73 … Read more
The authority in charge of the Lee Valley Velodrome, where Olympic team sprint champion Katy Marchant suffered a broken arm in a horrendous crash which saw her catapult over the barriers and into the crowd during Saturday’s UCI Track Champions League event, have pledged to reassess the venue’s safety protocols following the shocking incident, the … Read more
Tadej Pogačar has responded to Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme’s claim that pro cycling has become more dangerous in recent years, and crashes more frequent, because “riders are going too fast” by agreeing that “everybody” – from the teams to the manufacturers – “wants to go faster all the time” and that the onus … Read more
In the same week that Tadej Pogačar’s UAE Team Emirates squad claimed that it is no longer using the controversial method of carbon monoxide rebreathing to test riders’ progress during altitude training camps, the UCI has announced that it will propose a ban on the use of the toxic gas on “medical grounds”, due to … Read more
The Fizik One-to-One programme is a glimpse into what the future of bike saddles might look like. It’s not an off-the-peg, one-size-fits-all approach but rather a saddle that is mapped to your body. Yes, it’s expensive, and no, it’s not necessary for everyone, but it has resulted in the most comfortable saddle I’ve ridden, and … Read more
It was one of the biggest stories in cycling last year. The world’s largest manufacturer of bicycle components, Shimano, rolling out a recall in the United States and an ‘inspection programme’ in most other territories for its Hollowtech cranksets, which it finally acknowledged after years of speculation that there was an issue with.From the 4,500 incident reports Shimano … Read more
A council has confirmed that 26 trees will now be cut down and replaced with 32 new saplings to make way for a cycle lane — and while residents have been protesting against the bike lane, even organising the UK’s largest tree hug and garnering support from Sir David Attenborough, the council has argued that the … Read more
